Southern baptist stance on gambling

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"We as Southern Baptists in the North Carolina Baptist State Convention want the world to know that we promote the King of Kings, not the King of Beers," Tim Rogers, pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church in Indian Trail, N.C., told fellow messengers at the Nov. 8-10 annual meeting in Greensboro.

Stances of Faiths on LGBTQ Issues: American Baptist Church ... Both the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship and the Alliance of Baptists emerged from the 1980’s fundamentalist takeover of the Southern Baptist Convention as networks for moderate to progressive Baptist congregations and seminaries. CONTACT INFO. American Baptist Church USA P.O. Box 851 Valley Forge, PA 19482-0851 Website: www.abc-usa.org Is Gambling Morally Wrong? — Charisma News Gambling fosters greed and stimulates the fatalistic faith in chance. Organized and commercial gambling is a threat to business, breeds crime and poverty, and is destructive to the interests of good government. It encourages the belief that work is unimportant, that money can solve all our problems, and that greed is the norm for achievement. 5 Denominations Explain Varied Stances on Alcoholism ... 5 Denominations Explain Varied Stances on Alcoholism ... or member of any entity or committee of the Southern Baptist Convention that is a user of alcoholic beverages ... Lobbying against sin: Baptist leader ready to fight marijuana ...

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Southern Baptists have been fighting gambling since the days of brush arbor revivals across the South. They remain some of the staunchest opponents of gambling, believing it promotes immorality ... Issue Analysis: Gambling | ERLC Since 1890, the Southern Baptist Convention has formally expressed its opposition to legalized gambling. Over the course of more than 100 years, the Convention has adopted 14 resolutions on this issue. The most recent resolution was passed in 1997. Southern Baptists Are Apparently Cool With White Supremacy ... Let’s be honest—we all know what the problem is: The Southern Baptist Convention has over 15 million members in 47,000 churches and made $10 billion last year. A lot of those people support ...