Changing prison inmates for life requires a Christian touch, said Attorney General Bill Pryor during the second Prison Ministries Conference Sept. 28-29 at Cathedral of the Cross Church in Birmingham.
Nothing that his office is firmly committed to the work being accomplished through prison ministries across the state, Pryor said keeping inmates out of prison can only be accomplished through Jesus Christ.
“Unless we change the heart, we’re going to fail,” Pryor said. “There’s only one thing that’s going to change those hearts-that’s the peace and love of Jesus Christ.
Pryor said it may try, but the American Civil Liberties Union will never be able to stop prison ministries because the Constitution guarantees freedom of religion.
“We’ve given you the freedom to do God’s work,” Pryor said. “I challenge you now to get it done.”
The attorney general said a Christian perspective supports punishing those who break the law but also believers in helping them.
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