I never said I'm worldly.
But you will find that that is a big point of contention between well, to be rather honests, Baptists and Pentecostals as opposed to the rest of the Southern population.
You better believe I am a fervent opponent of gay marriage, and abortion, etc (though I'm also a states rights advocate), but when it comes to the question, is using tobacco a sin, I'm going to have to go with the Negative
I also do not get the argument that taking your kids to a parade where they can get beads and moonpies somehow qualifies as a sin.
My apologies for misreading you.
I grew up in a Southern Baptist church thinking drinking and gambling were sins (I knew smoking was bad, especially for one's health, but never considered it a sin). Upon maturing a little I realized drinking wasn't a sin after all but could *become* sinful if taken past a certain point, i.e. past the point of remaining sober. I wouldn't say gambling is automatically a sin but is a temptation toward that tendency due to what may (often) be sinful motivations of greed and envy, not to mention the negative impact it has on other people. Though to sum up, neither drinking nor gambling can be used as determinants of salvation.
Not sure what you're referring to re. beads and moonpies. Mardi Gras? If so, I've never understood its purpose and consider it unworthy of being in any way related to biblical Christianity.