Re: [TruthTalk] Judgment?

[Terry Clifton]

Judith H Taylor wrote: I've been at a seminar all week where they dealt with sin issues.  Not "gambling" per se but there is a spirit of addictions who takes a lot of ground in these scenarios.  Of course there are also addictions to alcohol, food, shopping, etc. I don't see anything redeeming about gambling at all and recently it appears to have cropped up all over the world.  On Indian reservations they have legal gambling noand many states (including VA) instituted State Lotteries (supposedly to help education and to build hospitals) but the reality is that they are running the State with proceeds from gambling - same in the State of Victoria Australia where they have some shocking fruit with women leaving infants and children in cars while they go inside to lose the grocery money.  I don't want to judge or condemn anyone because what we do is between us and the Lord but IMO gambling has never been a blessing to a community - it's a curse and we would all be better off donating to whatever the need is. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- There is no argument that gambling is not a blessing.  It is most certainly not a gift from God.  At the same time, it can only be a curse to those with no SELF control. Terry