Sin In The Believer - Gambling

Sin in the Believer - Gambling

Historical Facts
The Romans worshipped a goddess of FORTUNE & CHANCE. The Roman poet Juvenal wrote of her
saying, "Thou wouldst have no divine power if we were prudent." The Romans held festivals and
erected temples in her owner. One temple was called Felicitas which means "good fortune" or
"good luck."
The Roman lawyer and satirist Juvenal (60-140A.D.) characterized gambling as a domineering vice of the
foolish.

"Experiences of the past have crystallized into a general public conviction that LOTTERIES are to be
regarded, in direct proportion to their extension, as among the most dangerous and prolific sources of
human misery" (Lotteries In American History by A. R. Spofford - 1892). He made this statement as a
result of the experiences in America...
- In 1752 Pennsylvania's Provincial Assembly banned lotteries, denouncing them as a public and common
nuisance, stating in it's edict that they were "introductive to vice, idleness and i...