I am wondering why you equate gang culture’s trappings of Chrisitan symbols with actual Christianity. I realize you’ve stated that you are an atheist, but it seems that you are an aggressive atheists who thinks there is no value in religious belief. In fact, you clearly state that “religion is toxic”.
Why do you hang out on FR since your beliefs are in diametric opposition to the mission of FR, other than I suppose low taxes and 2nd Amendment rights? You hate religion and from what I’ve read all social conservative posiitons.
I don’t “want” you to do anything - you have free will; I don’t see where anything I or Norm (courtesy ping) said made you think that either one of us were trying to “get” you to do anything. Sincere belief in God is definitely a stabilizing influence on anyone’s life.
The list of conservative values you list are notably absent of any social conservative issues but I know you well enough to know that is not an oversight.
My point is, believing in God does NOT keep people out of gangs and crime.