Balancing our Personal Believes, Religion and Gambling

[Agbamoni]

In a society where gambling is not seen as a bad attitude or easily discriminated it wont matter. It will only matter when anyone gambling is discriminated. Gambling is not devilish its only a means of maling extra money so i dont see anything wrong with. Sometimes i ask my self wat is it that made people hate those who gamble so much? Perhaps itis the reaction of the gambler after losing or winning that is being discriminated not gambling itself.

Actually there is nothing wrong in gambling, in my opinion gambling is just a way of surviving, if you are the type that doesn't have anything doing. Instead of one to engage in criminal art it will be better to be a gambler because gambling is not bad when you approach it with wiseness rather than chasing losses. For me I don't care if anyone hate gambling or not my own is just to maintain a good gambling habits I don't cares what people may say since I am not doing devilish thing am okay with that.

This is a poor mentality mindset you have here. If someone does not have anything doing, he should go out and get something doing rather than putting their hopes on gambling to provide their needs. I have sad this countless times that gambling should be seen as the last option to double our money. First option should be investment, business and then any other we think is better. But when we think that through gambling, we can double our money quickly then we are wrong about it.

From what you have said, gambling can be seen as the quickest way to make money online, but it is shortest route to becoming broke and poor. Even if everyone has different narrative toward gambling there are wrong narratives and that is what lead them in making wrong decisions in gambling.

[sunsilk]

From what you have said, gambling can be seen as the quickest way to make money online, but it is shortest route to becoming broke and poor.

Of how it is quick in making money, it's also the quickest way to lose that money.

Even if everyone has different narrative toward gambling there are wrong narratives and that is what lead them in making wrong decisions in gambling.

We tend to make wrong decisions as gamblers. And this is a common scenario for most of us because of how intense it is when we bet huge amounts thinking that we'd win.

But instead of winning, we're losing money rather than the positive outcome that we're thinking. This is a personal belief for most of us that leads us into a wrong decision and assessment of the situation that we deal with.

[ultrloa]

In a society where gambling is not seen as a bad attitude or easily discriminated it wont matter. It will only matter when anyone gambling is discriminated. Gambling is not devilish its only a means of maling extra money so i dont see anything wrong with. Sometimes i ask my self wat is it that made people hate those who gamble so much? Perhaps itis the reaction of the gambler after losing or winning that is being discriminated not gambling itself.

Actually there is nothing wrong in gambling, in my opinion gambling is just a way of surviving, if you are the type that doesn't have anything doing. Instead of one to engage in criminal art it will be better to be a gambler because gambling is not bad when you approach it with wiseness rather than chasing losses. For me I don't care if anyone hate gambling or not my own is just to maintain a good gambling habits I don't cares what people may say since I am not doing devilish thing am okay with that.

Nothing wrong if your intention is pure like you want to have fun playing on gambling sites. But when you are in state of greed where you are chasing for lots of profits and do any excessive things that we can't afford to happen then I guess we can consider that we are engaging with this activity in wrong way.

But this is incomparable on other criminal actions since in gambling we are destroying our selves, while the other one there's possible many people will get affected with it.

Its just we really need to have good self control so that we would not turn everything into worse especially that gambling is risky activity to participate.

[death69]

So the clergy takes the money but condemns gambling? What a good old game of moral acrobatics, where principles are flexible, but the collection plate is rigid. We are really discussing elasticity of belief and selective application of values, besides gambling. If the money is tainted by gambling, does its purpose cleanse it? If it establishes a church, feeds the hungry, or supports a mission, then does its origin matter? And, If it not matter, why is the moral grandstanding justified?

Whether a religious leader should accept gambling money is less important than whether anyone can really separate survival from belief. Institutions are really all engaged in some kind of gambling, truly. Faith itself is a gamble. Life choices are gambles. Governments gamble with policy. Investors gamble with markets. This isn't about gambling per such, but rather about who is allowed the benefits of it. The casino wins every time. It pays taxes to the state. The clergy condemns it but pockets the donation. Tell me, then, just where morality fits in the picture. Or does it simply shift depending on who's holding the winning ticket?

[Solosanz]

I laugh when people saying they know their religion forbid gambling, but as long as they're not gambling addict, they're fine lol.

If gambling is forbidden in the first place, regardless you're a gambling addict, responsible gambler etc, they're all same, forbidden. This also count if you're making money which related to casino, even you're not make it from gambling, but you know the source from casino, it's also forbidden.

But, for religions who not forbid gambling, just take it as a sin or not recommended, then nothing wrong if you want to gamble.

[EarnOnVictor]

Yes when faith and religion are combined with gambling it can seem tempting to many because they can easily expect to gain something. But religion and faith usually try to show people a path that leads to confidence good decision making and conditional happiness. For this reason the relationship between religion and gambling is usually negative, because it is not conducive to a normal and stable lifestyle for people.

What are you trying to explain, man?
Everybody doesn't even believe in one religion or perhaps in their own religion, there are people who don't even believe in it to have any complication with gambling. This is just the believe of people in their own discipline and to also help others not to be wallow in the side effects of gambling. Fath has nothing to do with ones gambling believes based on their religion or trading.

The way I read the guy shows that he was misusing "faith" in that context. That's why you mistook it for the context of faith with the meaning of strong belief. In religion, they often ask which "faith" you belong to, that's the kind of faith he was referring to but he could have just chosen to write either religion, as combining the two might confuse people. As for doing what our religion guides, it's a choice and I do my best to adhere to mine as a Christian if they are indeed adhere to the teaching of the Holy Bible, and are provable.

[TheUltraElite]

Religious people often end up being the biggest sinners with the number of people who pedal this pseudosicence and use it to get money from people you know that the real objective of religion has gone down since many years now.

So whether you want to gamble or not is today completely your own choice. The end outcome is always a loss, so that was one thing religious texts got correct, probably from their own experience.

Personal choices is how I see it. Often a source of entertainment it can become an addiction.

[Juicyhome]

Religious people often end up being the biggest sinners with the number of people who pedal this pseudosicence and use it to get money from people you know that the real objective of religion has gone down since many years now.

So whether you want to gamble or not is today completely your own choice. The end outcome is always a loss, so that was one thing religious texts got correct, probably from their own experience.

Personal choices is how I see it. Often a source of entertainment it can become an addiction.

You're correct mate, religious leaders are into fraud and drugs these days, we have witnessed many cases in the social media, where a pastor kill and rape members for ritual. so religion has no effect of gambling. Because do not involve in gambling so everyone has right to do what he likes and face the consequences that follows.

religious leaders has no disciple so they can't preach against gambling or any social vices act, because themselves at a point support those act. We have no serious religion in the world again, everything has collapsed.

[Hewlet]

If gambling is forbidden in the first place, regardless you're a gambling addict, responsible gambler etc, they're all same, forbidden. This also count if you're making money which related to casino, even you're not make it from gambling, but you know the source from casino, it's also forbidden.

the knowledge is there and it is not as though individual whose religion speaks against gambling but that still go on to gamble or engage in things that are gambling related are not aware of what they are doing, they all know that it is against there religious believe but the issue has been that because some of them are so much into it and cant afford to stop gambling because of the gains, there's always a way of pointing out reasons why gambling is acceptable in their religion or try to find a moral justification to it.

From every other point of view, there's a difference between a gambler and a gambling addict, but from the religious point of view, a gambler is a gambler, be you an addicted gambler or just a once-in-a-while gambler.

[davis196]

Knowing that the money was gotten from gambling fortune, the Clergy accepted the money but condem gambling.

I get the point of view of the priest. Money is just a tool, while gambling is a bad thing(according to almost every religion in the world).
The fact that the money was gathered via gambling doesn't make them "dirty" or unholy. It's OK for people committing sins to donate money to the church. The problem is when those people refuse to deny their sins and refuse to take the path of righteousness.
It's OK to donate gambling money to a church, but gambling shouldn't be tolerated, just because the gambler decided to donate a part of his profits to the church. What if the gambler had no luck and lost all his money? Who is going to help him?

[qwertyup23]

Every religion has their respective views on things. For example, some religions absolutely prohibit eating pork; while there are some religions that worship cows. As such, religious views vary depending on their cultural practices that had been passed from generation-to-generation.

Regarding the example you provided OP, there are religions that prohibit gambling because they view the act as inherently wrong and immoral. Thus, any proceeds or profit that came from such act would not be tolerated at all. On the other hand, some religions condemn gambling because of its detrimental effect to the society but they do recognize its financial advantage and opportunity.

It is actually a good discussion on where to draw the line regarding the usage of proceeds from gambling in a given religion vs their respective negative views about it. If the end justify the means, then this could potentially landslide into different discussions on societal issues of religion and not just on gambling.

[Swordsoffreedom]

Nothing wrong if your intention is pure like you want to have fun playing on gambling sites. But when you are in state of greed where you are chasing for lots of profits and do any excessive things that we can't afford to happen then I guess we can consider that we are engaging with this activity in wrong way.

This is a good point you have made. If gambling is your only way of earning money, then the chances of getting addicted to it are very high. And gambling can never be considered as the only way of earning money. No one can guarantee that he will win in gambling. It mostly depends on luck, sometimes it depends on skill and knowledge. So we can gamble in our leisure time. We can gamble to relieve our mental stress. But gambling can never be considered as a way of earning money. Only then will we gradually become addicted to it.

Its just we really need to have good self control so that we would not turn everything into worse especially that gambling is risky activity to participate.

Self-control is very important if we want to stay away from addiction. If we lose control over our own activities, we will become addicted to gambling. For this, we should definitely not spend more than a certain amount of money on gambling. Also, do not stay in the casino for more than a certain time. If we stay in the casino for more time, the desire to gamble will increase

[Gozie51]

I laugh when people saying they know their religion forbid gambling, but as long as they're not gambling addict, they're fine lol.

If gambling is forbidden in the first place, regardless you're a gambling addict, responsible gambler etc, they're all same, forbidden. This also count if you're making money which related to casino, even you're not make it from gambling, but you know the source from casino, it's also forbidden.

But, for religions who not forbid gambling, just take it as a sin or not recommended, then nothing wrong if you want to gamble.

Well I also see people who don't gamble but cheat people of their money as same as those who would say they don't gamble but they slyly perpetrate such heinous evil as scamming people. A scammer is a cheat that is even considered worse than a gambler. There are people who hold on to their religious teaching or tenet as gambling is sin, so what happens to same people scamming innocent people, are they not worse? Of course they are worse in my view.

[sompitonov]

The place where a person was born, what kind of environment he has, is important, and he cannot choose this option, it is given to us from birth. All this ultimately affects a person, his environment, for example, in my environment I notice that there are quite a lot of bookmaker advertisements in my country, because they have money for this. I think that young people, seeing how important money is in today's life, will be drawn more to betting and gambling than to religion, which in the future can cause a problem of spiritual values. But few people care about this, because where there is money, many strive there.

[KiaKia]

In a society where gambling is not seen as a bad attitude or easily discriminated it wont matter. It will only matter when anyone gambling is discriminated. Gambling is not devilish its only a means of maling extra money so i dont see anything wrong with. Sometimes i ask my self wat is it that made people hate those who gamble so much? Perhaps itis the reaction of the gambler after losing or winning that is being discriminated not gambling itself.

People hates gamblers like it is kind of a sin but that was then, today those haters are also gambling, the economy isn't smiling on them, people tend to laugh others when things are going well, once something strikes them hard they tend to always go back to their vomits.

Even the so called religious leaders around the world want something good too, they want money, so they do things that needed to be done to get what they want, at that point they don't care if religion forbids it or not.

Gambling is not that bad, the little bad part is the games gambling plays on the minds, people will lost their ways easily in gambling this is why religion forbids gambling, it turns the head easily, makes you believe something that's not there, bit with the way this world is going now, everyone have already adapt to hardship, I don't have to warn people about the dangers of gambling, it is too late for that.

[Zadicar]

I laugh when people saying they know their religion forbid gambling, but as long as they're not gambling addict, they're fine lol.

If gambling is forbidden in the first place, regardless you're a gambling addict, responsible gambler etc, they're all same, forbidden. This also count if you're making money which related to casino, even you're not make it from gambling, but you know the source from casino, it's also forbidden.

But, for religions who not forbid gambling, just take it as a sin or not recommended, then nothing wrong if you want to gamble.

Well I also see people who don't gamble but cheat people of their money as same as those who would say they don't gamble but they slyly perpetrate such heinous evil as scamming people. A scammer is a cheat that is even considered worse than a gambler. There are people who hold on to their religious teaching or tenet as gambling is sin, so what happens to same people scamming innocent people, are they not worse? Of course they are worse in my view.

Any form of theft is evil or lets say a bad doing, it is really just that gambling do end up on having that negative views into those people who do knows about it just because they've been that focusing too much about into the losing money and thats why they do say that gambling is evil but without even trying out to compare into those most common scams and other evil doings on what people been doing into other people on which this is much more worst. Speaking about personal beliefs and religion then it will really be that depending on how a certain person will really be applying it out into their own lives and act accordingly and its really that impossible that you wont really be able to determine on whats good and whats bad. Gambling is really just that for fun on which there's nothing wrong if you do play for the sake of fun, it is really just that when things turned out to be that having that kind of greed then this is where things becomes messy.

[taufik123]

The place where a person was born, what kind of environment he has, is important, and he cannot choose this option, it is given to us from birth. All this ultimately affects a person, his environment, for example, in my environment I notice that there are quite a lot of bookmaker advertisements in my country, because they have money for this. I think that young people, seeing how important money is in today's life, will be drawn more to betting and gambling than to religion, which in the future can cause a problem of spiritual values. But few people care about this, because where there is money, many strive there.

The influence of the environment is indeed the main factor whether a person will be more inclined to follow religious gambling,
because the environment will teach them about the habits that are often done every day.

As you already mentioned, when a person is already used to a lot of gambling advertisements or things related to gambling as opposed to religion,
then they will only be interested in a gamble.

But of course, religion will be a shadow that cannot be removed if they continue to hold fast to their beliefs.
Gambling may be just entertainment, but when the time comes, religion will be their main grip, so it will be balanced.

[Dr.Bitcoin_Strange]

Even in the church, some of the leaders have their different believes about gambling, some would say that there's no passage in the bible that God warns against gambling and because of that, they don't want to seen gambling as sin. I have said it before that there's one church leader that said that the reason they preach against gambling is because it made some people addicted and destroyed their life.

Beside Islam I am not aware of any religion where gambling is explicitly stated as sin. I might be wrong since there are many religion but this is based on my little experience. In the Bible, there is no record that gambling is forbidden. However, some of these religious leader just like using natural drugs want to protect members from addictions because some behavior can be easily abused. I have also heard religious leaders affirm that gambling is not a sin but they have to speak against it because of abuse.

To my knowledge, in the Hinduism and Buddhism religion, they also made emphasis on the way gambling can cause greed and it's not in line with what can make people easily become better people in life, it did not clearly say that gambling is a sin but I think it kept it in a place of choice where anyone have their own takes for it, either to involve themselves or not. I don't know why some people are against gambling based on their religious beliefs but they are not steadfast in other aspect of that religion.

[TheUltraElite]

To my knowledge, in the Hinduism and Buddhism religion, they also made emphasis on the way gambling can cause greed and it's not in line with what can make people easily become better people in life,

Most religions in the world have shunned gambling because of the ill effects associated with it. However people will still gamble, because it is their personal choice. The religious head does not control the people's actions which is why it not a fascism but a democracy.

However take the lesson that religions give here because this one is scientifically correct, the more you gamble the more your losses will incur and the painful will be your time here.

However I dont think any regular gambler cares about the short term losses which actually end up adding to a huge amount.

[Lanatsa]

To my knowledge, in the Hinduism and Buddhism religion, they also made emphasis on the way gambling can cause greed and it's not in line with what can make people easily become better people in life,

Most religions in the world have shunned gambling because of the ill effects associated with it. However people will still gamble, because it is their personal choice. The religious head does not control the people's actions which is why it not a fascism but a democracy.

However take the lesson that religions give here because this one is scientifically correct, the more you gamble the more your losses will incur and the painful will be your time here.

However I dont think any regular gambler cares about the short term losses which actually end up adding to a huge amount.

People do gamble and everything will be basing up into the mentality and of course with the likings that they do have in mind. There are just that situations that they can be able to think up well that it is that prohibited out basing into their religion. Yes, most of the time on which gambling is having that kind of impression or treatment into those religions on which i couldnt blame out on why it do ends up on having that bad actions been done just because they have done something on which against on the religion side. Actually its not that bad to gamble, shit things do only happen at the time that people do play or make out some engagement on moderation or having no excessive then you wont be putting up yourself on such trouble. There are really just that those instances that choices be made wont be that basing up on whatever the things around. Balance is crucial or much needed because at the time that you wont be that good on balancing things then you are that bound into those potential big problems.

Religion do definitely have that always that negative views towards gambling and there's nothing we can do about it. If people are religious then they might be following up on the same principle but since we do know that we arent perfect beings then it do ends up on having that kind of potential problem that you could be having at the time that you do made out such engagement. There's no religious talks or whatever on which make yourself that being mindful and watchful into the actions that you are taking on. If you do saw that you do already have that lost too much in gambling then its just that right that you do know on how to set limits to avoid into those unfortunate condition that lies ahead.