Persons who have paid their debt to society.

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Permalink Reply by Zelda J. Evans on December 25, 2008 at 3:11am

I truly agree with you my sister. What can be done to change this in our society is now the big question. Everyone has a past. We must stop behaving as if we have never done anything wrong in our lives. Compassion is the key. We must stop and think what it would feel like to be treated in such a way and made to feel like a total outcast. I believe this change in attitude would begin to help deter ex offenders from becoming repeat offenders. We must remember, we have all made mistakes in our lives and by the grace of God, have not had to experience such treatment.

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Permalink Reply by Toi on December 26, 2008 at 10:52am

Minister Sanford:

I think this is a very good topic to talk about. First i would like to give this scripture:Matthew 7
1. "Do not judge, or you too will be judged.
2. For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.
3. "Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother's eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye? i picked this scripture because we quickly forget about this one here because we are so quick to judge someones past. It's sad because people and society are still judging people "background" and will not give them a chance to make a change or a difference. The only difference between some individuals and some ex criminal is they did not get caught for the crime they did. The bible says in Roman 2: 1. You, therefore, have no excuse, you who pass judgment on someone else, for at whatever point you judge the other, you are condemning yourself, because you who pass judgment do the same things. Lets be real about it, It's the truth. We all have a past no sin is greater than the other cause guess what it all falls under one umbrella: SIN. You have some people that have a misdemeanor, not even a felony and cant get a job. they pass drug test, job references had a good interview and suitable for the job but denied of because the criminal background. I pray that those who are in positions to hire will use discernment when they are doing the hiring process that when they come across some one who has a "criminal background they will use wisdom and see the person's heart and know they are changed.

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