Are Playing Cards Evil ???

[FFH]

But what say ye all about the link between the Tarot cards and face cards, found in this link: International Playing-Card Society - Brief History of Playing-Cards

Again, this link also states similar things as the first link in the opening post: Should Christians Play Cards?

 

[Aqualung]

FFH, why don't you actually summarise what's in the links instead of expecting us to pick them apart and try to find what it is that offends you. That would certainly be the morepolite thing to do, since you did start the thread in the first place.

 

[MaddLlama]

But what say ye all about the link between the Tarot cards and face cards, found in this link: International Playing-Card Society - Brief History of Playing-Cards

Again, this link also states similar things as the first link in the opening post: Should Christians Play Cards?

So what? Tarrochi cards were originally playing cards, and didn't become "fortune telling" cards until centuries later, after modern playing cards were in use. Modern Tarot cards as fortune telling devices were also far different aesthetically than the original Tarrochi cards.

So, again I say "so what"?

 

[McBell]

But what say ye all about the link between the Tarot cards and face cards, found in this link: International Playing-Card Society - Brief History of Playing-Cards

I would say that to many people have to much free time on their hands and feel the need to find the devil.
Even if that means putting the devil places he isn't.

Again, this link also states similar things as the first link in the opening post: Should Christians Play Cards?

J.D. Carlson does not like playing cards.
So what?



What do YOU think of post #20?

 

[Buttercup]

And my interpretation is the correct one Sister Buttercup.

Are you sure about that Sister Luna? My pastor had a special revelation from Gawd saying as long as 50% of your gambling winnings go to the church or are put in the pot for Bingo night, it's perfectly acceptable to play cards for money.

Yes. If you lose you deserved to lose your money in the devil's game. It proves your virtue. You only win if the devil is trying to win you to his side. And then God smites you if you are lucky. If you win and God does not smite you, that means you are in league with the devil. See. Proves it.

Now, if that isn't circular saw reasoning then I'm a monkey's uncle.

 

[lunamoth]

Are you sure about that Sister Luna? My pastor had a special revelation from Gawd saying as long as 50% of your gambling winnings go to the church or are put in the pot for Bingo night, it's perfectly acceptable to play cards for money.

That sounds perfectly reasonable to me. Since I also had this revelation, it is now OK to gamble if 50% of your winnings go to me.

Now, if that isn't circular saw reasoning then I'm a monkey's uncle.

My logic is perfect. And it's more like you are a monkey's niece.

 

[Buttercup]

That sounds perfectly reasonable to me. Since I also had this revelation, it is now OK to gamble if 50% of your winnings go to me.

I'm not so sure, sister Luna. I don't think Gawd permits women folk to accept revelations. More than likely what you thought was revelation was probably just a sinister case of PMS.

 

[lunamoth]

I'm not so sure, sister Luna. I don't think Gawd permits women folk to accept revelations. More than likely what you thought was revelation was probably just a sinister case of PMS.

Doh! You could be right!

But I was so sure that was Jesus on my french toast this morning!

 

[Buttercup]

But I was so sure that was Jesus on my french toast this morning!

Well, I hope you didn't smear butter and syrup all over his face! We could sell him for big bucks on ebay! 50/50 is our deal right?

 

[FFH]

What do YOU think of post #20?

Very clever.

He's assigning good things to evil face cards, in order to justify his use of them., which probably or undoubtedly knows is wrong..

There is absolutely nothing good about face cards. We can place a value on those symbols/indices, but what is their real origin ???

How did the face cards come about and what were the meanings assigned to these symbols. Are there any "hidden" images on the front or back of these cards ???

I call it like it is, pure evil. I can't stand to even have them around me and I have to stop myself from throwing them away if I see them at work...

 

[FFH]

FFH, why don't you actually summarise what's in the links instead of expecting us to pick them apart and try to find what it is that offends you. That would certainly be the morepolite thing to do, since you did start the thread in the first place.

I don't want to say anything more until all the facts are in...

Need to gather the facts and my thoughts before speaking...

Will get back to this tomorrow/today...

 

[jamaesi]

If "touch not the unclean thing" and that they can be used to gamble are the only factual arguments against playing cards... I have to ask why people which such beliefs are using computers and the internet with all the pornography and other various things that can be accessed and stored on them.

 

[The Great Architect]

It just goes to show, if one looks hard enough for evil, it can be found in even the most benign pastimes.

My point is that if some people to want to see evil badly enough in anything at all, they will pull it out. Even card games aren't safe! I played cards with my Nanna, for goodness' sake! I can't think of anything less diabolical!

 

[cardero]

My grandmother used to tell fortunes from just a pack of playing cards. Sometimes she would do this for profit. Go ahead, say something bad about my "gammy". I DARE YOU!!!

 

[The Great Architect]

No way... she sounds cool!

 

[Ozzie]

Are Playing Cards Evil ???

Not on the face of them.

 

[Popeyesays]

Not on the face of them.

I always found something sinister about the Bicycle back deck.

Regards,
Scott

 

[Hope]

This is ridiculous. Saying playing cards are evil is just another example of legalism. If people are going to go this route, they should at least be consistent. Perhaps shy away from Christmas and Easter too? Both of these holidays actually have pagan origins. So do birthday candles on birthday cakes. And for the record, I didn't get to celebrate Christmas or Easter, or have birthday parties with candles on my cake, when I was growing up for these very reasons. My parents saw these things as evil. (They apparently didn't know about the evil of playing cards....)

A Christian is free in Christ. We are not bound by a bunch of external rules. If our conscience truly bothers us in regards to certain, non-doctrinal practices, then, by all means, we shouldn't engage in these practices. But that doesn't give us the right to limit others' freedom. The apostle Paul talks about this in I Corinthians chapters 8 and 10. Basically the gist of it is: if your conscience won't allow you to do something, then don't do it, but don't impose that limitation on someone whose conscience is not bothered; likewise, those who have freedom in a certain area should not use that freedom in the presence of a weaker person, so as not to cause them to stumble. Neither the weaker nor the stronger should impose upon each other, but instead prefer each other in love.

So if someone doesn't feel right about playing cards, that's fine. The loving thing for me to do is not play cards around them. But the loving thing for them to do is not tell me that I am forever forbidden from playing cards.

 

[MaddLlama]

I don't want to say anything more until all the facts are in...

Need to gather the facts and my thoughts before speaking...

Will get back to this tomorrow/today...

Maybe if you want real facts you should do some real research into the history of playing cards, the Tarrochi, and the Rider-Waite. Because right now all you've presented is little bits of fact put together in a way--laden with ridiculous conspiracies that is--that makes them simply false.

 

[MysticSang'ha]

I'm just hoping for his own sake, then, that FFH doesn't have a solitaire program on his computer. :rainbow1:




Peace,
Mystic