ever wonder why the prison system is full of christians?

Question

o i think we all know why

Answer 1

There is a thing called ER Christians. You pray and become spiritual when you are in danger. "God, i promise i will be a better person if you help me through this" another common one is "God i swear I will never drink again if you just make the world stop spinning!"
I would guess that a good size of the people in prison tighten their grip on religion because they need something to hold on to.

Just a guess...

Answer 2

Yes you are right. It goes right back to the beginning. The apostle Paul was beaten , whipped, and thrown in prison many times, wrote many of his letters while in prison, and was finally executed in prison. Of the 12 original apostles 11 of them were thrown in prison and executed. Most of those who taught during the centuries following were also imprisoned and executed. Even today it is illegal in many countries to preach, or even be a christian and it is death to be caught.
I to think we all know why, it is because Satan does not love Christians anywhere, anytime.

Others were tortured and refused to be released, so that they might gain a better resurrection. Some faced jeers and flogging, while still others were chained and put in prison. They were stoned; they were sawed in two; they were put to death by the sword. They went about in sheepskins and goatskins, destitute, persecuted and mistreated— the world was not worthy of them. They wandered in deserts and mountains, and in caves and holes in the ground.

These were all commended for their faith, yet none of them received what had been promised. God had planned something better for us so that only together with us would they be made perfect.
Hebrews 11:35-40

Answer 3

The prison system as is the whole world is full of people who SAY they are Christian. My problem is when people look at the life styles of others who say they are Christian and believe them at face value even though their lifestyle shows them to be anything but a Christian, but have great difficulty believing in God Himself, what gives them the right to even comment on Christians or Christianity at all?

Answer 4

Oh Yea!, who told you that? You see how people believe what they want to.
About the only professing Christians in prison is what we called jail house religion. trying to look good specially their social worker.
The only Christian in the prison system became Christians after they were incarcerated None of them were Choir boys before they came in. a lot of them are Muslims

Answer 5

Yes I wondered that at one time. And therefore I went and found the answer. The fact of the matter is that being a Christian and practicing Christianity is two different things. Many who say they believe in Christ don't claim to practice that Christianity. So don't confuse the facts with what you think is true. Believing that there's a God doesn't stop murder, thief, robbery, etc.

Answer 6

I'm agnostic but all prisons offer church services and a pastor, I believe that many prisoners 'find' God in prison which enables them to turn their lives around. If Christianity can rehabilitate a prisoner and cut down on further crime, thats a very positive thing.

Answer 7

Where is your proof? My step father was a prison captain. A lot of criminals turn to God while in prison. There are Catholics, Protestants and many other religions besides Christian in prison. Just because someone says they are Christian doesn't mean they necessarily are "dedicated" ones that follow what they are supposed to.

Answer 8

Did you ever stop to think that a LOT of those scoundrels just pretend to have found God, (although some truly do), to get an early probation????

Then they take a "poll" and Christians are supposedly the number 1 criminals. I don't buy that!

Answer 9

Hmm.

Could it be that you're referring to a prison system in an area predominately composed of Christians?

Could it be that in other countries (practicing other belief systems), the offender is whacked instead of being imprisoned?

Oh, I think we all know why. Indeed we do. Indeed we do.

BUT, I'd certainly be willing to read your cites! Show us, please, how you arrive at your nice wooly blanket statement.

Answer 10

Yes we do know. Christian churches make an organized effort to visit people in prison and convert criminals so that they will reform their ways and become a productive member of society.

There is no atheist organization that gives a darn about criminals, or anyone else, so there aren't any atheists teaching criminals to be good atheists.

I am really sick of this ignorant statement being brandied about by atheists to imply that they are good. It simply means that atheists never participate in charity.

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