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"Jail and Jesus"

By Douglas A. Berman

The title of this post is the title of this terrific column in USA Today by Tom Krattenmaker, which begins with a question that ought to be asked of everyone running for national office who makes much of their faith:The Bible is heavy on redemption, and the plight of prisoners is a recurring theme in the New Testament. With 1 in 100 American adults incarcerated, are Christians doing enough to address the root causes of this prison explosion? Here are some more snippets from today's must read:"Jesus for President!" So proclaims a progressive Christian movement aiming to tweak the national conscience. Recent trend lines in the country suggest an even more provocative tagline for our consideration: "Jesus for Parole." That's right...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on September 08, 2008 (boomark / email).