If Jesus doesn't have the say in his own house, why bet the house in him?
This victim thing twangs at the heart, but for protection from the mob it doesn't sound like a good wager. I authored a distasteful post earlier for the expressed intention to shine the light on the fallacy of sanctity.
Don't tell us prayer, Jesus and God protects us. They obviously don't. You'll may get killed in church praying to them. Or students in Christian Scheels.
Religion works for people wanting to be religious. It doesn't make a difference to those who aren't,