Gambling
Gambling and the poor financial management that it brings is the cause of many broken families and destroyed lives. With the false hope of winning it big, many have lost everything. Legalized gambling is bad policy for the family because it creates an environment of unhealthy financial thinking and expectations.
Talking Points and Basic Information
Lotteries: An Overview of the Problem
By Chad Hills
Focus on the Family
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Childhood and Adolescent Gambling
By Chad Hills
Focus on the Family
Adolescents are the largest and most vulnerable population addicted to gambling.
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Indian Gambling Fact Sheet
By Focus on the Family Action
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FAQ: Gambling in the U.S.
April 30, 2008
By Chad Hills
Focus on the Family
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Gambling Availability and Addiction
By Chad Hills
Focus on the Family
Gambling promoters frequently maintain that there is little, if any, relationship between the availability of gambling and gambling addiction. However, testimony from experts and data from gambling communities indicate otherwise.
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Gambling’s Impact on Families
By Chad Hills
Focus on the Family
The tragedy of gambling addiction reaches far beyond the more than 15 million Americans who are problem or pathological gamblers. Employers, work associates, friends, and taxpayers often pay a steep price as well.
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Statement to the House Select Committee on Seminole Indian Compact Review
February 12, 2009
By Nathan Dunn
Florida Family Action
The introduction of Class III gambling to Seminole facilities is not in the best long-term interests of Florida’s families and communities. Paper analyzing the affects of predatory gambling in Florida.
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In depth Research and Articles
Gambling and Suicide
By Chad Hills
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Casinos and Crime
By Ed Vitagliano
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Video Lottery Terminals (VLTs) and Electronic Gaming Devices
By Chad Hills
Experts on gambling addiction say that video terminals are especially dangerous because they offer gamblers a very fast, highly stimulating, rate of play. Faster play also means that bettors lose more money, because each bet a gambler makes is, on average, a loser, so more bets translate into larger losses.
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Research, Testimonies and Articles From Gambling Experts
August 22, 2007
By Chad Hills
A clearinghouse of information and research on the effect of gambling upon society
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Websites, Books and Additional Resources
Focus on the Family – Florida Gambling Action Page
http://www.citizenlink.org/FOSI/gambling/A000005486.cfm
National Council on Problem Gambling
http://www.ncpgambling.org
Hate Crimes
Talking Points and Basic Information
Thought Crime (`Hate Crime`) Laws: Unnecessary and a Threat to Free Speech
Timothy J. Dailey
Family Research Council
So-called “hate crime” legislation would have a chilling effect on free speech by making unpopular ideas a basis for harsher treatment in criminal proceedings.
What Does Exodus Believe About Thought Crimes Laws (Hate Crimes)?
Jeff Buchanan
Exodus International
Exodus International believes… that every human being is of equal value and worthy of the same treatment under the law. While Exodus International strongly opposes violent crimes and acts of aggression against any individual or group of individuals, thought crimes laws offer more legal protection to certain citizens based on their sexual preference alone. In addition, these laws pave the way to prosecute biblical beliefs about homosexuality, instead of prosecuting illegal actions that harm others.
“THOUGHT CRIMES” (“HATE CRIMES”) LAWS
Peter Sprigg
Family Research Council
In October 2009, Congress passed — and President Obama signed — a bill which created a broad federal “hate crime” law. For the first time, it allowed the federal government to step in and prosecute any violent crime anywhere in the country that “is motivated by prejudice” against a number of protected characteristics, including “sexual orientation” and “gender identity” (that is, cross-dressing and sex changes). A number of states and localities have passed similar laws, while others are still considering them.
Q & A: What’s Wrong with Thought Crime (‘Hate Crime’) Laws?
Peter Sprigg
Family Research Council
We oppose all Thought Crime laws in principle, because penalizing people specifically for their thoughts, beliefs, or attitudes–even ones abhorrent to us and to the vast majority of Americans, such as racism–would undermine the freedom of speech and thought at the heart of our democracy.
Deconstructionism and the Left
David Barton
Groups such as the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), Americans United for the Separation of Church and State (AU), the Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF), the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), People For the American Way (PAW), American Atheists (AA), the Baptist Joint Committee (BJC), and many similar groups are among those included within the movement known as “The Left.”
Charges Against Street Preacher for “Hate Speech” Dropped
Randy Thomas
Exodus International
A Christian street preacher arrested and hauled before the courts for saying homosexuality was sinful has had the charge against him dropped.
Dallas Church Draws Protest
Mike Goeke
Exodus International
On Sunday, November 9th, about 100 protesters showed up outside the First Baptist Church of Dallas to demonstrate against the weekly sermon entitled, “Why Gay is Not O.K.”
Pastor Taken Off YouTube For Message Against Homosexuality
November 9, 2009
Randy Thomas
Exodus International
Dr. David Manning recently had a video of a sermon he preached on homosexuality pulled off of YouTube. According to Manning, YouTube cited the recently signed Hate Crimes legislation as their reason for pulling the sermon; they had always allowed his previous sermons. I did not see the pastor’s original sermon; however his video explaining his outrage at the situation was very strongly worded and full of emotion.
H.R. 2015: THE EMPLOYMENT NON-DISCRIMINATION ACT OF 2007
Family Research Council
H.R. 2015 is misleadingly referred to as a logical extension of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act. While the Civil Rights Act was enacted primarily to protect the rights of racial minorities, ENDA is aimed at providing heightened protections for a particular sexual behavior-homosexuality. H.R. 2015 is a radical transformation of workplace discrimination law. It would grant special consideration on the basis of “sexual orientation” or “gender identity” that would not be extended to other employees in the workplace.
Focus on the Family’s Dobson on Hate Crimes Bill: “Utter Evil” Coming out of Congress
Alex Bush
May 19, 2009 (LifeSiteNews.com) – James Dobson, founder of Focus on the Family, stated on his daily radio program, Focus on the Family Daily, that “utter evil” is coming out of the United States Congress. He made the remark in reference to the recently passed Hate Crimes Bill, H.R.1913, which makes “sexual orientation,” as well as race, religion, class, gender or disability, categories that are protected from “hate crimes.”
In depth Research and Articles
Criminalizing Christianity: Sweden`s Hate Speech Law
By Dr. R. Dr. R. Albert Mohler, Jr. Jr.
Hateful Crimes
By Chuck Colson
Websites, Books and Additional Resources
Don`t Muzzle Our Pulpits
http://www.onenewsnow.com/Politics/Default.aspx?id=379590
Family Research Council
http://www.frc.org/
Exodus International
http://exodusinternational.org/
Wall Builders
http://www.wallbuilders.com
