[Lucas1]

Quote "I have real problems with this gentleman."

Get over it

[dighton]

No problem here at all . . . . except that God didn't dump that money in my lap.

;-)

[NEWwoman]

Read the book of Esther. She won a beauty contest to become Queen of Persia. What Esther accomplished was stopping an ancient Adolf Hitler (Haaman) from exterminating the Jews (Haaman's Final Solution) and prevented a Jewish Holocost. (excuse the spelling)
It is implied that God picked a beauty contest winner, so why not a lotto winner?

[Ciexyz]

That lottery winner isn't thinking clearly, or he'd reconsider his words. We can forgive him, it's not every day the man wins 111 million dollars.

[Monitor]

Q: Does God Pick Lottery Winners?

A: No. All lottery winners are picked by Schroedinger's cat. Until the cat picks a winner, all players are both winners and loosers, simultaneously.

[Incorrigible]

Does God want us to gamble?

Why else would He have created Bingo?

[Revolting cat!]

Yeah, the lottery winner saying such things ought to resign the Senate Majority Leader Position, if he's holding it! Otherwise, I dunno what to do!

[MadelineZapeezda]

Football players are always thanking God for them making touchdowns. You should have a problem with them too.

[Dog Gone]

I've been known to mutter THANK GOD when the Dallas Cowboys ever win a game, but I suspect it has less to do with divine intervention than the fact that the other team really sucks pondwater.

[folklore]

Ask GOD, do not ask me. I know vou did not ask me, but that is my say.

[Mr. Mojo]

"I have real problems with this gentleman."

Relax....at least he's not as bad as (some) professional boxers who, after big wins, shout into the camera "I'd like to thank JEEEzus fo given me da strengf I needed to kick the hell outta that muthaf'er....."

[Balata]

However, I do know gambling is at odds (oun intended) with the Christian walk. If one becomes hooked on gambling this can lead to sinful behavior on numerous levels. Ignoring your family's needs clearly puts you at odds with God.

If you listened to the news conference today you would know this man does not ignore his family's needs. He goes to work at 5:30 every day, runs three businesses, has a payroll of 117 people, etc. Sounds like a very hard working family man who helps his fellow man to me.

So, what's your problem?

[Ecliptic]

Read Romans 8:28...God's hand is everywhere...

[RnMomof7]

Nothing happens theat is outside of Gods control ..so I do not think he was suprised that the man played the lottery or won

[Forgiven_Sinner]

I've always felt gambling in general violated the tenth commandment against coveting. Generally, our motivation in gambling is to get something for nothing, something for which we did not work, which is coveting. This is so common today, it is not even remarked upon.

My wife, who is also a Christian, says she buys lottery tickets not for the prize, but for the entertainment value of dreaming about the prize. Similarily, I see no problem in playing penny ante poker, which I consider entertainment, since the money is nomimal.

Christians will differ, but ultimately each of us is responsible to God about how we use the money He has given us.

As far as refusing to accept tithe money from lottery winnings, I think that is foolish and contrary to Jesus example!!! What am I talking about? The "principle" behind such a view is that by accepting the money we accept the practice of lotteries. I disagree with that "principle" and so did Jesus. The example I have in mind is when Jesus accepted a year's worth of spikenard anointing on his head and feet --from a prostitute. Yes, our Lord and Savior accepted the offering from a year's earnings of a prostitute.

So why is accepting a tithe from a lottery winner "worse" than that?

[Humidston]

It will be interesting to see whether this Church accepts the money.

Somehow I think it'd be much more interesting to see if your church would turn down several thousand dollars in a lump sum donation.

[Torie]

I can't think of one single principled reason why government is in the business of hawking lottery tickets. Not one, nada, nothing. It simple is a scheme to induce the relatively poor to part with their money. It is close to being, dare I say it, EVIL.

[Revolting cat!]

I gotta say, I luv theological discussions!

[Consort]

Bernardine of Siena is the Patron Saint of gambling addicts; compulsive gambling; uncontrolled gambling.

[ETERNAL WARMING]

Yes. When I heard the news, I said to the Lord, "I sure hope it was a Christian, Lord." Then I saw an interview. The first thing he did was give thanks to God. Then he said that the first thing he would do when he got the money was sit down and write three checks totalling 10%. LOL