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Originally Posted by I follow Jesus  As Christians we are stewards of what the Lord gives us. Therefore I do not think gambling is ever "ethical". |
I'm not making a pro-gambling argument, but is paying $50 for tickets to a music performance "ethical"? For many (not most) gambling is seen as a form of entertainment, which they go into with a pre-set expectation of what they'll "spend".
What are the best grounds to object to gambling? I think "stewardship" isn't *necessarily* the most appropriate. ON a "stewardship" basis, I should think that most forms of entertainment (better to say "amusement", quite honestly, to be truer to the nature of most forms of entertainment) would fail.
Todd
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