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Soloist wrote: ↑Tue Apr 30, 2024 8:42 am

steve-in-kville wrote: ↑Tue Apr 30, 2024 8:40 am I don't have a problem buying a raffle ticket that benefits a non-profit. But that's me.

I had a coworker that won a million on a scratch off some years back. Want to guess how much he has left?

$200,000 debt to the IRS?

Close. Six figures in the hole.

I don't have a problem buying a raffle ticket that benefits a non-profit. But that's me.

I had a coworker that won a million on a scratch off some years back. Want to guess how much he has left?

Generally speaking really depends on where you come now on the spectrum of conservative versus liberal as to whether or not it’s considered gambling. This would be true for a lot of things. For me, the energy expelled in making a big deal over some things would be better used in some other "he...

Just a friendly question, as I have wondered about the propriety of participating in these things myself: If I (or you) really "expect nothing in return", that is, if there is absolutely no hope of actually receiving the prize, why not just make a donation instead, and refuse the ticket? ...

Fire Dept - depending on the area, some fire departments rely on raffles, bingo, tractor pulls, etc for fund raising. Also some require life insurance for their members which most conservative Mennos find objectionable. This is where I must disagree. I have no problem buying gun/raffle tickets full...

Off the top of my head: OTR truck driving can be hotly debated. Leaving in the truck on a Sunday can be debated as well. Occupations that require Sunday shifts fall in that as well. When my employer had the original third shift, we started at 11pm Sunday night. My church leadership (at the time) did...

Look up Kinsington in Philadelphia. It is nicknamed Zombieland now.

I always heard various groups did not allow the use of cameras, but I do not think it is enforced like it was decades ago.

My former EPMC employer had a few of them. I called them Mennonite four-wheelers as they were not allowed to have real 4-sheelers, but it was okay for their kids to race around on a golf cart.