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*face palm*
Just wondering, Chris: what is your motivation for encouraging this? I'm not criticizing it; just wondering.
ROFL!!
My take is that he posted this as a way to share the gospel with those in prison.
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My bad. I didn't even bother to reference the title of the thread: Matthew 25:43: "I was a stranger and you did not take me in; I was naked and you did not clothe me; I was sick and in prison and you did not visit me." Thank you for your gentle correction.
And they are semi-vetted!
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I want to add that it can be fairly easy to actually visit people in jail informally. A lot of them have visiting hours but no-one to visit them, so they just sit in their cells knowing that no-one really cares about them. Usually they just have to know your name to put it on their 'allowed visitor' list and you're in without filling out any paperwork or having to be sponsored by a church or any such thing. It's kind of a commitment because going to a jail is always a drag but you'll usually be glad you did.
I have visited prison inmates over the years and used the opportunity to teach the Bible and biblical principles for living. It's challenging but rewarding.
This is another way to use the technology available to help others in not such fortunate situations.
Thanks for this - and especially with the heading: Matt. 25:43.
This is another way to use the technology available to help others in not such fortunate situations.
Thanks for this - and especially with the heading: Matt. 25:43.
It is interesting that there is a search engine like a dating site. Actually the search engine may even be better than some of the dating sites I have seen.
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I would not say I am encouraging it, thus the question mark in the subject.
I would hate for someone to get into a relationship (not talking about marriage here, friendship or whatever) with a convict and then it turns out they were dangerous and bad things happened. On the other hand there is the verse I quoted.
I did think it was interesting. Prisoners want to hear from you. I think if I was jailed for a long time I might enjoy some correspondence.
Of note to the concept of finding good wives in prison is that God says, "I was in prison, and ye... etc.". The amount of innocent people, and often the best of people, who get put in prison is something that cannot be ignored. As long as you get to know the person and their life, as you should in any case, I think it is quite likely that not ruling out prison would significantly increase your chances of finding someone to marry.
Don’t ask me how I know this but visitation day in jail is incredibly important. A man can be destroyed or preserved that day. I, I mean someone I know, was on cloud nine on visitation day.
Well the profiles sure read like dating profiles. And the women are more beautiful than average. And you just know you're not being catfished because, "Hey, she isn't eligible for parole yet."
They don't all mean what you think they mean when they say Christian.
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It's amazing to me how people can get to a place in life like that. When you look at the profiles of the women who you think would be a normal person to talk to, you find out that they are were involved in some pretty heavy duty stuff, murder, capital murder, they are in for life, drugs and assault mixed in. All of them appear upbeat and look forward to the day, 8, 10, 15 years away, some never, when they will be free. I just can't imagine being in that state. Communicating and corresponding with someone like that does require a gift from God, no matter how beautiful they appear.
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