[xlib]

The SA's public mission is way beyond the sin's of gambling, they are dealing more with drug addicts and alcoholics,and homeless mentally ill patients abandoned by their families.

Lots of people who've ruined their lives through gambling addictions end up on SA's doorstep. I doubt they would knowingly accept donations from anyone who made windfall profits from drugs or alcohol either. They're not making a public spectacle, they're just being consistent.

[mdmathis6]

see post 25...or how about when the disciples were divided as to who would replace Judas...they "cast lots" as to who it would be....Seems gambling has a place in history. The sailors on Jonah's ship "cast lots" in trying to figure out why they were beset by such a storm...and the lot fell to Jonah.

Yes, thou gamblest too much, thou hast problems and behold a ministry appeareth...thou eateth to much and behold...a ministry appeareth....You eateth too little and vomiteth up what little you hath and behold a ministry appeareth ....Thou worketh too much and forgetteth thy wife and child...behold a ministry appeareth to help and admonish thee when thou goest out of the way....Have thee a sexual orientation issue...behold a ministry appeareth ..thou drinketh of the evil rum too much...behold a ministry appeareth .....

Do you get my point...we can do the bad things and have it be sin or we can be out of balance in what we consider to be productive things as well. We can too involved in our families or not involved enough. We can be non-productive at work or too focused on the bottom line. Anything bad I do is sin..or any good thing I do not of faith is a sin. Behaving not of faith is sin and knowing to do good and not doing it is the sin most Christians are most guilty of. The prestige of the SA might have been questioned in some eyes if they had taken EVIL GAMBLING MONEY...but what of their duty to the doner him-self...was he in fact...helped?