Editing Gambling (section)

====Protestantism====
Gambling views among Protestants vary, with some either discouraging or forbidding their members from participation in gambling. [[Methodists]], in accordance with the doctrine of [[outward holiness]], oppose gambling which they believe is a sin that feeds on greed. Other denominations that discourage gambling are the [[United Methodist Church]],<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.umc.org/what-we-believe/gambling | title=Book of Resolutions: Gambling}}</ref> the [[Free Methodist Church]],<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.freemethodist.org.uk/articles/the-dangerous-rise-of-gambling.php | title=The Free Methodist Church (UK) &#124; Why we don't encourage gambling | access-date=25 August 2017 | archive-date=18 June 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180618103508/http://www.freemethodist.org.uk/articles/the-dangerous-rise-of-gambling.php | url-status=dead }}</ref> the [[Evangelical Wesleyan Church]],<ref name="EWC2015">{{cite book|title=The Discipline of the Evangelical Wesleyan Church |year=2015|publisher=[[Evangelical Wesleyan Church]]|language=en|pages=60–61}}</ref> the [[Salvation Army]],<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20160213070243/http://www.waterbeachsalvationarmy.org.uk/what-to-know-more/why-dont-salvationists-drink-smoke-or-gamble "Why Don't Salvationists Drink, Smoke or Gamble?"] ''Water Beach and Soham Salvation Army Community Church'' (WaterBeachSalvationArmy.org.uk).  Archived 13 February 2016.</ref> and the [[Church of the Nazarene]].<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.crivoice.org/creednazarene.html | title=The Church of the Nazarene, Doctrinal and Ethical Positions}}</ref>

Other Protestants that oppose gambling include [[Mennonites]], [[Schwarzenau Brethren]],<ref name="DBC2021">{{cite book |title=Dunkard Brethren Church Polity |date=1 November 2021 |publisher=[[Dunkard Brethren Church]] |page=8}}</ref> [[Quakers]],<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.worldspirituality.org/moral02.html | title=Quaker View of Gambling}}</ref> the [[Christian Reformed Church in North America]],<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.crcna.org/welcome/beliefs/position-statements/gambling | title=Gambling| date=2012-06-26}}</ref> the [[Church of the Lutheran Confession]],<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://lutheranmissions.org/dedo_download/gambling/ | title=Gambling}}</ref> the [[Southern Baptist Convention]],<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.sbc.net/resolutions/564/resolution-on-gambling | title=Southern Baptist Convention > Resolution on Gambling | access-date=25 August 2017 | archive-date=18 June 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180618102911/http://www.sbc.net/resolutions/564/resolution-on-gambling | url-status=dead }}</ref> the [[Assemblies of God]],<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://ag.org/Beliefs/Topics-Index/Gambling-and-Lotteries | title=Gambling and Lotteries}}</ref> and the [[Seventh-day Adventist Church]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://stvincenttimes.com/seventh-day-adventist-church-position-on-gambling/|title=Seventh-Day Adventist Church Position On Gambling|date=2019-02-28|website=St. Vincent Times|access-date=2022-09-28}}</ref>