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'''Gambling and Baptists''' reflects the increasingly outspoken opposition by [[Baptist]]s to [[gambling]] in the [[United States]].
 
'''Gambling and Baptists''' reflects the increasingly outspoken opposition by [[Baptist]]s to [[gambling]] in the [[United States]].
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In 2025, the [[Southern Baptist Convention]] considered and adopted a strong resolution against [[sports gambling]] which included these provisions:
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{{cquote|RESOLVED, That we hold forth the caution of Scripture that “those who want to be rich fall into temptation, a trap, and many foolish and harmful desires, which plunge people into ruin and destruction” (1 Timothy 6:9); and be it further
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RESOLVED, That we call upon corporations involved in this industry to cease their exploitative practices; and be it further
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RESOLVED, That we urge our leaders at all levels of government to curtail sports betting and to address its disastrous effects through policy and legislation; ....<ref>https://www.sbc.net/resource-library/resolutions/on-the-harmful-and-predatory-nature-of-sports-betting/</ref>}}
    
In 2018, the Missouri Baptist Convention passed a strong resolution observing that gambling:
 
In 2018, the Missouri Baptist Convention passed a strong resolution observing that gambling:
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