Prison Fellowship Ministries

by Frederick Meekins In Matthew 10:16, Christians are admonished to be as wise as serpents and as harmless as doves.  Often though, Christian organizations and ministries are the ones at the forefront of propagating the expectation in the mind of their respective supporters that sincere believers are --- in the words of the Washington Post --- to be uneducated and easy to command. The Angel Tree Project is a program administered by Prison Fellowship Ministries where Christmas gifts are... Read Full Story

Questionable Unions Part 1 There is a new epidemic in the world of dating and even marriage occurring. A movement that if it becomes mainstream, may change how gender roles in relationships are defined. Have you noticed recently that there has been an influx of celebrity or seemingly powerful women; dating or marrying men that would be described as overly feminine. Women such as Star Jones, whose union to Al Reynolds left many baffled as to why she would marry a man who was openly gay or... Read Full Story

Innocent. And in solitary for 35 years. Take action to achieve justice for the Angola 3. Herman Wallace and Albert Woodfox have have endured 35 years of solitary confinement after being framed in a murder that everyone now knows they didn't commit—locked up for daring to speak out against inhumane conditions in Angola, Louisiana State Penitentiary. They now spend every day in a 6x9 foot cell on the site of a former plantation. As with the Jena 6, we're seeing another example of Louisiana's... Read Full Story

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According to a report in the Daily Telegraph newspaper prisoners (in the UK) receive a wage for being in jail, they receive a bed, a TV in all cells, Sky television in most areas for recreational use, free telephones, breakfast in bed on many occasions and cash bonuses for good behaviour. It’s also reported that drugs are cheaper to get inside than out on the streets. You can see why the prisons in England and Wales have hit a record high population. With these luxurious conditions available... Read Full Story