Cookies for Prisoners?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So we (DS and I) took a tag off the tree at church Sunday morning. We already bought an outfit for a little girl in need. It wasn't a lot of money so I told my son to pull another tag. It's for 3-4 dozen baked cookies in a container for the Prison Ministry. My husband is totally against me baking the cookies. Thoughts?

I'm always amused when people who attend church faithfully and proclaim to follow the teachings then act in a way that is absolutely contrary to what Jesus would do. Your DH is a piece of work and should spend more time examining his soul / scripture then worrying about whether a group of prisoners trying to rehab themselves in a prayer group in prison are eating snickerdoodles.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So we (DS and I) took a tag off the tree at church Sunday morning. We already bought an outfit for a little girl in need. It wasn't a lot of money so I told my son to pull another tag. It's for 3-4 dozen baked cookies in a container for the Prison Ministry. My husband is totally against me baking the cookies. Thoughts?

I'm always amused when people who attend church faithfully and proclaim to follow the teachings then act in a way that is absolutely contrary to what Jesus would do. Your DH is a piece of work and should spend more time examining his soul / scripture then worrying about whether a group of prisoners trying to rehab themselves in a prayer group in prison are eating snickerdoodles.

What else is new?

[Anonymous]

I'm always amused when people who attend church faithfully and proclaim to follow the teachings then act in a way that is absolutely contrary to what Jesus would do. Your DH is a piece of work and should spend more time examining his soul / scripture then worrying about whether a group of prisoners trying to rehab themselves in a prayer group in prison are eating snickerdoodles.


I think the lady should bake the cookies, but this is such a condescending way to approach people who attend church. First of all not everyone who "faithfully" attends church does "proclaim" to follow the teachings all the time. Everyone, even people who faithfully go to church, fail and sin. EVERYONE. No one is able to hold the standard Jesus set, all we can do is try. Perhaps this woman's husband has been victimized by someone in the past and is taking this good deed (cookies for prisoners) personally. He is also only human. He should work on this, and maybe this dilemma can even help him develop a deeper faith. But you PP seem to misunderstand what going to church means to the people who do it; it isn't so they can crow about how good they are, or about how they always do the right thing. I think you are bringing some of your own personal baggage into this conversation yourself. Most people who attend a church would acknowledge that living a Christian life is hard and requires work and growth. I think you are basing your "amusement" on stereotypes.

[Anonymous]

"But you PP seem to misunderstand what going to church means to the people who do it; it isn't so they can crow about how good they are, or about how they always do the right thing. "

How do you know?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Would you bake them for a child molester?

The bible passage is nice and all but would you send them to a child molester and say merry christmas, by the way the little girl you molested is not able to enjoy her life--????

I'm torn because I was on a jury who convicted a child molester and he's in prison hopefully for the rest of his life (found out after the trial he had many prior rape convictions). I would not want him enjoying cookies in prison. However, one of the key witnesses was a convicted drug dealer who shared a cell with him. He testified because he was a dad of a young girl and he didn't think what this guy was doing was right.

He showed real remorse and shame for his crimes, and it was clear that he wouldn't be getting much of a break for testifying. I wouldn't mind him eating some holiday cookies. Not a big fan of drug dealers but it did show me a different side of things.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Didn't Jesus say "let he who has one less sin cast the first stone"?[/quote

John 8:10. Basically, "Let him who is without sin cast the first stone." This was in reference to a woman who had committed adultery.

I would bake and give the cookies to the prison ministry because, who knows, this may be the one thing that will cause one prisoner to change his or her life, go straight, and become a contributing member of society. "...verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done [it] unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done [it] unto me." Matthew 25:40

Merry Christmas to you and your family, especially to your DH grinch.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If you do decide against it be sure to make your husband put the tag back on the tree.

By putting this tag back on the tree, what does this teach your child? Not a lesson I would want to teach my children. You can't pick and choose to be kind to those whom your DH thinks are deserving.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Would you bake them for a child molester?

The bible passage is nice and all but would you send them to a child molester and say merry christmas, by the way the little girl you molested is not able to enjoy her life--????

Jesus got the death penalty.

You are pathetic.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Would you bake them for a child molester?

The bible passage is nice and all but would you send them to a child molester and say merry christmas, by the way the little girl you molested is not able to enjoy her life--????

I'm torn because I was on a jury who convicted a child molester and he's in prison hopefully for the rest of his life (found out after the trial he had many prior rape convictions). I would not want him enjoying cookies in prison. However, one of the key witnesses was a convicted drug dealer who shared a cell with him. He testified because he was a dad of a young girl and he didn't think what this guy was doing was right.

He showed real remorse and shame for his crimes, and it was clear that he wouldn't be getting much of a break for testifying. I wouldn't mind him eating some holiday cookies. Not a big fan of drug dealers but it did show me a different side of things.

I know! Why don't you go to the prison and personally decide who gets cookies and who doesn't.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:bake the cookies and send them to the family that the person in jail did the crime to and let them know you are thinking of them.

And if someone was arrested for possession of marijuana? Guess you're sending them to his family!

[Anonymous]

You know who would bake cookies for prisoners?

That's right.




You know who wouldn't?

That's right.



Who you you rather be like?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:bake the cookies and send them to the family that the person in jail did the crime to and let them know you are thinking of them.

And if someone was arrested for possession of marijuana? Guess you're sending them to his family!

Oh and I should have added, if they like to smoke weed, too, they could probably use those cookies!

[Anonymous]

I like your Christ, I do not like your Christians. Your Christians are so unlike your Christ. Mohandas Gandhi

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I like your Christ, I do not like your Christians. Your Christians are so unlike your Christ. Mohandas Gandhi

Amen.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:"But you PP seem to misunderstand what going to church means to the people who do it; it isn't so they can crow about how good they are, or about how they always do the right thing. "

How do you know?

Maybe some people crow about how good they are or how they always do thr right thing. But none of the frequent church goers that I know do this.