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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April 23, 2007 9:56 AM

Not a Religion of Peace

While thankfully the vast majority of Muslims do not practice violence, the answer to whether Islam is a violent religion is: Regrettably, Islam spawns violence.

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May 11, 2007 8:09 AM

A Revolutionary of Revolutionaries

Jesus was the most radical social revolutionary in human history. But he did not arrive—as the Jews expected—to the sound of hoof beats and swords clashing; rather, he came as a helpless babe born in a manger.

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June 1, 2007 6:31 AM

God Closest in Times of Suffering

In light of Monday’s Memorial Day remembrance, let me first say how deeply grateful I am for all the veterans, as well as those currently serving in our armed forces, for their sacrifices. This question, then, is an important and timely one.

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June 7, 2007 8:06 AM

Faith Must Influence All Areas of Life

If the Democratic candidates are genuine in their conviction that Christian truth should inform their moral judgments, I am certainly the first to applaud.

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June 26, 2007 8:11 AM

It Would Be Unjust to Leave Now

While there may have been an argument to be made on just war grounds against the original pre-emptive invasion of Iraq, I believe without any question that applying the just war criteria to the present situation obligates us to remain, and restore civil order and authority.

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July 31, 2007 8:21 AM

Muslims Must Speak Out, Louder

As a Christian, I have experienced working with Muslims in prisons for the last thirty years. Apart from that, I would not feel really qualified to speak out in this week’s discussion.

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September 17, 2007 1:01 PM

Difficult to Separate Politics from Religion

Historically, political powers, often in league with the church, have used religious divisions as a pretext for political and military aggression.

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