research this topic. the answer may surprise you.
2006-07-19 18:11:02 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
yahoo search it and tell me what you think about the answer and what it means
2006-07-19 18:14:06 · update #1
The answer doesn't surprise me because there are a lot more "professing" believers than atheists. Many people either don't go to church or if they go to one it's a "gospel lite" church where they don't preach against sin because they don't want to offend anyone.
Now if you compared the number of people who are members of the church I attend who are now in prison with the same comparative number of a random sampling of atheists I think you would find that the ratio of atheists far outnumbers the ratio of members of my church who are in prison.
"Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. On that day many will say to me, 'Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and do many mighty works in your name?' And then will I declare to them, 'I never knew you; depart from me, you workers of lawlessness.' Matthew 7:21-23
2006-07-19 18:22:12 · answer #1 · answered by Martin S 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I believe it is 75% Christian. Not remembering for the moment where I last read that, but it's pretty close. Then again, I think our country is 75% Christian, so that about makes it a wash. lol
2006-07-20 01:14:49 · answer #2 · answered by lifelover 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I didn't research (and won't), but I would suspect that in the U.S., where 95% of the population expresses belief in God, that most inmates would be theists.
2006-07-20 01:39:13 · answer #3 · answered by jimbob 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They say Christian so it will look good in front of the parole board. It's like asking people in prison if they are innocent, most will say they are innocent, that doesn't mean they are.
2006-07-20 01:35:13 · answer #4 · answered by Beavis Christ AM 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
actually the atheist population in al us prisons is 0.02% with christians being usually 75-80%. no joke.
dont beleive me? look it up.
2006-07-20 01:16:15 · answer #5 · answered by johnny_zondo 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are fewer atheists and fewer in prison.
Plus with no belief in being "forgiven" if you do bad things, most non religious who are good people act like it.
2006-07-20 01:17:49 · answer #6 · answered by Indigo 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I can't assume because I already know the answer: theists.
2006-07-20 01:21:26 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
the 1st one
2006-07-20 01:13:58 · answer #8 · answered by stupidbroads 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Going in - atheist.
Coming out - Christian.
God bless them all :)
2006-07-20 01:17:58 · answer #9 · answered by bri 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
before incarceration? atheist
after incarceration? theist
like the old "bend and snap"*, works every time!
2006-07-20 01:13:43 · answer #10 · answered by Tim 47 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋