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Message: [QUOTE="hugh blair, post: 4245759, member: 244389"] Ok this post is deep I like your topic but sin no natural yes I reckon some priests like to drink some like to bet on horses each to their own do what makes you happy Buddists regard recreational gambling as ok but addictive gambling a sin to me they are the same thing.Jesus commonly preached against the evils of chasing money. According to Matthew 6:24 of the New Testament, he said that people can’t “serve two masters.”[COLOR=#333333]states the United Methodist Church’s belief.[/COLOR][INDENT]“Organized and commercial gambling is a threat to business, breeds crime and poverty, and is destructive to the interests of good government.” Their belief is pretty harsh what is good government anyway? we all heard of the Nuremberg trials? Overall, Hinduism ranks in the middle in terms of its tolerance toward gambling.[/INDENT][INDENT][B]What Do Islamists Think of Gambling?[/B] The Prophet Muhammad and his followers opposed all forms of gambling. He also mentioned in the Sunan Abu Dawud that there are only two acceptable forms of gambling. [INDENT]“Wagers are allowed only for racing camels or horses, or shooting arrows,” he said. [/INDENT]Muhammad wasn’t saying that he approved of betting on horses and archery. But these gambling activities were tolerated because they helped Muslims improve their battle skills. [B]What Do Jews Think of Gambling?[/B] Judaism doesn’t offer a lot of thoughts on the morality of gambling. But the Talmud does feature rabbis discussing how they believe gambling is risky and can lead one to negate their responsibilities. The Talmud also discusses how gambling is sinful and similar to stealing. The latter is due to the fact that the loser has reluctantly given away their money to the winner. Older Jewish civilizations looked down on professional gamblers and didn’t consider them reliable court witnesses. Judaism isn’t totally biased against gambling, though. Hanukah celebrations often feature a dreidel, a spinning top that’s accompanied by small-stakes gambling. Like Christians, Jews also raise money for synagogues with games of chance, including raffles.[COLOR=#211B14]Gambling has been of interest to the Greeks since ancient times and it seems that we haven’t forgotten the bad habits of the past. Who would think that the origin of poker goes back to the Minoan civilization, more than 3,500 years ago? Nowadays, we consider that throwing a double six in a dice game is lucky and this too has its ancient origins. Thousands of years ago, rolling two sixes was called the ‘throw of Aphrodite’ and would indicate victory in a game.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#211B14]From references in Homer and other ancient texts we can find out that gambling games have been used widely in ancient Greece. Dice games, head and tails, and other games based on ‘luck’ have always been played by different groups. Special places even existed where people passionate about gambling would go to play. However, like the casinos of today, those places carried a bad reputation and it was considered shameful for someone to go there. People would lose fortunes in gambling, exactly in the same way that we do today. However in ancient Greece gamblers had the support of a couple of Gods - Hermes and Pan. Even the Gods were said to have played a game or two – in Greek mythology, Zeus, Hades and Poseidon played ‘throw the dice’ in order to split the Universe between them.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#211B14]In ancient Rome, gambling was practiced amongst slaves and masters and for a period of time it was popular even amongst the Emperors. In ancient China, Egypt and Islam, gambling was also popular. We can also find references in the Jewish Talmud and Buddhism. In all cases at some point it was regulated and severe punishment would come upon the gamblers. The ‘casting of lots’ was a popular gambling practice in ancient Rome and there are even references in biblical texts that Roman guards cast the lots for the garment of Jesus during the Crucifixion. Gambling was used to settle disputes or reveal ‘gods’ answers to questions.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#211B14]Another game of chance was invented by the Chinese in 2,300 BC using tiles and by 900 AD the Chinese had invented card games decorated with human forms, which later expanded throughout Europe by the Mamalukes (Islam followers) who used shapes, and later on the Europeans adjusted the cards to show the Kings and Queens that we see in card decks today.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#211B14]Incredibly, dice objects have been found going back 40,000 years and cave drawings of games provide further evidence that games and gambling have been around for a very long time. It seems that gambling is very much in our nature. [/COLOR] [/INDENT][INDENT] [/INDENT] [/QUOTE]

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