A Voice From the Past - E. L. Holley

[theoldpaths]

Originally Posted by CC1

the old paths,

As a child growing up in a conservative UPC church in the 60's and early 70's our pastor made us throw away any dice that game with board games and make spinners to take their place.

This was not uncommon. It was the same logic that says playing Uno is ok but not any card games with regular playing cards. The game I mentioned, Monopoly, was just incidental. My point was the banning of the dice. We had to make spinners for Monopoly and a host of other board games ( we played lots of board games because it got very cold in the winter in Alaska and being UPC we had no TV - LOL!!!)

I believe the fear was that the dice would feel so good in your hand playing that innocent board game that it was that slippery slope to gambling with dice. Same logic that says if you play gin rummy or war with regular playing cards you are on the slippery slope to playing in poker tournaments in Vegas.

You can doubt all this you want. I lived it. First hand. No second hand story here.

Thank you for enlightening me - first time I heard of it and I believe you.

My church would be considered ultra-con by some, but since I was baptized in 10/88 and got the Holy Ghost in 05/89, I have not heard in my church of not being able to play a board game that uses dice.

My own personal opinion is that Proverbs mentions the lot causing contentions to cease. Now if dice was a weakness to one of my brothers who used to be addicted to playing craps and/or gambling, then I should not lay a stumblingblock before him - the bible is quite clear on that one.

I believe it is safer to obey those that have the rule over you than to knowingly disobey.