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03-08-2007, 08:51 PM
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I personally can't imagine anybody getting caught up with gambling. It's something I've never been the least interested in. I can't imagine taking the chance of losing money for no good reason.
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03-08-2007, 08:54 PM
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Originally Posted by Felicity
I personally can't imagine anybody getting caught up with gambling. It's something I've never been the least interested in. I can't imagine taking the chance of losing money for no good reason.
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I agree you with.....it is awful though how some people become soo consumed with it! I'm not just going to throw away money....No way Ho say.... I need my 4.29 for my starbucks habit.
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03-08-2007, 10:54 PM
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I know a man who literally lost his house, his family, his vehicles, and everything else he owned because of a gambling habit. And he was a professing Christian, who just got caught up in the addiction of it. It's hard for me to even fathom, but then I have never gotten close to it, so I don't know how I'd react.
We won't even do cakewalks (where you have to pay) or raffles or anything like that, because literally those are gambling and we try to stay away from any form of it. Maybe that's legalistic in a sense, but I think you have to draw a line somewhere.
Woo hoo!!! Did I finally make the legalism list????? 
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03-08-2007, 10:59 PM
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Originally Posted by ManOfWord
I'm starting this thread at the invitation of another poster who had questions. I'm not going to post a whole bunch of stuff on the initial post, but suffice it to say that I have been politcally active in the state of Ohio for almost 20yrs to keep casino gambling from becoming legal. With the help of the Lord, we have been typically outspent over 10-1 in money and have won 2-1 at the ballot.
The government has no business being in the gambling business. It is a regressive tax which preys on those who can least afford it. It places the government's fiscal irresponsibilty on the backs of those who earn the least without regard for their welfare except to throw them a "bone" by using a miniscule portion of the revenues for problem gamblers.
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When you win you may be taking the money of some poor slub who needed to buy his kids some food.
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03-08-2007, 10:59 PM
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Originally Posted by Sherri
I know a man who literally lost his house, his family, his vehicles, and everything else he owned because of a gambling habit. And he was a professing Christian, who just got caught up in the addiction of it. It's hard for me to even fathom, but then I have never gotten close to it, so I don't know how I'd react.
We won't even do cakewalks (where you have to pay) or raffles or anything like that, because literally those are gambling and we try to stay away from any form of it. Maybe that's legalistic in a sense, but I think you have to draw a line somewhere.
Woo hoo!!! Did I finally make the legalism list????? |
Sherri, We just love Jeff and Tammi Butler and their church.
Nathan Eckstadt
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03-08-2007, 11:00 PM
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When you win you may be taking the money of some poor slub who needed to buy his kids some food.
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that's okay bro,,,,,,,you can trade your nice car in for something a lil less expensive and go buy them some food.....now see, you are a good man!!!  
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03-08-2007, 11:02 PM
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Originally Posted by Neckstadt
Sherri, We just love Jeff and Tammi Butler and their church.
Nathan Eckstadt
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I think Eddie's preaching there in a few weeks.
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03-08-2007, 11:02 PM
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that's okay bro,,,,,,,you can trade your nice car in for something a lil less expensive and go buy them some food.....now see, you are a good man!!! |
It would take an Angel from heaven to tell me I needed to sell the car. Maybe if it was my kids that needed the food.........
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03-08-2007, 11:06 PM
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It would take an Angel from heaven to tell me I needed to sell the car. Maybe if it was my kids that needed the food.........
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 those kids are crying and they are hungry....go get em something bro... you are closer to them right now than I am!!!!
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I never met a chocolate I didn't like!
*sigh* I did nothing yesterday.... I wasn't finished so I did nothing again today!
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03-08-2007, 11:09 PM
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The only gambling we do is church cake-walks and maybe a benefit raffle. I have ALWAYS come out ahead. (we're not gambling - just a fun way to give).
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