Just a short story I will like to tell before the main discussion, I was opportuned to listen on a telephone conversation between a man and a Clergy, what he ask was that if it is right for someone to gamble and won a jackpot, then bring a percentage of the winning to the Clergy, will he accept such as a sacrifice for the growth and developments of the religion? Knowing that the money was gotten from gambling fortune, the Clergy accepted the money but condem gambling.
Secondly, some of us have been arguing on this before time, but I want us to go wide on this discussion using different approaches over it, which may includes the religious, political, economical and social believes to why Clergy men should gamble or not, lets sight examples where necessary, prove our point and learn from each other's opinion.
Be informed that this is a general discussion, not a threat to take attacks on each other, drop your own perspective and state some reasons to back them up, let's make it more of being fun and informative with our actual facts.
I might be more of into Scientism and could be called an atheist. Religion in 21st century is just a tradition and custom we follow. It could remain as a culture in society.
But anyone who believes there's a higher being who needs to be praised, worshiped, provided favors in return for his/her protection or reward and claims the higher being tells you to do or not do something is plain stupid. These are the things human made and the rules were a way of controlling the society. Morally discussing, gambling could be considered a bad thing that's not suited for society but making it a religious rule is not good.