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Iowa Religious Group Opposes Online Gambling Plan
DES MOINES, IOWA --
The recent announcement by Iowa lawmakers that they are considering a bill to legalize intrastate online gambling was met with resistance by an Iowa religious organization claiming to be a family advocacy group. The Iowa Family Planning Center says efforts to expand gambling in the state, particularly the plan to allow Internet poker, would harm state residents.
Chuck Hurley, president of the center, says state officials should look to lower spending, rather than devise new ways to increase revenue. He asserts that, since gambling was legalized in 1989, Iowa has not solved its money problems but has become dependent on gaming revenue.
State Representative Doug Struyk has authored legislation that would let residents create accounts at one of the state's 17 casinos, which would then be used to fund online poker play. Struyk says regulating Internet gambling only makes sense, as 50,000 residents of Iowa already gamble on the Internet, without protection or taxation.
The IFPC is a thinly-disguised religious fundamentalist organization. Its policies include guarding the freedom of parents to teach children as they wish; for instance, that evolution is a flawed theory because it contradicts the Bible.
On the other hand, the IFPC is far less supportive of individual freedom in other areas. It supports banning gay marriage, and wants gambling made illegal because "it (gambling) wreaks havoc on individuals, families and communities."
When arguing a point that is untrue, it helps to make broad assertions that may sound passable so as not to draw examination.
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