Greed fuels sports gambling industry, ethicist says

ThePatriotLight - ERLC Summit Urged Church Leaders to Address the Spiritual Crisis of Sports Gambling

ThePatriotLight - In a recent summit hosted by the Southern Baptist Convention's Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC), pastors discussed the rise of sports betting and its impact on society. The event, held on Monday at Travis Avenue Baptist Church in Texas, sought to provide biblical wisdom on confronting the issue in congregations and families. RaShan Frost, pastor of Centerpoint Church in South Carolina and director of research at ERL…

Greed fuels sports gambling industry, ethicist says

FORT WORTH, Texas – Sports gambling feeds on greed and thrives on the exploitation of the vulnerable, Baptist pastor and former college football coach RaShan Frost said.

Greed fuels sports gambling industry, ethicist says • Biblical Recorder

FORT WORTH, Texas — Sports gambling feeds on greed and thrives on the exploitation of the vulnerable, Baptist pastor and former college football coach RaShan Frost said. “The problem with sports gambling is that it intensifies covetous and idolatrous desires within our hearts,” said Frost, director of research with the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission [...]Read More...

ERLC Summit Urged Church Leaders to Address the Spiritual Crisis of Sports Gambling - Milton Quintanilla

At a recent summit hosted by the Southern Baptist Convention's Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission, pastors discussed the growing issue of sports betting and its negative impact on society. Highlighting the spiritual, emotional, and physical consequences, they emphasized the importance of biblical stewardship and the dangers of gambling, particularly among young people, urging churches to address the issue within their congregations and famili…