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The Lost One
I don't think it is as easy as that.SpiritualSon said:The lack of repentance and good works of charity is the reason some Christians commit crimes. That's because of no religious up bringing.
There are many Christians who believed that they can be saved through belief or faith alone, without the need of good deeds, simply because many believe that the Christian doctrine of repetence will solve all their problems.
Instead of learning right from wrong, avoiding committing crime, and being accountable for one's own action, these Christians relying on God's forgiveness for any sin or crime committed simply through repetence. To me, these repetence seemed somewhat hollow, and don't seem to have any substance. They seemed to think can get away from crime/sin by repenting and still going to heaven, instead of avoiding any criminal acts.
This core doctrine on repentence is actually Christian's worse enemy.
Poverty and lack of education are indeed factors that result on some religious people committing crime and ending up in prison, which Sparc had already touched upon.