The Existence of Prisons in a Truly Christian Society
All societies have different forms of punishment for people who break
the law, some of these punishments are; the death penalty,
imprisonment and fines. In this question I will explore both sides of
the argument. Firstly I will be talking about the ideas of prisons not
existing in a truly Christian society then compare them to those of
prisons existing.
Christians believe that God is merciful and compassionate; this
therefore gives the sinner the chance to repent and to turn away from
their sins. An example of this is when Jesus does not condemn the
Adulterous Women but tells her not to sin again. This gives her the
chance for her to acknowledge her sins and therefore not commit this
crime again. Moreover this will encourage people to take the chance to
change and they won't commit any crime again, then being no point for
prisons to exist. However this may not be the case as people might not
just change, maybe they don't want to be a better person.
Another reason for prisons not to exist is if you send all the
criminals to the same place prisons could turn into a college of crime
and there people would only educate each other in more law - breaking
ideas, and organise and take part in criminal activities.
Thirdly, sending people away to prison is making them outcasts to the
out side society, this is not what Jesus wanted as he deliberately
sought out those people on the edge of society such as; lepers.
Prisons would not exist as sending someone to prison is not a sign of
forgiveness, it is taking someone's life away, and only God can do
this.
However Prisons could exist in a truly Christian society as prisons
offer people the chance to reform through the support of other people
such as counsellors or Chaplin's.
Again, Prisons could exist in a truly Christian society as it is the
Christians responsibly to create the Kingdom of God and therefore
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