If a convict converts to athiesm, should he be paroled sooner for promising behavior?

Question

According to the R&S responders, athiesm has so much to offer society. Do you think criminals should be rewarded for such "acceptable" behavior?

Answer 1

LOL, you would think.

I think atheists should be let out sooner because you are depriving them of their only God given reward. Theyre not going to recieve eternal reward, so this life serves as their only reward before eternal punishment. If its not too much of a risk, we shouldnt impede the only possible happiness and fullfillment they will ever enjoy.

Answer 2

no, I don't think religious affiliation or "finding god" or "finding reality" (athiesm) should have ANY relevance on a prisoner's parole record.

Personally I think they should be even banned from bringing it up.

There are far more people who believe in god but don't follow religion and commit crimes anyway than there are people who don't believe in god and convert and then find "god" as a way to "repent" and live a good life.

That kind of "i've found god" crap is just a scam by prisoners to give the appearance that they have been "rehabilitated" so they can get out of jail earlier. Just like those geeky high school clubs that people deserved to get beat up for (I'm not referring to a cool club like an athletic or racial or weightlifting club) bieng in in high school.

Until you can conclusively prove that belief in god will 100% prevent someone from comitting a crime again, then religion should play no part in the determination. Only objective review of thier behavior and thier current attitude should apply.

Answer 3

I think that it would have to be judged on an individual basis.

A friend of mine,ran from his impending prison sentence,to another state. He later became a Christian...and after a few years decided that he must return to his home state and face many years of imprisonment(he has a wife and 2 children). The family was in agreement,that it was the right thing to do.

The authorites were so impressed with his new found faith and willingness to own up to his sentence that they dropped all old and new charges against him.

Answer 4

Oh Absolutely!!! You only have to be in R&S a few hours to realize what an wonderful bunch of people they are!
I love the way they are so united in their unopinionated way of fashioning themselves.
I especially admire thier ability to answer a question about anything without reading the question -- now there's modern day intellect and insight for you.
One would wonder why they wern't an Athiest when they went in?
*smile* -- just be'an cheeky

Answer 5

Too open for abuse... religious would claim atheism to get out. It would be very hard for people to prove they don't believe in god for a panel of judges...

You also have to realize that the atheist prison population is only 0.209%... so once a bunch of people start claiming atheism something would obviously be wrong.

Answer 6

Really, I think convicts are just about the only ones who actually gain something by holding an irrational fear in something that seems to be entirely nonexistent... SO i'd be inclined to say no.

Answer 7

I think changing religion, or finding it, or losing it, should have nothing to do with the parole process, period..

Answer 8

Absolutely not, regardless of what the majority of R & S bashers state.

A wise philosopher once stated: "If God did not exist, then society would have to invent one."

Because of inconsistencies in religion, people might think we should abolish religion. Thomas Jefferson actually suggested a one-religion government—that almost got him impeached--so he opted for freedom of conscience, instead.

When a religious person or organization fails to meet God’s standard and “does their own wicked thing”, God withdraws His divine guidance and turns them over to their own ways—they become tools in Satan’s hands.

Maybe you recall that Isaiah was sent by God to anoint the Assyrian king Hazael to attack Israel for their unfaithfulness (1 Kings 19:15).
Likewise, according to Bible prophecy, Mohammedanism was raised to attack Christian nations because of their sins (Revelation chapter 9, etc). One-third of the wicked “Christian” Roman Empire was delivered to them. Read about this, “The Rise, Decline, and Death of Islam in Bible Prophecy” at www.revelado.org/islam.htm.

Back to your question about convicts: Paul describes what happens to athiestic people and nations when God abandons them:

“God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature:
“And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompense of their error which was meet.
“And even as they did not like to retain God in [their] knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient;
“Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers,
“Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,
“Without understanding, , without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful:
“Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them” (Romans 1:26-32).

This sounds like today, doesn’t it, and we need be concerned if God hadn’t warned us about it in the Bible. He has a plan, though, and it is outlined in a “last-day” Bible code. Among other things the code reveals the identity of Antichrist and the timing of God’s dealing with sin.

Blessings and AGAPE love

Answer 9

Criminals, no matter their affiliation with religion, should serve out their full sentences as ordered by the court.

Answer 10

that would be up to the parole board