Organized religion and Gambling, moral or are people just against gambling.

[Powerjumboo]

Actually, I don't know exactly how gambling is viewed in any religion. I also don't know what kind of discussion there is about gambling in Christianity because I don't know about the Bible and I don't know what it says there. But I can say this much that when gambling is for entertainment, it is never considered bad because then we consider it as a means of entertainment. But when gambling is used as a means of earning money and it becomes addictive and addictive and people get involved in various bad things from this addiction, then this gambling can create bad situations in a person's life. Moreover, I don't consider gambling to be bad at all. Moreover, gambling is not a breath of devil, gambling is a means of entertainment.

[Orpichukwu]

If gambling is to be seen as a tool of the devil, then everything which was invented and implemented by humans are all tools of the devil. Some people pay too much attention to things and classify some as being against their beliefs because they see them as something unholy. I really don't see it that way. I'm a respecter of religion, but at the same time I just don't follow it blindly. Just because my religious leaders say something doesn't mean it has to remain so in my mind.

[Asiska02]

You don’t have to use past historical history of Jesus cloth that was used for gambling to justify why you’re into gambling. Yes, it may have been used for that purpose but if you are truly a devoted person, you may not have used that as an appropriate reference since it is still frowned against in the bible. No one can be so religious than the inventor of the religion, so you just have to find way to balance things up, not that you don’t want to be devoted and not engage in what is frowned against but because you’re not perfect and you can make mistakes. Just make sure you’re not trailing more than you can stand to contain, or the guilt of not following the scripture could weigh you down and make abrupt decisions that could disrupt everything on how you plan to balance things up.

[junder]

You've just hit the punch line, why gambling is seen as a sin by many is because it comes with a lot of irresponsible behavior, if all gamblers are making money from it without irresponsible behavior it wouldn't have been a sin, but since gambling comes with addiction, dippresion of loses, anxiety, lack of self control, abuse and domestic violence due to loses, stealing, lieing drugging and drinking of harmful substances to get rid of the feeling of loses, that is why gambling is seen as sin by religious people. But if it was a business that doesn't involve addictive behavior, it wouldn't have been a sin.

You have said everything that I think will happen when gambling is done excessively by summing up in one sentence, namely “bad effects”.

And I think why gambling is considered a sin because it can indeed harm yourself, precisely because it can eliminate common sense, because in some religions hurting yourself is not allowed or indeed a sin.

But another statement is that bad effects will not occur if gambling is done wisely with responsibility and reasonable limits.

[yixichloro2xx]

Gambling is something that has been seen by many as been against the principles that the Almighty God commands people to do. Even though there are no clear standing about gambling in terms of God warning against gambling in the Bible yet, many preacher are against gambling. I don't know about other religions but as a Christians and someone who is into gambling I was shocked, to realize that the cloth of Jesus was used to gamble upon. This shows that from time immemorial there has been different forms of gambling activities. The gospel of Matthew talks about lots been thrown over the cloth of Jesus. So is organized religion really against gambling or people are only against it due to their moral right or values so they are opposed to it. There are many reasons religious people who are against gambling will give such as gambling is a tool of the devil used in taking money away from people, that gamble is a scheme of the devil.

But from what I have seen there are allot of things that can take away money From you as an individual, infact anything in life that you are into that you don't have self control will take away money from you. So I want to know from the gambling community is gambling really a tool of the devil since, it has roots right from the days of the Bible.
References
 Matthew 27:35, Mark 15:24, John 19:23.

Well in Islam it's forbidden, here's a reference, “O you who believe! Intoxicants, gambling, idols, and divining arrows are abominations from Satan’s handiwork, so avoid them so that you may be successful.” — Surah Al-Ma'idah 5:90. But I don't really see anything bad in it, because it just an entertainment. The only problem is the way we humans uses it, e.g some people over gamble which lead to losing all their money and mental health, and sometimes it leads to addiction. I think it's the effects that makes most religious people to say it's bad and immoral. This is caused because they feel they can get rich off it. It's not possible to become rich through gambling. Gambling is only bad if its misused.

[Achalugo BTC]

If gambling is to be seen as a tool of the devil, then everything which was invented and implemented by humans are all tools of the devil. Some people pay too much attention to things and classify some as being against their beliefs because they see them as something unholy. I really don't see it that way. I'm a respecter of religion, but at the same time I just don't follow it blindly. Just because my religious leaders say something doesn't mean it has to remain so in my mind.

Just that most people pay too attention to things, especially what doesn't really matter. The only thing that some people consider gambling to be devilish is just because of the addictive of it, people are so addicted to gambling that they don't care about the damages it will cause in their body. But, keeping their gambling habits in a more better state, that it doesn't have to affect them negatively. Then, it is not to be considered as a devil tool. Anyways, everyone is entitled to what they believe and  how they define things for themselves.

[dimonstration]

If gambling is to be seen as a tool of the devil, then everything which was invented and implemented by humans are all tools of the devil. Some people pay too much attention to things and classify some as being against their beliefs because they see them as something unholy. I really don't see it that way. I'm a respecter of religion, but at the same time I just don't follow it blindly. Just because my religious leaders say something doesn't mean it has to remain so in my mind.

I agree and the human mind is the reason every manmade tool can be use by the devil just like gambling because we have innate characteristics to do sins.

Gambling per se is not bad if use properly, Human greed is what makes gambling looks bad because they are using it to make a sin.

I’m not religious person but in terms of morality, gambling is just a pure game to make it consider as a sin.

[Judith87403]

You don’t have to use past historical history of Jesus cloth that was used for gambling to justify why you’re into gambling. Yes, it may have been used for that purpose but if you are truly a devoted person, you may not have used that as an appropriate reference since it is still frowned against in the bible. No one can be so religious than the inventor of the religion, so you just have to find way to balance things up, not that you don’t want to be devoted and not engage in what is frowned against but because you’re not perfect and you can make mistakes. Just make sure you’re not trailing more than you can stand to contain, or the guilt of not following the scripture could weigh you down and make abrupt decisions that could disrupt everything on how you plan to balance things up.

People has their own of interpreting something as it will best suitable for them, even though you told them is not that way, they won't believe because they have already concluded on what they want to hear, the only that they need to do is just to balance their emotions and do what is right and stop justifying their actions when they know they have do the wrong thing and the instructions are clear and simple but not for everyone though.

[Betwrong]

Actually, I don't know exactly how gambling is viewed in any religion. I also don't know what kind of discussion there is about gambling in Christianity because I don't know about the Bible and I don't know what it says there. ~

Okay, I’ll explain a little, since you said you don’t know. In the past, I mean, hundreds and thousands years ago, no one gambled for entertainment. Everyone involved wanted money — the more, the better. And if you want to win a lot of money, you normally risk a lot. I mean, you put a lot of your money at risk, and doing that was considered bad by some religions, for obvious reasons. Also, if you want to win a lot of money and believe that money—not God—can make your life better, that way of thinking isn’t encouraged by religion either.

[Sandra_hakeem]

Look, actually this scripture is not a proof or against gambling... it only proves that gambling existed in Jesus time and certainly before him too.

I am religious, not a person devout, but I know a bit about Bible and I think the problem is not that existence of an explicit prohibition in the scriptures. In fact, biblical principles go against what normally sustains it: greed, the desire to get rich easily, and the risk of harming one's own family to satisfy a personal desire.

The ancient civilizations had everything that made life enjoyable for them. Infact, most of our inventions today is a copy of what existed already and was preserved for thousands of years. There's nothing wrong in gambling, even if it's done the wrong way; just make sure you don't end up stealing from others as a result.

Lets face it... that is really the sin most gamblers do when they gamble, right? I do it in a controlled way and just for entertainment, never to make money.... I've never compromised more than I should, so I believe that I gambling without displeasing God.

Not trying to talk down on your faith, but your personal habits got nothing to do with your religion. If you chose to make stupid decisions with hard-earned money, then that's on you not God. There's a reason why you're called an adult-- that infers that you're solely responsible for the choices you make.

[Pandu Geddon]

I’m not religious person but in terms of morality, gambling is just a pure game to make it consider as a sin.

Everyone has their own perspective on gambling. Those who are religious might avoid gambling. But we can also see gambling being done by people we know who also practice their religion well. If you feel it is sinful, it is better to avoid gambling. But if gambling does not have a negative impact on ourselves, we can continue to gamble.

[purple_sparkles]

I believe everything should have clear boundaries, including gambling. If it doesn’t harm other people or the player themselves, and a person chooses it voluntarily and consciously, then it is essentially just a form of entertainment. But when greed and deception come into play, gambling can already be viewed through the lens of something sinful.

[TastyChillySauce00]

So I want to know from the gambling community is gambling really a tool of the devil since, it has roots right from the days of the Bible.

It's not really a tool of devil. We saw in almost all of religion gambling is prohibited, but it's all due to the potential addiction given by gamblers that can destroy someone's life quality. However, someone has responsibility over himself. So it doesn't matter whether he's gambling or not. The consequence is on him.

[Kavelj22]

If gambling is to be seen as a tool of the devil, then everything which was invented and implemented by humans are all tools of the devil. Some people pay too much attention to things and classify some as being against their beliefs because they see them as something unholy. I really don't see it that way. I'm a respecter of religion, but at the same time I just don't follow it blindly. Just because my religious leaders say something doesn't mean it has to remain so in my mind.

In Islam, gambling is prohibited by a holy verse in the Quran. It is not just a matter of some leaders inventing rules in the name of religion. Actually, those leaders made rules based on the sacred text as a reference. I can't tell about other religions how gambling is forbidden, but what I can conclude is that gambling had existed long before the appearance of those religions. We still can't determine at what exact age the first type of gambling was invented.

The most important note is that despite all the rules and laws preventing people from gambling, people didn't stop to play. And with the internet invention, it becomes easy for them to practice gambling as their favorite activity despite they can be deeply religious persons.

[Aanuoluwatofunmi]

People are not against gambling but some already have the wrong approach to gambling due to their religious nature or what they personally believe in, the moment people begin to have another approach against gambling and see it as not an entertainment, then there will be a serious problem because many will be discouraged from gambling by so doing except there's reorientation to set the people's priority right about gambling.

[Hispo]

I believe everything should have clear boundaries, including gambling. If it doesn’t harm other people or the player themselves, and a person chooses it voluntarily and consciously, then it is essentially just a form of entertainment. But when greed and deception come into play, gambling can already be viewed through the lens of something sinful.

The question is most branches of religion (specially in Islam) which forbid gambling believe it is pretty much impossible to engage in casino games without suffering from.negative effects. Even if one earns money from the casino, you know?

That is why Muslims do not engage in gambling with little money and then quit when they have just lost some cents, to then gambling 1¢ is still sinful.
We could argue those religions are so careful about gambling because how easily one could slip down negative effects relatives to being addicted to it.

They see it from the lens of spirituality, as Mohammed himself said gambling as a tool of the Devil which was used to deceive and turn humanity against itself.

[Rockstarguy]

I don't see gambling as something that is bad, but the reasons why religious people are against gambling are because some gamblers allow gambling to ruin their lives.

This is why they completely advise their worshipers to stay away from gambling. One thing about religious people is that whatever people engage in and do in an obvious way, they completely turn against it. Gambling is just a game, and the most important thing is to approach it responsibly. If you try to abuse it or engage in it without understanding, it becomes very detrimental.

[Fortify]

Gambling is something that has been seen by many as been against the principles that the Almighty God commands people to do. Even though there are no clear standing about gambling in terms of God warning against gambling in the Bible yet, many preacher are against gambling. I don't know about other religions but as a Christians and someone who is into gambling I was shocked, to realize that the cloth of Jesus was used to gamble upon. This shows that from time immemorial there has been different forms of gambling activities. The gospel of Matthew talks about lots been thrown over the cloth of Jesus. So is organized religion really against gambling or people are only against it due to their moral right or values so they are opposed to it. There are many reasons religious people who are against gambling will give such as gambling is a tool of the devil used in taking money away from people, that gamble is a scheme of the devil.

But from what I have seen there are allot of things that can take away money From you as an individual, infact anything in life that you are into that you don't have self control will take away money from you. So I want to know from the gambling community is gambling really a tool of the devil since, it has roots right from the days of the Bible.
References
 Matthew 27:35, Mark 15:24, John 19:23.

From what I've experienced throughout life, religious people are some of the biggest hypocrites and can be some of the nastiest people that you will ever encounter. Just look at how radicalized Islam is usually the number one cause of terrorist attacks around the world - even against their own people. Religion can be distorted into whatever shape and form people want, yet it's often the most extreme versions of it that take root. It's bad enough we have extreme politics in normal secular governments, you don't need extra layers of complexity based on unclear interpretations that were created thousands of years ago for a different purpose. Live and let live is the motto of most normal societies, if only religious ones were so accepting - they might actually be more successful and developed outside of mineral wealth.

[Slow death]

Religion is a complicated subject to deal with, especially when it comes to interpreting what is written there and what religious leaders do. I've heard things like gambling is the work of the devil. So are computers also the work of the devil? Are scientists the devil? If we can write, read, and know so much about the world and ourselves, it's thanks to science. So the best thing each person can do is play and not say anything, thus avoiding arguments with very religious people. Because that kind of discussion never ends well.

[o48o]

Gambling is something that has been seen by many as been against the principles that the Almighty God commands people to do. Even though there are no clear standing about gambling in terms of God warning against gambling in the Bible yet, many preacher are against gambling. I don't know about other religions but as a Christians and someone who is into gambling I was shocked, to realize that the cloth of Jesus was used to gamble upon. This shows that from time immemorial there has been different forms of gambling activities. The gospel of Matthew talks about lots been thrown over the cloth of Jesus. So is organized religion really against gambling or people are only against it due to their moral right or values so they are opposed to it. There are many reasons religious people who are against gambling will give such as gambling is a tool of the devil used in taking money away from people, that gamble is a scheme of the devil.

But from what I have seen there are allot of things that can take away money From you as an individual, infact anything in life that you are into that you don't have self control will take away money from you. So I want to know from the gambling community is gambling really a tool of the devil since, it has roots right from the days of the Bible.
References
 Matthew 27:35, Mark 15:24, John 19:23.

Sure, you can believe on anything, but that doesn't mean it would be used as reasonable argument with people who don't share your religion.

I know that this might sound absurd as well, but from what i know about christianity, and research of it, gambling is way older then Christianity, or even the origins of their monotheist God. I am basing this on works of theology researchers, and i don't think faith-based argument weigh more as a counter argument.