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'''Gambling and Baptists''' reflects the increasingly outspoken opposition by [[Baptist]]s to [[gambling]] in the [[United States]].

In 2018, the Missouri Baptist Convention passed a strong resolution observing that gambling:

“appeals to greed and the desire for more and distracts from contentment (Luke 12:15; 1 Tim. 6:6)”;
“is based on a principle of getting something for nothing, while God’s Word values work (Ps. 128:2; Eccl. 2:24)”;
*“by its nature is addictive, often leading to unwise decisions and dangerous behaviors”; and
*“state-sponsored gambling is a violation of the mandate given to government to seek the good of its citizens (Rom. 13:4) as gambling preys on those most in need.”<ref>https://mbcpathway.com/2023/03/27/missouri-house-votes-to-legalize-sports-gambling/</ref>

The Missouri Baptist Convention affirmed its opposition to gambling in 2022.
== References ==
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[[category:gambling]]

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