Compare that statistic to the fact that 14% of the US population claim no religion.
2007-12-10 12:52:08 · 14 answers · asked by Really???!!!! 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Ha! Admit they were wrong? They'll just say, "But he used to be an atheist, and then he converted in prison."
2007-12-10 12:56:18 · answer #1 · answered by Alex H 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I began as a teenage Bpatist evangelist but found that work dishonest and became a burglar. I was an atheist before I went to prison, remained one while there and am one still. Religion in prison is a fraud and is about getting money from prison families in the freeworld. I do a secular radio show on Pacifica Radio in Houston. I have been out of Texas prison for 33 years and doing the radio show for almost 28 years. Religion does not change behavior, self worth does.
2007-12-11 08:03:51 · answer #2 · answered by Ray H 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Got a link for it?
I'd like to know the methodology used. There's a bias inbuilt to the issue. If you're in jail, and want to get out on good behaviour, you get "extra credit" if you become religious. It's the easiest way to show "proof" that you've changed your ways, and you get the religious authority to support you. Also, claiming religion can get you benefits in some jails...
There's just so much to gain by falsly claiming religion that I find it hard to trust the result without seeing how the study was done. I'd at least want to see their religious affiliation before going to jail... and how observant they were outside... not bothering to quit the church isn't really the same as being religious.
So, I'd say it's still inconclusive imo :)
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Doh!
.... yea, what Thomas said...
damn these slow fingers.
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How the **** is this worth thumbs down?
2007-12-10 21:02:52 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
The cop filling in the forms is not interested in the fine details. If a criminal says he has "No Religion", the cop is likely to say that he's having no bloody atheists in his jail, and simply write C of E, Catholic, Protestant, or whatever. The crim doesn't protest; doesn't even care, probably laughs along with the copper.
So my guess is that the statistics are skewed.
(I'm an atheist, by the way)
2007-12-10 21:06:57 · answer #4 · answered by youngmoigle 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
You are leaving out the fact that they are finding religion after entering prison, and oftentimes losing when they get out. Religion is not the source of their bad behavior.
2007-12-10 20:56:00 · answer #5 · answered by Tasha 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
well dude as a CO corrections officer,
All inmates find GOD for their parole board.
A prison Chaplin carries allot of weight.
Compute that into the equation 30% off your sentence.
What truth did you expect from criminals. C'mon wake-up
2007-12-10 20:59:14 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
im not sure about the answer ... but logically one could conclude that it is morally correct to thin the population out if there is no God to answer to ... thats just how i see it ... atheist regimes in the past i think have proven that ..
2007-12-10 20:56:58 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
22% of prison inmates do not even bother to answer questions concerning their religious affiliation or lack there of. Who really knows what individuals that 22% is comprised of, but you are welcome to guess advantageously for your argument.
2007-12-10 20:55:13 · answer #8 · answered by ignoramus_the_great 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Hmmmm...christians are being persecuted by locking them all in jails. Poooor christians.
2007-12-10 20:56:18 · answer #9 · answered by Homegrown Budds 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's great, it means our prison system is working. Praise God !
2007-12-10 21:05:06 · answer #10 · answered by BOC 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋