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08-02-2009, 01:24 PM
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A quick couple of questions..
When I convert to LDS do I have to stop playing canasta, euchre, and pinochle?
Also, how much trouble will I be in when I root for the WVU Mountaineers over BYU? (First question is serious, second not so much.) 
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08-02-2009, 02:25 PM
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Hi!!! People seem to have split opinions on playing games with dice/cards as far as I know due to the gambling aspect. I say there is no harm done playing card games (I love solitaire) and using a dice in a game as long as long as it is only a game and you are not playing for money.
Second well I say thats totally personal choice! You root for who you think are the better team. Though I think its important to bear in mind for all the worldy things we believe in we first and formost believe in God and his kingdom ^-^
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08-02-2009, 04:49 PM
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Like Kitty said, its really a matter of gambling then it is about the kind of cards you are playing. (if its for money). Gambling is the no Go. Playing 52 card pickup is fine. (as long as there is no money).
There is a form each week that you have to fill out to show that you know the score of the BYU game. If you don't know the score then you sit in a room and wach the most recent game. Unless BYU lost then they don't worry about. :-0
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08-02-2009, 06:09 PM
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Well, you may get a public flogging if you can't root for the Cougs!
 Look. The principle LDS people live by is to be honest in their dealings and that means we don't promote gambling in any of its forms. But my family plays a load of cards and I know lots of people who play various games and still keep the principle in the lives. We don't however play games that involve money at all, but we don't stop enjoying activities that bring our relationships closer. You gotta listen to the Spirit....just like the rest of us.....and make the decisions that you feel are the best ways to worship and live your life. Remember that the spirit of the law is often more important than the letter. Not that this dismisses the need for the letter....
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08-02-2009, 06:36 PM
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Misshalfway and the others explained it rather well!
Our family loves cards and dice. Our favorite games: Uno, Rummy, Yahtzee, the new Monopoly card game, and Boggle. Though none of these are hard-core gambling games. LOL I don't think people sit around betting on Boggle.  Technically, don't most games involve dice as a means to move pieces across the board?  We don't gamble though. Our biggest concern in playing games is teaching our kids to win nicely, and to lose sweetly. My son gets pretty upset when he loses at Uno (he is only 6). The funny thing is, he beat me 12 times in a row the other night, but got mad when I finally won. SHEESH
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08-02-2009, 07:13 PM
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You play Euchre????? Awesome!
 Are you from Indiana? Only Hoosiers play Euchre. And LDS Hoosiers are awesome Euchre players!
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08-03-2009, 12:23 AM
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08-03-2009, 01:04 AM
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Don't you have to speak Hillbilly to root for WVU? BYU bestows honorary degrees on those who show they can fluently speak a foreign language that is not offered on their current class schedule. While Hillbilly is technically a dialect of American English, I'll bet you could petition and win in arbitration.
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08-03-2009, 01:12 AM
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I've played Euchure wiht my branch president.....
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08-03-2009, 06:13 AM
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Thanks for your input! I learned to play euchre while I was at IU for 2 years. Unfortunately, that was a bad time in my life and it seems euchre is about the only thing I did learn while there in Bloomington.
FYI - those of us from WV are mountaineers, hillbillies are from a Los Angeles suburb!
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