Why Wont So Called Christan's Release Repentant Criminals From Prison ?
Matthew18:25-35 says your a hypocrite if you do and will burn in hell. Now for logos statistics show increased cost of funding in criminal justice and punishment has in no way reduced crime in fact just the opposite we are seeing a trend of increase 5 times the average we are also seeing a dramatic increase in cost and prison over crowding while sociology experiments are showing that merciful acts in state show a dramatic reduction in crime such examples were taken during the vietnam war and drug rehab center legislation prior to mandatory minimum sentence concluding it just feels good and costs a lot in fact white color crimes are said to be more expensive to jail then a hospital bill and drug offenders on average are more expensive to jail then rehab programs Yes put away violent offenders but their are alternative punishments to non violent offenders or at least reduced sentencing The real question we should be asking ourselves is what is the correlation between incarceration and crime rates experts say their is none that incarceration does not equal change in behavior so for all our incarceration are we really safer experts say no Can we draw out a public safety plan that is fiscally sane remember your flipping the bill for these people The answer is yes many bills offering programs without sentance or reduced sentence are offered part of relgious rehabilitation program even with viloent offenders in church services and anger management but because of republicans and conservative christains this bill has been shot down Also we must come to the moral realiztion that prison is in no way fair punishment I mean that the punishment is not equal to all inmates and that constuties a moral ethic of un equal punishment as well as for a select minority cruel and unusual I think corpal punishment if agreed upon should be adminstered by government in addition safety regulation has occured in texas but the bill was later removed by you guessed it conservite christain republicans Note: The Seperation of church and state is just a clause How Is Church and State Divided? Ok I know The U.S Constitution right but isn't american economics founded on the protestant ethos and don't we have to swear oaths in courts Don't we say god in the pledge of allegiance does it not say in god we trust on our printed money Don't we pass state laws favorable to monotheism like abortion and bans on gay marriage like prop 8 politically hiding it's involvement as to make lies successful like saying it's about the definition of marriage which it was not It was about civil liberty in making a amendment to the state Constitution because a law regarding same sex marriage was over tuned in four case precedents from judges in Northern California What about state and Federal grants and tax cuts to jewish and Christan churches what happened to islam or pagan covens what happened to buddhist and hindu temples why are they not funded or given relief what happened to catholic parishes Why have republicans become political candidates of conservative Christan's Why do we always attribute morality and god to our wars or political projects Why cant we remain in logos of political movements why did feminism take so long why was prohibition passed why do we have a fiscally insane war policy on drugs and terrorism
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Answer 1 :
For the same reason you keep posting this question over and over; everyone is repentant once they get caught.
Answer 2 :
It's the government that sends them in not Christians.
Answer 3 :
blah blah blah... well also you know there are these things called laws in the real world and not everyone is christian!
Answer 4 :
if that is all it took there would be no one left in jails I have an idea Try being a law abiding citizen and you wont go to jail
Answer 5 :
Fine. Release them into your custody, then. I'd love to see the link. I wonder if they took immigration into account. I also would love to see statistics on repeat offenders because my closest Friend is a prosecutor and he claims he sees the same people over and over. They always get released because of cost, and they tend to commit worse offenses. The NY State Prison System is an enormous, corrupt system. Were you aware that a prisoner can have a sex change (on your dime) when incarcerated? I suppose that's more important than a starving kid in the ghetto.
Answer 6 :
They can repent all they want, I still expect them to serve every second of their punishment. How else will they learn their lesson?
Answer 7 :
just release them?! because there are moral rules of conduct in this society otherwise everyone would run wild like the wild wild west and not be punished for killing, stealing, raping, etc. when a child does something wrong we put them in time out and they get punished so that they know when they do wrong there will be consequences. everything we do has consequences, whether inflicted by the law or just plain karma. this is hard for me to say, because i have a brother in prison and i wish he would be released, however when it comes to murderers, crooks and such i think they need to be punished for what they have done to someone else. also..i am not christian just believe in right and wrong.
Answer 8 :
Because nobody would be dumb enough to put the criminal justice system into the hands of people who think like that.
Answer 9 :
Imprisonment is found throughout Scripture. As a young man, Joseph was thrown into prison in Egypt (Gen. 39:20). Samson, after having his eyes put out, was put to work in a grinding mill prison house of the Philistines (Jdg. 16:21). Jeremiah spent many of his days in the “court of the prison†(Jer. 32:2). Also, throughout the New Testament, men such as Paul, James, John the Baptist and Peter, among others, were imprisoned. This shows that variations of imprisonment have been used for thousands of years. However, prisons are not God’s way of dealing with crime. The above examples were all from nations not led by God! When Israel was led out of Egypt, God gave the nation a civil code of laws that would cause the Gentiles to view Israel as a “great nation†that was both “wise and understanding†(Deut. 4:6). However, in this code God included no provision for prisons. Instead, there were swift and sure punishments for each broken law. In contrast to America’s current prison system, a broken law generally resulted in a predetermined punishment—with no gray areas. Once a man was sentenced, the punishment was swiftly and publicly carried out—often with citizens helping to execute sentences. This system of corporal and capital punishment was used so that other citizens would “hear and fear†(Deut. 13:11; 17:13; 19:20), realizing the consequences of breaking the law. The closest thing to a prison were wards, where criminals awaited sentencing, followed by their quick and sure punishment (Lev. 24:12; Num. 15:34). On top of this, penalties fit the crime. In the 21st century, what and how long a sentence should be are usually left to a judge to decide. For the same offense, one man will receive years in prison, while another only a handful of months—or even none at all! Physical punishment under Israel’s civil laws was made to fit the crime, not the criminal. Some crimes meant flogging or a mandatory death sentence. Others incurred less severe punishments. For example, if a man were caught stealing he was ordered to pay back twice the stolen amount (Exo. 22:4-9). By consistently and publicly punishing criminals, the ancient Israelites knew what consequences would result if they broke these laws. In doing so, crime was thwarted. If this were to be enacted today, it would still work. However, this system would be derided as archaic and outdated (just as similar punishments were from Colonial America). While modern prisons are plagued with mounting problems, God’s Way involves swift sentencing, with swift punishment. It may seem that what is outlined in the Bible is “too simple†and critics could decry that it could never fit every case. However, applying God’s Law would work to effectively reduce crime—if a nation diligently applied it. United States prisons cannot produce real rehabilitation or change in inmates. Modern systems are not based upon God’s Law, rather the ideas of men! Because of this, prisons cannot get to the core problem of crime—human nature! So...do you think mans way of dealing with criminals is easier than God's way?!
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