A faith-based prison is pushed (all-Christian prison near a small Oklahoma town)

[sabra]

Source: Tulsa World

WAKITA — This tiny town near the Oklahoma-Kansas state line north of Enid may soon own the country's only all-Christian prison, with Christian administrators, employees, counselors and programs.

The idea is backed by Wakita's leaders, has some support from state officials, and, its founders believe, is able to pass constitutional muster.

"If Chicken Little doesn't come to town, we'll be open in 16 months," said Bill Robinson, the founder of Corrections Concepts Inc., a Dallas nonprofit prison ministry that is spearheading the project.

Mayor Kelly George said officials of this town of 380 were fully behind the project and have done everything they need to make it happen.

A 150-acre site on the edge Wakita has been selected, and an agreement has been reached with Corrections Concepts Inc. to manage the 600-bed prison if and when it is built.

Read more: http://www.tulsaworld.com/site/printerfriendlystory.aspx?articleid=20091102_18_A1_WAKITA319539&loc=interstitialskip

[no_hypocrisy]

1. NO way will this pass the Establishment Clause's "Lemon" Test.

http://www.firstamendmentcenter.org/rel_liberty/establishment/index.aspx

Wholly unconstitutional.

[depakid]

31. There may well be 5 votes to overrule Lemon

Democrats having confirmed all of them....

[Ian David]

2. The easy way to stop this is to call it a re-education camp for chrisTians.

"Obama wants to throw chrisTians in jail! Please forward this email! NOT A HOAX!"

Problem solved.

[No Elephants]

21. Kudos on your creative solution. You forgot to add: " Do not allow this prison to open!!!1111!!!"

I suggest also adding a date for a Bible totin', tea bag carryin' demonstration against the prison in Washington, D.C.

Heck, if you're going to send a hoax email, may as get all the mileage and laughs you can from it. :evilgrin:

[enlightenment]

3. What about the prisoners?

Will they all be Christian, also . . . or just potential converts? Sounds like cruel and unusual punishment.

[MattBaggins]

18. My first thought was along those lines

If I am convicted of a crime can I refuse to be sent to this prison?

How do they justify the all christian employees? Are Jews not allowed to apply there?

[Ian David]

24. They designate the whole prison as a tax-exempt church. n/t

[MattBaggins]

29. A prison and a church

I'm speechless

[Xicano]

30. "A prison and a church"

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Fear is your only god on the radio
Nah fuck it, turn it off
Turn it off, turn on tha radio, nah fuck it turn it off
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Nah fuck it, your saviour's my guillotine, crosses and kerosene
Merge on tha networks, slangin' nerve gas
Up jump tha boogie then bang, let 'em hang
While tha paraniod try ta stuff tha void
Let's capture this AM mayhem
Undressed, and blessed by tha Lord
Tha power pendulum swings by tha umbilical cord
Shock around tha clock, from noon 'til noon
Men grabbin' they mics, and stuff 'em into tha womb
Terror's tha product ya push
Well I'm a truth addict, oh shit I gotta headrush
Sheep tremble an here come tha votes
Thrown from tha throat, new cages an scapegoats
Undressed and blessed by tha Lord
Tha same devil that ran around Managua wit a sword
Check out tha new style that Ollie found
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Fear is your only god on the radio
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Fear is your only god on the radio
Nah fuck it, your saviour's my guillotine, crosses and kerosene
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Somebody gotta shell 'em
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Paid ta say this
That one inhuman, illegal, single woman
Tha one wit out a room
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Well I'm a truth addict, oh shit I gotta headrush
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Nah fuck it, turn it off
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Nah fuck it, your saviour's my guillotine, crosses and kerosene
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[Wizard777]

35. I think that's because this is where we sing give me that old time religion.

:rofl:

[Ian David]

23. Gee... what who do YOU think will be sent there?

I highly doubt only christians will be sent there.

And even if all the prisoners WERE to be christians, the last time I checked, there were all different denominations of them.

Which denomination would be running the place?

[enlightenment]

28. Neglected my snark smiley -

I am aware of the ramifications. ;)

[robo50]

4. Praise the lord, what will they do with the first person who

refuses to accept Jesus as their savior? Execute him?

From the article, of course, only prisoners who "volunteer" to go there will be admitted.

Talk about cherry-picking.

[Mopar151]

6. "Volunteers"

Will be the biggest bunch of con men, grifters, and system-gaming pedophiles you ever seen.....

[xocet]

11. Execution...?

Yes, by crucifixion, no doubt.

[No Elephants]

22. Oh, beeeHAYve!

[hlthe2b]

5. Well, I guess the inquistion might have taught them something....

Can become our new Gitmo, I guess. :eyes:

[No Elephants]

25. .....

[demigoddess]

7. and after that we will have Magdalene Laundries.

And orphanages instead of foster care.

[nykym]

8. ACTUALLY

At 600 beds it's too small for all of those christocriminals.

[wolfgangmo]

9. Will there be prayer based security?

Frankly I would rather trust concertina wire and walls, but that is just me.

They will be flooded by every con man in the system and my guess is that they will leak like a leaky faucet.


Just wow.

[Historic NY]

10. I heard they can't get enough kneeling pads.

[pattmarty]

17. Just go over to the House or Senate, they got plenty over there.

[kaehele]

12. Too funny

How classic and how wonderful. Those friendly folk who are fond of sending to hell all those with whom they disagree have now taken over the literal prisons to match the intellectual prisons in which they live. Wot a perfect match.

[bertman]

13. The mind simply boggles.

[Soylent Brice]

14. first the bortion laws, now this. OK has officially jumped head first off the deep end.

[Dogtown]

15. They'll never stop trying.

Onward, Christian Soldiers!

[pattmarty]

16. Jesusfuckingchrist!!!!

[nc4bo]

19. +1. Took the words right outta my mouth. nt

[leftyladyfrommo]

20. Boy, that would sure scare me straight!

I can't imagine anything worse.

[NoodleyAppendage]

26. I'd prefer the Death Penalty than to be locked up with a bunch of sanctimonious bible thumpers.

Frankly the prison sounds like Hell.

J

[ixion]

32. indeed...

I would take The Chair.

[No Elephants]

27. Come and do the jailhouse rock with me.

[damntexdem]

33. Sounds like a violation of church/state separation to me.

On the other hand, if only RW Xians were sent there, the rest of the prison population might be happier. ;-)

[timtom]

34. Real bad idea!

I am embarrassed at crap like this in the name of Christianity.

[and-justice-for-all]

36. Lame...nt

[CatholicEdHead]

37. I have been in that area

the greater Blackwell, OK area. Everything shuts at night around there, very small town and the local newspaper is a very interesting read. There is not much once you go away from I-35.

[DebbieCDC]

38. All X-tian felons too?

[WhiteTara]

39. this should be interesting...any bets on how long before

there is weird sex, intense violence and lots of hypocrisy and the stories hit the newspapers?
:popcorn:

edited for continuity.

[dysfunctional press]

40. would it have a christian-type death chamber?

crucifixion was good enough for jesus...

[bitchkitty]

41. WOW - talk about a captive audience! n/t

[fascisthunter]

42. church is there to save their souls

if you believe that sort of thing


why "christian"? Why not "Hindu"? Exactly....

[Javaman]

43. So much bizarre here...

How are the "prison officials" going to square the whole "girlfriend" prison thing?

That alone will be very interesting.

Let's make something perfectly clear here, prisons are big business and as such these "christians" are out to make money. Period.

The "saving of souls" will be second or third on these list as to why they are doing this...if on the list at all.