N.C. Ministers resigned to lottery, but wary

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SassyOhio — Wed, 29 Mar 2006 16:55:48 GMT

Hi, Nancy

Thanks!! I really am enjoying myself! And everyone seems to be very nice and helpful and full of information! Thanks to everyone!

So the Lucky G's 5 Didnt have any luck on last nights MM drawing BUT WATCH OUT PB and LP HERE WE COME TONIGHT

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justxploring — Wed, 29 Mar 2006 06:17:15 GMT

Hi, Sassy

Welcome to Lottery Post.

Cheers!

.... Nancy

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SassyOhio — Tue, 28 Mar 2006 19:50:09 GMT

Since we have Free Will, it is our right to destroy ourselves with whatever thrill we choose to blow our money on. Whether it's a big box of Godiva truffles, a bottle of South Comfort, a pack of Camels, promiscuous sex, race car driving, ski jumping or skydiving, or simply driving in rush hour traffic, most things in life have some risk factor. Those that are not considered to be part of the everyday normal routine are judged by the righteous as being immoral, although they often indulge in sec... [ More ]

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dvdiva — Tue, 28 Mar 2006 08:06:38 GMT

destructive of good government ? Let me know if the government somehow makes good. Good must be a relative term here. Good compared to North Korea perhaps but really far from any kind of constitutional ideal.

And it only takes hard work and education to succeed? Tell that to Gates, et al that had family fortunes before becoming even richer. It takes money to succeed with a good idea and being in the right place at the right time. But no money means you will be stuck somewhere else.

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justxploring — Mon, 27 Mar 2006 23:27:20 GMT

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Ladyluck2005 — Mon, 27 Mar 2006 23:21:08 GMT

How long will it be until one of those preachers wins while playing the lottery? They will be the ones who are standng in line w/ dark glasses a hat on.

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justxploring — Mon, 27 Mar 2006 23:02:34 GMT

Faith leaders should monitor how the lottery develops, he said. They should watch to make sure the state doesn't target the poor with advertising. Congregations should develop programs to educate people about the dangers of gambling and addictive behavior. Leaders of congregations should keep a close eye out for fellow members who might be buying too many tickets.

I hate to admit this on a lottery board but, although I don't agree with everything in this article, I do agree with the above st... [ More ]

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NCPicks — Mon, 27 Mar 2006 19:54:33 GMT

What good government?LMAO,I was gonna ask the same thing.I guess we will have good government when we don't have any.

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speedracer — Mon, 27 Mar 2006 19:50:30 GMT

The United Methodist Church calls gambling a menace to society, deadly to the best interests of moral, social, economic, and spiritual life, and destructive of good government

So, does this mean we all need to quit paying insurance?

What good government

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LOTTOMIKE — Mon, 27 Mar 2006 17:24:45 GMT

these preachers need to worry about things more dangerous than the lottery.thats really silly right when it comes down to it.......

N.C. Ministers resigned to lottery, but wary

Lottery Post — Mon, 27 Mar 2006 16:15:45 GMT

Forget righteous indignation.

With the fight against a lottery in North Carolina a lost cause, the mood for many in the faith community is best expressed by one of the lottery's leading opponents.

A sense of resignation, the Rev. George Reed of the N.C. Council of Churches in Raleigh said.

Lottery tickets go on sale Thursday, but the sermons and prayers in some N.C. sanctuaries on Sunday generally focused more on Lent than on the advent of state-backed gambling.

The Rev. Dan Burrel... [ More ]