Why Wont So Called Christians Release Repentant Criminals? ?
Concerning Matthew 18:25-35 Please read and pay attention to whole detail of outline so you won’t give a stupid response. Their are practical forms of legislation and social reasoning that can confirm the logos behind what you may deem in prejudice ridiculous Please Don't resort to stupid insults and slander either Think of it this way can you say that when you’re spiritual you refuse those seeking mercy and charity and condemn those who ask for it to hell. Can you say when you’re feeling nostalgic that incarceration prevents crime and repeat offenses? Recidivism rates would argue against your flawed logic. Can you state that change of behavior and rehabilitation comes from external means or is it an internal development? That being said why would anyone believe in changing their behavior when they have no reason to and while they dislike prison it really fairs little punishment but to those few who are preyed on and many of them are divided from population(Some however are not and receive unfair cruel and unusual punishment). So why should anyone want to change or believe in god when we ourselves show hypocrisy in our hearts and actions how then can such individuals make internal changes needed for true rehabilitation that without released into society after incarcerated actually makes the public more a danger from the inmate who has become psychologically warped from the lifestyle of incarceration and given little helpful tools but to network and make more contacts creating a more intelligent and dangerous criminal Now for legislative 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 sentence or reduced sentence are offered part of religious rehabilitation program even with violent offenders in church services and anger management but because of republicans and conservative Christians this bill has been shot down Also we must come to the moral realization that prison is in no way fair punishment I mean that the punishment is not equal to all inmates and that constitutes a moral ethic of unequal punishment both in Case judgment and sentencing and prison accommodationas as well for a select minority cruel and unusual Prison does not fair equal to all people You have leaders soldiers fish etc not preventing such action of prison gangs running prisons is unconstitutional under the eight, ninth and tenth amendments in the bill of rights I think corporal punishment if agreed upon should be administered by government not by underground seedy organizations like prison gangs that are obviously cruel and unusual in addition safety regulation has occurred for prison inmates increasing Co Officers and was effective in Texas but the law was later removed by you guessed it Conservative Christian republicans Quote: To repeat same activity expecting different result is insanity. Do we not do that with the aspect of incarceration seeing only increase in prison populations? Note: The Separation of church and state is just a clause How Is Church and State Divided? Ok I know The U.S Constitution right; the first Amendment Congress shall pass no law that is in favor of any religion. 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
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Answer 1 :
I don’t think the Christians you ask about are passing judgment, they are just expediting the process and protecting themselves in the meantime. I can think of quite a few biblical figures who spent a great deal of time in prison or worse. The prison system has been for 100's of years, meaning the offenders knew the consequences when they made that CHOICE of disobeying the laws. Just like Adam, they made a choice. If God were to stop man from enforcing man's law it would be anarchy. IMO If someone is truly repentant then they have accepted the consequences of their actions (societies and God’s) Put that in your pipe and smoke it.
Answer 2 :
Because until someone invents a mind reading machine there is NO way to determine who is repentant, and who is merely pretending to be in order to get out sooner. Richard
Answer 3 :
Christ forgives sin and there is no longer any "punishment" for the sin as far as eternity is concerned. The earthly consequences of our actions are a different matter. It does not matter how bad we screwed up our lives he comes to us were we are and gives peace. Besides by looking at you no one can tell if you have Truly been changed or not.
Answer 4 :
Forgiving a criminal can be accomplished while they are in jail paying for their crimes against their fellow man. What is causing some much crime and the return rate of criminals back to jail is the DEGENERATION of moral values and the decay in society. The promotion of decadent behaviors, abnormal lifestyles and drug use. Also the coddling and PC approach to criminals and degenerates. The loss of the value of life with abortion being easier than getting a tooth pulled. I believe you can look to the liberalization of society and you will find all the reasons so many are in jail. But you are looking for someone to blame with your eyes wide shut.
Answer 5 :
I'll just answer the question without reading the essay. If john wayne gacy had gone to jail after his first 12 kills and then released 10 years later would he have committed the other 21 kills. YES it would have happend anyway. You can why do you think they were given the term serial killers and serial rapists. Those men and women have mental illnesses and should not ever be allowed to mingle amongst the sane.
Answer 6 :
Even if we were a completely Christian society, answerable only to God, any criminal repentant or not is still under the law of the government. From drug dealers to murderers, to traffic violators. Yes, it's good to repent of any wrong doing. But if the crime is serious enough to warrant an arrest, then forgiveness does not absolve someone of a crime they committed. If that were true, all someone had to do was keep asking for forgiveness, but still be on the streets committing crimes.
Answer 7 :
Your question is essentially unreadable. But if you want to live in a theocracy, you are welcome to go start one somewhere, or work to repeal the entire Constitution, since the primary reason for its existence is to prevent a theocracy. Good luck with that.
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