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Datum: Dienstag, den 25. Januar 2005, um 11:59 Uhr
Betrifft: Glücksspiele und Mord

@Martin: Mord wir im alten Testament von Jahwe gerechtfertigt und im 1. Nephi selbst auch: Wenn ein Volk gerettet werden kann, ist Mord ein probates Mittel (1. Nephi 4:10-13)

10. Und es begab sich: Ich wurde vom Geist gedrängt, Laban umzubringen; aber ich sprach in meinem Herzen: Noch nie habe ich das Blut eines Menschen vergossen. Und ich schreckte zurück und wünschte, ich brauchte ihn nicht zu töten.
11. Und der Geist sprach weiter zu mir: Siehe, der Herr hat ihn in deine Hand gegeben. Ja, und ich wußte auch, daß er mir nach dem Leben getrachtet hatte. Ja, und er wollte auch nicht auf die Gebote des Herrn hören; und er hatte uns auch unser Gut weggenommen.
12. Und es begab sich: Der Geist sprach abermals zu mir: Töte ihn, denn der Herr hat ihn in deine Hand gegeben.
13. Siehe, der Herr tötet die Schlechten, um seine rechtschaffenen Absichten zu verwirklichen. Es ist besser, ein einzelner Mensch geht zugrunde, als daß ein ganzes Volk in Unglauben verfällt und zugrunde geht.

GLÃœCKSSPIELE:

http://www.lds.org

search lds library: "gambling" da gibts eine Meng Hinweise, auch wenn es vielleicht unter Mormonen als Kavaliersdelikt gesehen wird.

Faust: In addition to the legacy of faith bequeathed by those who crossed the plains, they also left a great heritage of love—love of God and love of mankind. It is an inheritance of sobriety, independence, hard work, high moral values, and fellowship. It is a birthright of obedience to the commandments of God and loyalty to those whom God has called to lead this people. It is a legacy of forsaking evil. Immorality, alternative life-styles, gambling, selfishness, dishonesty, unkindness, addiction to alcohol, and drugs are not part of the gospel of Jesus Christ.

Hinckley: Lotteries are now becoming government-operated entities across the United States and in many other countries. Does the Church have a position on this matter?
I have my own feelings concerning them.

I am advised that some twenty-two states in the United States now have state lotteries. Proposals have been placed before Congress for a federal lottery.

There can be no question about the moral ramifications of this practice. A lottery is a form of gambling, regardless of the high-sounding purpose it may be advocated to meet. Lottery fever recently peaked when New York State announced that three winning tickets would split $41 million. People lined up to buy tickets. One winning ticket was held by 21 factory workers, with 778 second-place winners, and 113,000 who received token amounts. That may sound pretty good.

But there were also 35,998,956 losers, each of whom had paid for a chance to win.

The question of lotteries is a moral question. That government now promotes what it once enforced laws against becomes a sad reflection on the deterioration of public and political morality in the nation.

President Brigham Young spoke out against gambling. President Lorenzo Snow spoke against it. President Joseph F. Smith spoke very strongly against it; and, in 1925, President Heber J. Grant and his counselors said, “The Church has been and now is unalterably opposed to gambling in any form.” (Improvement Era, Sept. 1926, p. 1100.)

Lotteries are advocated as a means of relieving the burden of taxation. That may be a political matter. But a tax by any other name is still a tax, except in this case the burden usually falls on the poor who can least afford to pay it. As an editorial in USA Today stated recently: “Lotteries aren’t painless—the overwhelming majority of players always lose. The game takes bread and money from the poor. And it is one more temptation for the compulsive gamblers who ruin careers and families with their addiction.” (USA Today, 26 Aug. 1985.) In this context, it becomes a moral question.

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http://www.lightplanet.com/mormons/basic/doctrines/gambling_eom.htm

by W. John Walsh

Latter-day Saints reject all forms of gambling as a pernicious evil to society.  The First Presidency has stated:

“The Church has been and now is unalterably opposed to gambling in any form whatever. It is opposed to any game of chance, occupation, or so-called business, which takes money from the person who may be possessed of it without giving value received in return. It is opposed to all practices the tendency of which is to encourage the spirit of reckless speculation, and particularly to that which tends to degrade or weaken the high moral standard which the members of the Church, and our community at large, have always maintained.  We therefore advise and urge all members of the Church to refrain from participation in any activity which is contrary to the view herein set forth.”[1]

Latter-day Saint opposition to gambling is rooted in key theological principles.  The ultimate purpose of life is for us to fulfill all the prerequisites which will enable us to enter into godhood—“having all divine attributes and doing as God does and being as God is”[2]—in the afterlife.  To help us acquire these needed divine attributes, our Heavenly Father has constructed a plan of salvation which enables us to obtain them.

One of the required divine attributes is the ability to work:  “For behold, this is [the Lord’s] work and [his] glory--to bring to pass the immortality and eternal life of man.”[3]  The Lord works in eternity and we must develop this aptitude within ourselves.  President Ezra Taft Benson taught:

“One of the first principles revealed to father Adam when he was driven out of the Garden of Eden was this: ‘In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground’ (Genesis 3:19). All we obtain in life of a material nature comes as a product of labor and the providence of God. Work produces life’s necessities.”[4]

By learning to work in mortality, we develop a capacity which we will take with us in the afterlife. 

Since gambling is founded upon the “desire to get something of value for little or nothing,”[5] it cultivates within us a spirit which opposes the divine ability to work for that which we desire.  Also, gambling is “destructive of the finer sensitivities of the soul”[6] in that it encourages us to manipulate and somehow vanquish our fellow man instead of showing love and compassion for him.  Instead of a spirit of love, gambling cultivates a spirit of craftiness and contention.  The prophets have taught that “every man should love his neighbor as himself, that there should be no contention among them.”[7]

In addition to the spiritual harm that occurs personally to the gambler, gambling also has broader negative effects to society at large.  Gamblers, especially those with addictions, frequently squander family resources needed for other purposes thus depriving other family members of their own rights and privileges.  Also, “[t]he underworld of gambling and vice are constantly and unrelentingly exploiting the innocent and unsuspecting.”[8]  The First Presidency has noted:

“There can be no question about the moral ramifications of gambling, including government-sponsored lotteries. Public lotteries are advocated as a means of relieving the burden of taxation. It has been demonstrated, however, that all too often lotteries only add to the problems of the financially disadvantaged by taking money from them and giving nothing of value in return. The poor and the elderly become victims of the inducements that are held out to purchase lottery tickets on the remote chance of winning a substantial prize. It is sad to see governments now promoting what they once enacted laws to forbid. We urge members of the Church to join with others with similar concerns in opposing the legalization of gambling and government-sponsorship of lotteries.”[9]

(See Basic Beliefs home page; Doctrines of the Gospel home page)
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[1] Letter of the First Presidency issued on September 21, 1925 by Heber J. Grant, Anthony W. Ivins, Charles W. Nibley.  Quoted in  James R. Clark, ed.,  Messages of the First Presidency, Vol. 5, p. 245.

[2] "Godhood"   K. Codell Carter, Encyclopedia of Mormonism, New York: Macmillan Publishing Company, 1992.

[3] Moses 1:39, Pearl of Great Price, Salt Lake City, Utah: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1981.

[4] Benson, E., Teachings of Ezra Taft Benson, Salt Lake City, Utah: Bookcraft, 1988, p.474.

[5] Smith, J.  Gospel Doctrine, Salt Lake City, Utah: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1919, p. 327.

[6] McConkie, B., Mormon Doctrine, Salt Lake City, Utah: Bookcraft, 1966, p. 302.

[7] Mosiah 23:15, Book of Mormon, Salt Lake City, Utah: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1981.

[8] Conference Report, Salt Lake City, Utah: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, October 1961, p. 22.

[9] Church News, Oct. 5, 1986, p. 4.

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http://www.mormonhaven.com/question.htm

What is the Church’s stand on Gambling? I have always heard that you could not get a Temple Recommend if you participated in ANY form of gambling. Is it against Church policy or is it just frowned upon.
JOEL - According to Church policy:

"The Church opposes gambling in any form, including government-sponsored lotteries. Members are urged to join with others who have similar concerns in opposing the legalization and government sponsorship of any form of gambling."(Church Handbook #1)

In 1987 the First Presidency of The Church made this statement:

"There can be no question about the moral ramifications of gambling. As it has in the past, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints stands opposed to gambling, including government-sponsored lotteries."

More than sixty years ago, President Heber J. Grant and his counselors, the First Presidency of that day, declared:

"The Church has been and now is unalterably opposed to gambling in any form whatever. It is opposed to any game of chance, occupation, or so-called business, which takes money from the person who may be possessed of it without giving value received in return. It is opposed to all practices the tendency of which is to degrade or weaken the high moral standard which the members of the Church, and our community at large, have always maintained."

A generation earlier, President Joseph F. Smith had stated:

"The Church does not approve of gambling but strongly condemns it as morally wrong, and classes also with this gambling, games of chance and lottery, of all kinds, and earnestly disapproves of any of its members engaging therein."(See Dallin H. Oaks, June Ensign 1987)

Although the temple recommend interview does not specifically ask about gambling, it is quite obvious that any Latter-day Saint(regardless of holding a temple recommend) would not be living their religion if they participated in gambling. Some Bishops in areas like Las Vegas do ask members about gambling in the temple recommend interview. So it is not just frowned upon but it is also a policy of the church.
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