![]() ![]() It is wrong not least because of the harm it causes. It represents the desire for gain at another’s loss, and is in opposition to the Christian life of self-sacrifice.īut in the last few years I have begun to change my mind. Gambling undermines the “binding ties of human fellowship”. In the words of the 1936 Methodist ‘Declaration on Gambling’, “belief in luck cannot be reconciled with faith in God”. As a minister I did not allow raffles on church premises, on the grounds that as Christians we do not believe in games of chance. As a result for years I never bought a raffle ticket – instead I would often make a donation to the good cause involved. I was brought up to believe that Christians should never participate in a raffle – raffles are a form of gambling and therefore should be avoided.
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