GAMBLING, GOVERNMENT AND VIRTUE
A mainstream philosophical perspective has long been that the government of any given society should promote moral health and virtue, or at least, legislate in such a way that society’s fabric is not undermined. In this regard, the new anti-gambling bill in the U.S. is indeed welcome news. For as U.S. Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist told reporters, gambling is “a serious addiction that undermines the family, dashes dreams, and frays the fabric of society.”
Will Canadian lawmakers follow suit? We wait and see—and pray!
For the story, see “U.S. bans Internet gambling.”
Will Canadian lawmakers follow suit? We wait and see—and pray!
For the story, see “U.S. bans Internet gambling.”
And our wicked news media are all behind the gamblers - even when one of our channels is running a documentary on how a man ruined himself on one of these sites.
Posted by
Highland Host |
5:23 a.m.
And our wicked news media are all behind the gambling sites - even when one of our channels is running a documentary on how a man ruined himself on one of these sites.
Posted by
Highland Host |
5:23 a.m.
I doubt the Canadian government will pass a similar law. Evil masquerading as freedom is too ingrained in the national consciousness. We'll probably hear choruses of "You can't legislate morality" (which of course is a lie. It's done by governments all the time).
Posted by
Shawn Abigail |
10:05 p.m.