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Tux Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-11-05 12:17 PM
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Faith-based prisons
Only in Texas can these people have faith so weak, they need converts to feel special.

http://www.sunherald.com/mld/sunherald/news/nation/11618514.htm

At least some are against the idea. Like Christianity will stop crime.
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sui generis Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-11-05 12:22 PM
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1. well, I guess I'd feel much better about
Edited on Wed May-11-05 12:26 PM by sui generis
christian male rape instead of the just the old run of the mill kind.

I swear, I am going to flip out one of these days and go christian and drown my kids or shoot up a highschool or something (going postal is so 10 years ago).

:evilgrin: :shrug: :evilfrown:

JUST KIDDING - (scary that I thought I had to clarify this, but you never know)
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HockeyMom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-11-05 12:27 PM
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2. Any Muslim Faith Based Prisons?
Any Buddhist, Jewish, etc.? I doubt it. I think Florida has them too. Compliments of Jeb.
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unhappycamper Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-11-05 12:35 PM
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3. The Muslim ones are in Iraq, Afghanistan, Egypt, Syria and Saudi Arabia.
We're currently investigating some new ones in Iran, Syria and Lebanon.
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Democracy White Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-11-05 12:59 PM
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4. I wouldn't want
Christianity to be forced down my throat while I am in prison, I am a pagan and I will remain a pagan until I chose otherwise!

Dee
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RaleighNCDUer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-11-05 02:06 PM
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5. That's just the thing - they believe they have the right to force you
to choose otherwise.
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