Card-playing
"Card-playing should be prohibited. The associations and tendencies
are dangerous. The prince of the powers of darkness presides in the
gaming-room and wherever there is card-playing. Evil angels are familiar
guests in these places. There is nothing in such amusements beneficial
to soul or body. There is nothing to strengthen the intellect, nothing
to store it with valuable ideas for future use. . . . These games are
the most senseless, useless, unprofitable and dangerous employments
the youth can have." --Ellen G. White, Christian Education, p.
34
Seventh-day Adventists against card-playing
3. Unacceptable activities. Adventists also teach that gambling,
card playing, theater going, and dancing are to be avoided
(1 John 2:15-17). They question spending time watching violent sporting
events (Phil. 4:8). Any activity that weakens our relationship with
our Lord and causes us to lose sight of eternal interests helps to
bind Satan's chains about our souls. Christians will rather participate
in those wholesome forms of leisure activities that will truly refresh
their physical, mental, and spiritual natures. --Christian
Behavior, 27 Fundamental Beliefs, Chapter 21.
Anti-Christian symbolism in doubt
Some claim that playing-cards have anti-Christian symbolism. We could
not verify this claim and believe it is unsupported. Here are some
links making this claim:
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