America is Still the Greatest Nation on Earth
Yes, I criticize America, but not because I hate it. In fact, I love America with all of my heart and believe it is God's favorite country in the world. Just look at how he has blessed us in our short history, obviously looking favorably upon our Christian ways. And just look at how he has thrashed us of late, bogging us down in Iraq, destroying that bastion of sin, New Orleans, with a hurricane, and threatening our position of world dominance such that we may soon become a groveling, worthless nation like France. It is important that we see our recent misfortune and recognize that it is a direct result of the secularist, homosexual, and witchcraft-ian agenda being advanced in the country. But right now, I'm tired of trashing this country I love so dearly. Instead, I'm going to use this post to point out that, despite our flaws, we are fighting the good fight against the Devil's work that takes place here. For example, look at this site, specifically the world prison population .pdf. America currently leads all nations in # of prisoners per 100,000 people. That means it is leading the world in locking up its sinners, a fact that we should be proud of. You can't tell me that at least 50% of the average nation's population are not God-less or God-ly heathens, refusing to accept Jesus into their heart. These people , then, are certainly being led astray by the Devil and are more than likely committing crimes worthy of punishment. This being the case, our prison population should be much larger. But a nation can always do more to fight crime and instill morals in its population. We should simply be proud that thus far we're doing the best job on Earth. Not that I want this to go to our head, such that we put down our guard and allow Satan to advance his agenda. No, but every once in awhile it is good to step back and feel proud at the job we are doing.
posted by Nathaniel at 12:25 PM
3 Comments:
Yay! We have more convicted felons than any nation in the world! Isn't that something to boast about!
While we're at it, why don't we also brag about how many of our prisons are five star hotels compared to some of the houses in Iraq, and that we're the only nation in the world that feeds its inmates Beef Wellington for Christmas dinner.
Poor S. was lucky if he got bread and water, and he was innocent!
Many people fail to mention how many people -many of them homeless- try to remain in prison, or try and get convicted again, because it means a warm bed and three squares a day for them.
And I agree with Led-Head. The US prison system is a joke. Felons aren't afraid of prison anymore, because it's like a friggin' summer camp. I mean, hell, they get more luxuries in some cases than hard working, law-abiding citizens do. So the number of people in our prisons shouldn't be something we should be boasting about. We should be ashamed.
Excellent point, Ryven. I have a friend who was on a jury once dealing with the same sort of thing.
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