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Major Nikon

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4. The bible has nothing to say about gambling

Reply to Soph0571 (Original post)

Sun Oct 21, 2018, 10:57 AM

Oct 2018

The reason Christians call gambling a sin is because it's competition for the collection plate, which is itself a bit of a gamble if you think about it much.

Meanwhile spousal abuse, child rape, and slavery still aren't sinful. Go figure.

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Dear Christians: Are you more concerned with being true to your church...or being true to your faith? [View all] Soph0571 Oct 2018 OP

It's The ends justify the means Presidency for today's Evangelical. Funtatlaguy Oct 2018 #1

Faith. I don't need a church to have faith or belief. woodsprite Oct 2018 #2

I'd swear that's a big change from what I grew up with. Pope George Ringo II Oct 2018 #3

It's pretty common for UU churches to have a few atheist members Major Nikon Oct 2018 #5

Ours is a Pesbyterian church, but very liberal woodsprite Oct 2018 #6

The bible has nothing to say about gambling Major Nikon Oct 2018 #4

Oftentimes the method of religion is more important than the God of religion. keithbvadu2 Oct 2018 #7