Gambling

ELCA Churchwide Assembly Action CA03.06.43

Resolved
To commend the South Dakota Synod for raising the issue of legalized gambling and underscoring the need to address it;

To encourage congregations and synods to deliberate on issues related to gambling using the study “Gambling: A Study for Congregations” as a resource;

To support advocacy opposing legalized gambling on the basis of the ELCA social statement on economic life, “Sufficient, Sustainable Livelihood for All”; and

To decline to initiate a social statement process on gambling.