Charles "Chuck" Colson

Charles W. "Chuck" Colson

Founder, Prison Fellowship ministry

Charles W. "Chuck" Colson is founder of Prison Fellowship, a Christian outreach ministry to the prison population of this country, as well as to ex-prisoners and crime victims. The "On Faith" panelist's daily radio commentary, BreakPoint, is aired daily on over a 1,000 radio outlets nationwide. Colson also is a syndicated columnist, lawyer, and author of 25 books, most recently The Faith (2008). He served as special counsel to the late President Richard M. Nixon (1969-73). After pleading guilty to a Watergate-related charge of obstruction of justice in 1974, Colson served seven months of a one to three-year federal prison sentence. His 1973 Christian conversion was documented in the internationally best-selling book and film, Born Again. He founded Prison Fellowship in 1976. In 1993, Colson was awarded the Templeton Prize for Progress in Religion and donated the $1 million prize to Prison Fellowship. In the last 28 years, Colson has visited more than 600 prisons in 40 countries and, with the help of nearly 50,000 volunteers, has built Prison Fellowship into the world's largest prison outreach, serving the spiritual and practical needs of prisoners in 93 countries including the U.S. Close.

Charles W. "Chuck" Colson

Founder, Prison Fellowship ministry

Charles W. "Chuck" Colson is founder of Prison Fellowship, a Christian outreach ministry to the prison population of this country, as well as to ex-prisoners and crime victims. The "On Faith" panelist's daily radio commentary, BreakPoint, is aired daily on over a 1,000 radio outlets nationwide. more »

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February 6, 2007 10:32 AM

God Does Answer Prayers

For 30 years I’ve attended the National Prayer Breakfast, a wonderful occasion when people gather from all over the world. But please, do not confuse the Jewish or Christian disciplines of prayer with what is a celebration of civil religion.

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February 9, 2007 9:24 AM

Protect the Environment, Not Punish the Poor

One of the great Christian theologians of modern times, Abraham Kuyper, once said, "There is not a square inch in the whole domain of our human existence over which Christ, who is Sovereign over all, does not cry: 'Mine!'"

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February 18, 2007 11:02 AM

Sex within Moral Boundaries Is a Beautiful Act

One of the greatest misconceptions ever perpetuated is that Christianity teaches that sex is in itself somehow sinful or dirty. There could be nothing further from the truth.

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February 24, 2007 7:05 AM

Support for Israel Does Not Forbid Criticism

The answer to both questions is a resounding yes. Israel today is a nation, a free democracy, with vital political contests for office. Like any other state, it can make mistakes, it can be wrong.

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