[mugs99]

I think large-scale, organized gambling--especially state-sponsored lotteries--are a moral travesty.
I think it's telling that soldiers were gambling at the feet of Christ while he was crucified

Yes, it's very telling. Your support of the drug war is based on religious dogma, not fact or reason.
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[Rembrandt_fan]

You wrote, "Yes, it's very telling. Your support of the drug war is based on religious dogma, not fact or reason."

You're quoting me out of context, of course. Had you bothered to read any of my previous posts on this issue, you'll see that my arguments against state sanction of things such as gambling, mind-altering drug use, prostitution, et al have been carefully reasoned, based on fact, historical example, and--to an extent--personal experience. My religious views inform my opinions, to be sure, but don't dictate the course of my thinking.