Why would a religious family be against playing cards?

I just got a free pack of playing cards from my college fair, then I realized my family has none. We are religious ( Pentecostal).


Do you think the two could be related?


why?





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Why would a religious family be against playing cards?
The Puritans didn't like card playing, but I hadn't heard any references to current religions that objected to it. I think the argument was just that it was frivolous and that people should be concerned with more serious activities - I'm not sure there was anything biblical to it.
Reply:The modern deck of playing cards is directly based on the Tarot deck. Tarot = occult. Although I think few Christians would be aware of this.
Reply:Playing cards are often associated with gambling, which many religious people object to. A quick Google search for "pentecostal playing cards" shows that many Pentecostals do avoid playing cards, but I don't know if it's a central religious tenet or just something that many people do. However, if you're just using them for playing and not for gambling, there really should be no objection.
Reply:The object of religion is control. You figure it out.
Reply:some denominations are stricter about interrupting gambling.





Salvationists for example (the salvation army folk ) don't approve of gambling.





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Reply:I know that far back in time playing cards resembled tarot cards. This is one reason and these cards were also associated with gambling. Very traditional, old fashioned religious people were against playing cards for this reason.
Reply:Someone told me that cards were used as a divination tool, and the Joker was a mocking symbol for Christ. Modern playing cards and tarot cards have a common origin.





There is also the connection of gambling with playing cards, so people avoid cards to avoid gambling.





Whether or not your family's religion and cards are connected, ask them.
Reply:It is called, religious legalism, putting more on people than what needs to be. Nothing at all wrong or non-Christian about playing card games for crying out loud. Not all Pentecostal churches are into legalism.
Reply:From my point of view theres two reasons. One is because gambling is totally prohibited and playing cards (poker) for for fun is disliked. Secondly because its a waste of time, it dosen't really bring any benefit to anyone and just distracts you from worshipping God.





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