A Christian is someone who calles themselves a Christian, as far as I'm concerned
Christian in the true sense is someone who has surrendered his life to Jesus Christ, who has also acknowledged Jesus Christ as one who died as a sacrifice for his sins and a person who has allowed God to transform his heart. Such a person can communicate with God.
However it is a fashion to call themselves as Christians without any convictions. Therefore all those who call themselves as Christians are not christians in the true sense. Therefore this poll concerning christians and the prison population does not reflect the true number.
Well, I only gave an example of FLAWED polling using the statistics on the attitudes on Illegal immigration. The comparison is only on the type of polling and not the emotional, personal attitudes or inner convictions.
If a non christian is polled and he says he is a christian, this does not reflect the true number of Christians. I am very active in politics. Sofar, I have never been polled. I am not alone. there are lots of others who have never been polled. The question once again is who is being polled and what is the sample size.
Unless a random sampling of a very very large polulation is studied,using proper controls these resutls have no meaning.
Finally, all those who call themselves as Christians are not christians. However, there is a considerable population of people who have serious convictions and their lives reflect their convictions and these are the people who TALK TO GOD on a daily basis.
Edited by AdminNWR, : off topic