This often-parroted saying: "most of the prison population is christian". I find it to be the height of disingenuity. Something they like to hide behind and is extremely equivocal at best.
First of all, even if it is true, isn't it obvious that what really matters is whether they were christians or atheists BEFORE they got to prison? Most of those prisoners were obviously not christians before they went to prison. And who doesn't know that the proclaimatons of prisoners are often suspect?
Secondly, they say it as though it is the ONLY criteria for "immorality". As if there aren't many other ways people are immoral that are not covered by state law. That's what I meant by "using it as cover".
Lastly, if atheists are a minority as they like to say, then does it matter if most of the PP is theist? Wouldn't it be the wrong way to judge which group of people is more likely to be "immoral"? Isn't that a flawed statistical comparison?
I'd like to know what you think about it.
2007-09-30
11:00:14
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Phil H
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