Scandinavian nations and Japan have very low crime rates. Church attendance 5%. WHY??

Answer 1

Probably because of strict laws on crime. The problem in the U.S. isn't that the majority of the population claims to be Christian. The problem is that our criminal justice system is a joke. We either let violent criminals out early because they plea-bargain down their prison term, or we don't provide rehabilitation for them while they're in prison to make sure they don't commit the same crimes when they get out. On top of that, we've got ridiculously long sentences handed down to drug users, but we don't put them through rehab to help them kick the habit, so when they get out, they end up back in jail. Our jails and prisons are filled with people whose only crime was getting caught with or using drugs. We should instead slap the users with a large fine to deter drug use in the first place, then mandate that they go through drug rehab. Then our jails and prisons will have room for the violent criminals who should be there in the first place.

As for Christianity being a "problem," the real problem is that too many people claim to be Christians but aren't serious about following Jesus. I'd rather have 10 percent of the population that's totally sold out to Christ than to have 80 percent of the population fill the pews on Sundays and live like hell the rest of the week. The latter unfortunately describes the U.S. perfectly. What are Christians in the U.S. going to do to change that? I hope something big, and soon.

Answer 2

5% or 50% church attendance has nothing to do with crime rate.
It's the percentage of the rest of the population committing crimes that produce a "crime rate." And remember, the population of this country is different than Japan or the Scandinavian countries.......or France, Germany, England, etc.

Len

Answer 3

Never been to Scandinavia, but they have far more liberal laws concerning drugs and sexuality, which are major contributing factors to crime, than the United States. Japan does as well, and they allow a degree of government intrusion into private lives to which the American public would never agree. In addition, the primary religions in Japan are Buddhism and Shintoism, neither of which require regular church attendance, they are built around personal behavior. It is also a canard to speak of a lack of churches there, in my travels in Japan I found shrines and temples ubiquitous.

Answer 4

I think there is a paradox at work: forgiveness. People think all they need to do after some horrendous act is say "I'm sorry" to the Lord and presto, everything is forgiven, all is hunky dory. I once heard a Catholic theologian shrug his shoulders and say, "Well, we all sin", and thats one of the most destructive attitudes imaginable, it puts parking overtime and jay walking on a par with child abuse or murder, and its not. So countries that do not have a lot of this nonsense pumped into their societies have a better chance of having people who won't feel justified in doing horrible things. No doubt lower gun ownership rates help, too.

Answer 5

i don't think of it quite is a non secular question, for the reason that in case you're taking your place to its logical end, then Switerland may be the crime capitol of the international and Burma could be an idillyc paradise. the priority of severe crime interior the U. S. is a mix of the breakdown of the kin unit, the upward thrust of a feeling of entitlement, the final to undergo palms without next call for for the responsability that is going with it, the criminal structures controls over the capability of the police, and sure even the liberalization of the Church.

Answer 6

these nations do not have a wide diversity of mixed cultures within them. america has a good percentage of people who moved to america legal or illegally aand then most of the others claim the culture of their ancestors even if born in america. therefore america is more likely to have more hate crimes(all crimes are hate crimes....). for example the kkk and other like organisations. ontop of this people take the freedoms of america and make them their own, not everyone agrees and america offers to many freedoms that can be abused.

Answer 7

Just a wild guess, but I would say they probably have harsher punishment for crimes.

I am not sure but I think mabe our justice system rewards people for changing to Christianity. Why else is everone a no beleiver going into the system, but swear they are Christian when they get out?

Answer 8

They follow their own morals and beliefs, they don't get it from some guy who is forcing HIS opinion on what is right or wrong!

Japanese are Bhudist and very disciplined by nature. Scandinavians mind their own business and try to stay out of the worlds affairs!

Answer 9

This is going to come out and probably sound worse than I mean it. I'm not a racist or bigot or anything like that, so don't read that into my answer. But it's because the devil doesn't get on the cases of those who are already under his power.

Answer 10

My answer is that they have few Christan religions. Japan has Shinto, budist and a few other. Scandinavian has Swedenborian and some similar. Christans have killed more people throughout history than most any other group.