As everyone already knows, there are some State questions on the ballot for November 4 that are moral issues. Many don’t believe they are moral issues, but I do.


State Question 705: Creates a state run lottery that can be changed at the whim of the legislature without a vote of the people.

State Question 706: Mandates where lottery revenues will be spent, allows the legislature to change and direct money to an authorized area. This does not prevent reduction of current education funding.

State Question 712: Allows Class III(Las-Vegas style) slot machines at race tracks and tribal casinos.

State Question 711: Establishes a constitutional amendment defining marriage as a union between one man and one woman.


Gambling and lotteries violate at least three biblical principles.

1)I Corinthians 10:31….So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it for the glory of God.”

Playing the lottery does not glorify God….it glorifies sin.

2)Matthew 25:14-30: (These verses are about the parable of the Talents)

God wants us to invest wisely. The lottery isn’t an investment, it’s a game of chance where many people throw away their money.

3)I Timothy 6:9-10: Vs. 9 “People who want to get rich fall into temptation and a trap and into many foolish and harmful desires that plunge men into ruin and destruction.” Vs. 10 For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people, eager for money, have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs.”

This verse speaks for itself. The poor who can’t really afford to play the lottery will play, in hopes of getting rich quick. When they play and they lose, their families suffer, they can’t pay bills, they can’t buy groceries, and they are left trying to figure out how to make more money. Money is not the root of all evil….it is the LOVE of money that is the root of all evil.

No, there is not a scripture in the Bible that has the word gambling in it, referring to gambling money, however, the above scriptures refer to gambling. Accept it or not, gambling and the lottery are wrong.

4)Matthew 19:4-5: VS.4 “Haven’t you read,” he replied, “that at the beginning the Creator ‘made them male and female,’ VS. 5 and said, ‘ For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh.

Enough said.

VOTE NO ON STATE QUESTIONS : 705…..706…..and 712.
VOTE YES ON STATE QUESTION 711

Let’s bring morality back to this nation.

Let's make our educators accountable for the money they spend, instead of gambling on our childrens' future.