Why was the Alpha Course kicked out of Dartmoor Prison?

Question

A so-called Christian "discipleship" course has been axed from Dartmoor Prison after it was adjudged to be homophobic and not in line with "diversity policies".
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The move to oust Inner Change was also welcomed by the secretary of the Gay and Lesbian Humanist Association, George Broadhead, who said: "We are very pleased to hear that this outfit has been booted out of Dartmoor prison. There are dozens of similar courses running in other prisons – all of them fundamentalist in nature and, of course, homophobic. They should all be cleared out – including the Alpha Course. Why should these groups be allowed to proselytise among people who are at an extremely vulnerable time in their life? Why should they be permitted to go into prisons – already extremely dangerous places for gay people – and reinforce the homophobia that is rampant already? There is no evidence that they have any effect on recidivism, but we know that many would like to use public mone

Inner Change is based on the Alpha Course.

Answer 1

If England is anything like the States, then there are more Christians in prison than any other religious group. I am sure that Sweet Jesus is perfectly capable of hearing their prayers without the help of any kind of "discipleship course." Since when did prison life involve catering to people's preferred religious choices? I agree with you, all those courses should be removed. The fact that Christians occupy such a huge portion of the prison population says a lot about their messed-up religion.