If god is so against gambling and is also omni-fuckhead-potent…why didn’t he just kill the guy who created poker cards rather than let so much of humanity go to hell because of it? This god is not a loving one, in fact, i think he defected to satan’s side a couple of millenia ago and both of them hatched a plan to send a devil messenger (jesus) to earth to trick everyone

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If I was a christian would I still be able to play Poker online or in Vegas for real money?

If not, why do I see so many people who play wearing crucifixes and doing things like ‘crossing’ themselves etc hopeing to get good hands?

Is there any reliogion where you can happily gamble knowing that your god is ‘not bothered’?

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second question is it wrong for christians to play?

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I compete in Poker tournaments, I don’t play sit down cash games, just tournaments where you pay a portion of the prize pool and compete to place.
I’m good at poker, I make money, and would like to take it further, and attempt to go pro.
Even though my poker isn’t a problem (being in the hole, nor gambling money I shouldn’t to get out of it like those with gambling problems do) I still sometimes worry my passion for poker is wrong.

I love God, and want to do right, but I’m good at Poker and can definitely see a future as a professional tournament player. I have a condensed version of the Catechism, and in that version there is 1 paragraph about chance games and just talked about people who devastate their families by blowing money from gambling.

If you have an expanded portion of the topic from the full catechism would you mind posting it? Or if you have an opinion on whether gambling (chance games) is a sin or not, please post your thoughts.

Thanks.

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As a Christian, i have wondered about this alot. The Bible mentions casting lots and the like. and it mentions it in a positive favor in some places. but at the same time, Gambling and the like are frowned upon. so im wondering, what is the Biblical teaching on this?

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