Education is the cornerstone of molding people's behavior and creating a civil society. There is no need to insert religion into that equation to have that outcome so you have to question why these officials are so inclined to include that component.
In my mind it's obvious that ultimately there's an ulterior motive. Although certain individuals pushing the program may be so deeply indoctrinated that they really believe you can't affect behavior without faith, my hunch is that the driving force behind this are Christian fundamentalists looking to expand their own sects. They try to hide the Jesus-promotion by wording the rules such that other faiths are allowed to participate but we all know, once the program got running, that the overwhelming majority of participants would be Christian and the other faiths pushed aside or de-emphasized.
Religion (as you state so well) does not make people better. People make themselves better through understanding the others around them. Sometimes religion can be a tool to help others to that end. Oftentimes it does exactly the opposite by alienating them to other humans that don't share their narrow viewpoint.
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Off Topic » in reply to Pre-selected populations with prior behavior requirements are bound to do better. Faith has nothing to do with it.
Very well put as always
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- Prison reform...
- My problem with religion being the basis for ethics
- re: My problem with religion being the basis for ethics
- History shows religion is the world's worst source of "ethics".
- As opposed to what?
- Pre-selected populations with prior behavior requirements are bound to do better. Faith has nothing to do with it.
- Don't worry boys...
- Ah, Dios mio! Sure, you can reduce crime by brainwashing criminals
- Cruel and unusual punishment.
- My problem with religion being the basis for ethics