Family Values

Hawaii's Gambling Bills

February 19, 2010 - 8:59pm — Dennis L

 As a lot of you know by now the Hawaii State House Judiciary Committee just passed through 2 bills designed to allow casino gambling to start up in Hawaii. House Bill 2759 authorizes the state Department of Hawaiian Home Lands to allow gaming casinos on Hawaiian Homes parcels as it deems necessary and House Bill 2251 would allow for creation of a gaming commission that would issue a single five-year license to a casino operator on O'ahu. I think its a farce to try to pass this on as helping the State with it's financial crisis especially our furlow Friday's which they themselves say would barely generate enough to cover.
 From a Social aspect it hurts the citizens of Hawaii in the following ways.
 It Causes addiction, it doubles bankruptcy, it Increases crime, it Increases suicides, it contributes to divorce, it damages the economy, it cannibalizes jobs, it corrupts politics more than usual, it stimulates illegal gambling. Each one of these can be expounded upon with clear numbers based on the other 47 states that have some form of legalized gambling.
 From a Christian and moral aspect gambling hurts the citizens of Hawaii in the following ways.
Gambling is an attempt to get something without working for it.The Bible stresses the importance of work (2 Thes.3:10-11; Eph.4:28). Gambling is motivated by greed. Let’s be honest and admit that greed lies at the heart of all gambling. The desire to get something for nothing is really another name for covetousness (Exodus 20:17; Prov. 21:25-26). read more »

Can we make it less meaningless?

January 8, 2010 - 11:48pm — akweaver

Can we make it
less... Meaningless?

The wisest man in
history was Solomon. A great deal of Solomon's wisdom can be gleaned
from the Bible. One lesson that can be easily overlooked in what
Soloman has to say about "Vanity".

Ecclesiastes 12:8 NIV

"Meaningless!
Meaningless!" says the Teacher. "Everything is
meaningless!"

The
average time an American household spends watching TV is at an
all-time high. We spend 8 Hr. 21 Min a day watching television. 1

Also
internet usage among Americans is rapidly increasing. Most polls
state that the average internet usage by Americans to be around 2 Hr.
12 Min a day. 2 read more »

LOUISIANA CHRISTIAN COALITION COMMENDS PASTORS AND URGES GOVERNOR JINDAL TO CLEARLY DEFINE HIS POSITION ON GAMBLING

February 19, 2009 - 5:51pm — John Hogue

LOUISIANA CHRISTIAN COALITION

PRESS RELEASE

For Immediate Release
February 19, 2009

Contact: John W. Hogue, III
Telephone (985) 789-4680
jwhogue@bellsouth.net

LOUISIANA CHRISTIAN COALITION COMMENDS PASTORS AND URGES GOVERNOR JINDAL TO CLEARLY DEFINE HIS POSITION ON GAMBLING

Mandeville, LA - John Hogue, state director of The Louisiana Christian Coalition, issued the following statement today: read more »

Vice President

August 29, 2008 - 12:45pm — T_Henry76

Personally, I think Governor Palin has lead an inspiring life. I think she has strong, respectable conservative values.

Well, at least I did, but now I have some doubts. As excited I am to win the White House, we cannot forget our commitment to family values.

Let's not forget that Gov. Palin has a 6 month old son who suffers from down syndrome. That little boy needs his family. He needs a father and a MOTHER. The office of the Vice President carries a 24-hour-a-day responsibility. How will Gov. Palin fulfill her duties as both the VP and as a mother?  read more »
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