than the population at large?......?
2007-04-13 06:14:08 · 31 answers · asked by marineboy63 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
It's an interesting assumption that most people convert in prison. Not the case.
The question was prompted by another which questioned how atheist could have morals. This would, I assume, mean that most criminals would be atheists. This, however, is not the case.
2007-04-13 06:37:20 · update #1
Most come to faith after being incarcerated.--does this surprise you? God uses prison to make the lawbreaker stop and take their eternal destiny into account. Many of our strongest brothers and sisters in Christ are incarcerated.
Mark 2:17
When Jesus heard it, He said to them, “Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance.”
2007-04-13 06:16:21 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 5⤋
As a prison pastor I can answer that. When you are in prison there is nowhere to go but up. There is no one to turn to but God. Prison is a lonely, violent place. Most inmates have nothing else better to do than to read the Bible. Almost every prison has a chaplain. All prisons have volunteers coming in to do religious services and head up religious programs. In Texas volunteer efforts are quite aggressive; therefore, the number of saved inmates is high. Most of the inmate population grew up in the church, so it is nothing new to them. Gangs, poor schools and poor parenting led them to crime. In prison they get led back to Jesus. Groups other than Christian are active also, such as Muslims, Jehovah Witnesses, Buddhist, Jewish, etc.
2007-04-13 13:24:49 · answer #2 · answered by Preacher 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
first, most atheist are not in prison and would willingly have their principles and scruples compared to yours or anyone else on any day! Now, the reason for these so called converts is very obvious to anyone who observes and especially to those in prison. It has become one of the first steps to seeking parole and easily convinces some of the christian members of the parole board. Pitiful indeed since as soon as they leave they start patting themselves on the back for outsmarting the dumbasss psalm singers.
2007-04-13 13:52:54 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
The prison population also has a lower IQ than the population at large. Now correlation is not necessarily causation, but it can point you in some pretty interesting directions.
2007-04-13 13:23:43 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
People often turn to God when they are at a very low point in life, lonely, perhaps scared...such as a prison environment. Some may think becoming "Christian" will help them get paroled.
The real test is if they maintain their beliefs once they leave prison.
The Skeptical Christian
Grace and Peace
Peg
2007-04-13 13:19:31 · answer #5 · answered by Dust in the Wind 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Because the government doesn't like religion on the outside, doesn't teach it to people, and doesn't produce programs that facilitate it, and with christianity, the church just yells at everyone lately for anything and that is inhumane, uncivil, impolite, unproductive, and quite honestly it is a immature way to handle people's religious pshyche's.
2007-04-13 13:25:34 · answer #6 · answered by littleblanket 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I just wanted to say that the "most come to faith in prison" response is manufactured Christian propaganda with no basis in statistical fact.
While I'm sure some non-Christians "come to faith" in prison, this would be a small proportion. More likely, many people who did not actively practice Christianity, but believed in God, simply start doing so. And that lots of Christians commit crimes.
2007-04-13 13:19:22 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
May be because:
Religions teach things which lead to prison or
When one has nothing to do in prison, one is left with no other alternative than to study religion.
2007-04-13 13:29:20 · answer #8 · answered by jikg 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Good answer brother Schneb...
An old friend of mine Pastor Richard Wurmbrand who authored the book "Tortured for Christ" spent a total of 14 years in prison for his faith in Jesus Christ,and endured horrible tortures(as much as 17 hours per day)but would not deny his Savior to enjoy his immediate release.
2007-04-13 13:28:28 · answer #9 · answered by bonsai bobby 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Many "claim" to "see the light" once in prison. They think it helps with the parole board.
Trust me-if you don't believe in God and get sent to prison, I assure you that you will at least ponder a change in faith, usually before daylight.
2007-04-13 13:19:35 · answer #10 · answered by DATA DROID 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
That's how a bunch of these prophecies got written, by people in bondage. It gave them a hope, a false hope, but a light at the end of the tunnel to help them endure
The sad thing is people today read them and think it applies to them.
2007-04-13 13:29:09 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋