[Invincibly Ignorant]

How is that? Gambling with money that you can not afford to lose is wrong. Gambling addiction is wrong. I'm not buying that gambling, in and of itself, is giving the appearance of evil. Does everyone who has a drink giving the appearance of evil? If I go to Krispy Kreme am I giving the appearance of evil to some glutton?

On second thought I think you're correct. My comments were more geared toward Bennett being high profile in public and perhaps the "abstaining from appearance of evil" should have been more incumbent up on him. I should have made that clear.

[AlguyA]

"On second thought I think you're correct. My comments were more geared toward Bennett being high profile in public and perhaps the "abstaining from appearance of evil" should have been more incumbent up on him. I should have made that clear.

And just when I agree with you. -) Though I think we're hitting the same point, here. Bennett has been gifted with great intelligence and a national audience, 'to whom much has been given, much is expected.'

[SoothingDave]

My comments were more geared toward Bennett being high profile in public and perhaps the "abstaining from appearance of evil" should have been more incumbent up on him. I should have made that clear.

That is true, an I had not considered such. Especailly if one is going to position himself as a "virtue-crat." He's definitely got to try harder.

I also think there's a point where, no matter your income, spending huge sums of money on gambling is subtracting from better uses of the money. Maybe winning $1000 won't excite a man making a million a year. If that's the case, you might need a reality check.

SD