Mississippi lawmakers approve lottery bill

Comment #19

ressuccess — Sat, 08 Sep 2018 15:40:32 GMT

I'm happy that Mississippi approve a state lotto that they will buy a ticket about 6 months after the governor signs the bill

Comment #18

Artist77 — Fri, 31 Aug 2018 21:45:11 GMT

Churches are automatically covered as 501 c 3 groups. I am uncertain why any of the smaller churches in general would be having problems with that status.

Comment #17

noise-gate — Fri, 31 Aug 2018 03:32:26 GMT

l hear you, those smaller congregations need a CPA. It's enough to make those handling the books - sweat a little.

Income Statement with very specific revenue and expense categories like donations, salaries, postage, rent...

Balance Sheet with specific categories like cash, accounts receivable, accounts payable...

Functional Expense Statement with all the expenses allocated to either program services, fundraising, or operations.

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Comment #16

Stack47 — Fri, 31 Aug 2018 02:55:10 GMT

Yeah I know what you meant about the net worth of some of the bigger televangelists, but the smaller Mississippi congregations are probably more worried about their 501C3 status than the creation of a state lottery.

Comment #15

Artist77 — Thu, 30 Aug 2018 23:07:06 GMT

Amen. I think it is also an issue as well of being overly attached to or obsessed with nice things and money and letting it consume oneself. Money in and of itself is not the issue. I see many of my coworkers spend a ridiculous amount of money eating out or take out multiple times a day from upscale restaurants.. Could I afford to do the same? Yes, but to me that is an excess. I am very happy bringing in my own home made veggie meals 99% of the time. Some people can never live a bit below their

Comment #14

noise-gate — Thu, 30 Aug 2018 22:19:19 GMT

l was not advocating that people must be poor to serve God, on the contrary, l was saying that some of these leaders, would have their flock support their lifestyle, but heaven forbid these same should play the lottery. However, l do agree with you that their understanding of scripture is misconstrued, after all, Job King Solomon were extremely wealthy. In the case of King David his son, they contributed gold in the tons, toward the building of the temple in Jerusalem.

Point taken.

Comment #13

Todd — Thu, 30 Aug 2018 20:48:35 GMT

I'm not defending anyone, but I will say that you don't have to live dirt-poor in order to be religious or to live in a Christian manner. I think you can say you disagree with these people without trying to personally attack them.

A better line of debate might be to address the point that nowhere in the Bible does it say ANYTHING about gambling being bad. In fact, the Bible makes specific mention of lots , which is the root from which lottery is derived. So, in fact, Christianity is more pro... [ More ]

Comment #12

lotterybraker — Thu, 30 Aug 2018 15:55:35 GMT

all ican say icongrats AND MISSISSIPPI JUST MADE ABIG MISTAKE LOL

Comment #11

lotterybraker — Thu, 30 Aug 2018 15:47:24 GMT

i am using afirestick to type this NO I AM NOT DEAD

Comment #10

noise-gate — Thu, 30 Aug 2018 13:44:40 GMT

Yes l have Stack. This article speaks of the opposition from the churches in the bible belt. What l am pointing out not was, but is, the hypocrisy there. Many of these leaders live in palatial homes, have amassed insane fortunes into the multi millions, own jets. Yet we told that Jesus was not just poor, but dirt poor. He had One item of clothing, he also said that foxes have dens, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay down his head. It's no wonder that we read that judgment will start with the... [ More ]

Comment #9

rcbbuckeye — Thu, 30 Aug 2018 12:39:26 GMT

CDanaT and Mike

I heard an amen from the choir!

Good points

Comment #8

mikeintexas — Thu, 30 Aug 2018 11:30:54 GMT

I found that post disingenuous at best, hypocritical at worst...along with several others in this thread. Guess it takes one to know one, huh? After all, a fish rots from the head down.

Plus, the Bible neither condemns nor condones gambling. (as has been pointed out several other times in other threads, at least once that I can remember by the chief bottle washer of this website.) Casting lots is the nearest thing, and it was mentioned several dozen times in the OT and six/seven times in the

Comment #7

CDanaT — Thu, 30 Aug 2018 11:03:23 GMT

What does race have to do with this particular article ? Not a single thing ! Yet someone is trying to inject it into a positive situation and article.

Congrats, we have our first Code 100 for the day

Comment #6

Stack47 — Thu, 30 Aug 2018 06:56:20 GMT

Ever hear of a church running a Bingo game twice a week and having a casino night a couple times a year?

But I'm pretty sure you're not talking about that church.

Comment #5

noise-gate — Thu, 30 Aug 2018 03:17:01 GMT

It's possible some of the money for the cars and suits comes from casino winnings.

How is that possible Stack? l have read that men who claim to follow the Lord do not go to casinos, it's like willingly walking into a coven. But just for a moment, l envisioned this. Some members of the congregation are sitting at the Casino slot machines, in walks Pastor Brown- aka Get Down Brown He approaches one of his sheep, that has strayed.

In a deep voice he says Sister Angela, we have noticed that... [ More ]

Comment #4

Stack47 — Thu, 30 Aug 2018 01:39:38 GMT

Mississippi already has casino gambling so I sort of doubt it's only the church people apposing a lottery. It's possible some of the money for the cars and suits comes from casino winnings.

Comment #3

noise-gate — Wed, 29 Aug 2018 18:53:49 GMT

After reading the posts from L.P. us telling those politicians to get off their A*** they finally doing what the citizens of Miss want. Those pastors manning those churches are probably going to have to cut back on their expensive cars $1000.00 suits. Times, they are a changing.

Comment #2

music* — Wed, 29 Aug 2018 15:28:07 GMT

Democratic Rep. Jeramey Anderson of Escatawpa should recognize that everything cannot be funded by the lottery. The small amount that will be spent on bridges and roads should satisfy both sides.

I am guessing that the Education lobby there is powerful.

Comment #1

Bleudog101 — Wed, 29 Aug 2018 15:15:02 GMT

WOW...two feel good stories and just after 1100 hours!

Like a breath of fresh air that politicians put their own beliefs on the back burner and voted to approve a lottery. Constituents voices were heard. I thought sometime ago the casinos were dead set against a lottery?? Personally I've been to many casinos that had @ least a lottery machine in it...sans Nevada of course. These include MA, RI, OH, IN, CT, and NJ which I've personally played in. Anyway that's off subject except to say ca... [ More ]

Mississippi lawmakers approve lottery bill

Lottery Post — Wed, 29 Aug 2018 15:04:45 GMT

Governor promises to sign into law

The Mississippi House reversed itself Tuesday and passed a bill to create a state lottery in the Bible Belt state where churches have long opposed it.

The vote came during a special session, less than 24 hours after the House originally voted to kill the bill that the state's Republican governor promises to sign into law. There was no debate Tuesday as a few representatives changed their votes from no to yes.

Mississippi is one of six states without a... [ More ]