12/28/2023 0 Comments Southern baptist view on gambling![]() ![]() 3300 South, said his faith has always taken a strong stance against gambling. Pastor Ron Hodges of Christ United Methodist Church, 2375 E. "The gambling industry has a tremendous amount of money," Robertson said, and that gives it lots of clout.Ĭurrently, only Utah, Hawaii and Tennessee lack state lotteries. He said Idaho's state lottery was voted in some years ago when the public realized the LDS Church was the main opponent. Robertson admits sometimes a religious crusade against gambling can backfire. ![]() They've helped organized an interfaith campaign in the South to persuade Tennessee voters to reject a state lottery that will appear on the ballot this fall. Robertson, who is LDS, said two key leaders of NCALG are Methodist and Baptist. The United Methodist Church, Southern Baptists, Jehovah's Witnesses and a few others are also strongly against games of chance. "Muslims and Buddhists are very strongly against it too," said David Robertson, past president and current board member of the National Coalition Against Legalized Gambling (NCALG) in Washington, D.C. A common perception in Utah is that the only religion strongly opposed to gambling is The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. ![]()
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