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To: qam1
1) Atheist/Agnostic are ~15% of the population yet make up just 0.2% of the prison population, while Christians make up 76.5% of the general population yet 83.8% of the prison population.

Because most people accept religion while in prison. Dope.

122 posted on 05/13/2007 2:03:49 PM PDT by Hacksaw
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To: Hacksaw
Because most people accept religion while in prison. Dope.

Wrong, The survey was of prisoners as the were coming in, not of those who have been there.

See, Barna's Ethnic Groups Differ Substantially On Matters of Faith

The races break down as Atheist or Agnostic as follows

Black 5%
Hispanic 7%
White 12%
Asian 20%

Now put the incarceration rate of each racial group next to that list and tell me if it matches up or not

127 posted on 05/13/2007 2:46:51 PM PDT by qam1 (There's been a huge party. All plates and the bottles are empty, all that's left is the bill to pay)
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To: Hacksaw

they may accept religion but not necessarily Christianity. Many of our black brothers become Muslims. My son works in a prison so I do have some knowledge of what goes on there. There are good prison ministries for sure, but to say that the majority accept the Lord just isn’t true. If they did, they wouldn’t keep going back in.


179 posted on 05/13/2007 7:33:17 PM PDT by Marysecretary (GOD IS STILL IN CONTROL.)
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