Reuters, an international news agancy, reports that a group of 6 Buddhist monks have resigned after a video filmed secretly showed them playing high-stakes poker, drinking and smoking at a memorial event for dead Zen master. Seongho, a senior monk, said that about $875,000 was on the table during the cash game that lasted for about 13 hours.
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Posted by sadamman: Donations for religions are a scam. It's now been recorded them cheating in parson!!!!!
What has "Religion "got too do with poker and country's laws, "Scam , Cheating , Recorded" it just said it was against law to play for Money in South Korea(other than at casino's and horse racing), Its just like USA players not allowed to online! Sorry Sad, your a idiot All Thee Best PS; if u want look at Religion and Scams Look at Vatican (money laundering etc >Google)
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Posted by 0HighTimes0:
Posted by sadamman: Donations for religions are a scam. It's now been recorded them cheating in parson!!!!!
What has "Religion "got too do with poker and country's laws, "Scam , Cheating , Recorded" it just said it was against law to play for Money in South Korea(other than at casino's and horse racing), Its just like USA players not allowed to online! Sorry Sad, your a idiot All Thee Best PS; if u want look at Religion and Scams Look at Vatican (money laundering etc >Google)
OK somebody obviously takes things to heart. Its a scam because where does the money go? Not anywhere where it should do thats for sure. If you want to start an argument you'll get it, you NEVER know what the f**k, you yourself are on about. If you had any sense you'd realise my above quote was not necessarily true, but a build up to a punchline.
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Obviously the profit would go to a new monastery. The rake to the village people and whatever they were smoking was necessary for them to be able to play this sin game called poker. They are Heroes, or at least .... humans.
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Posted by TheFarSeer: Obviously the profit would go to a new monastery. The rake to the village people and whatever they were smoking was necessary for them to be able to play this sin game called poker. They are Heroes, or at least .... humans.
Would the winning monk take the money for himself in the end? It seems this was blown out of proportion somehow. Not for me to agree or disagree with their actions but i think they were just having some fun.
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Posted by noonlion: lol.
This is where Andy Black went to for a year...(if you know of him you'll get that.
As for the argument - yeah agree sadamman. Hard working people giving their money to a sinister monster religion.
"Donations for religions are a scam" Yes i agree with Sadamman's first point too (deepens who/what for!), My point was there's more corrupt Religions than Buddhist monks playing poker for $875,00 Google> Vatican money laundering + (1000s of pages just money laundering, what else do the Vatican get up to).
What the F, Vatican and Pope believer's in aliens??? (what do they know that we don't know?) Vatican and Pope getting into Conspiracy theory's!!! “Jesus Christ was killed by sinners and aliens!” Pope Benedict XVI told a shocked crowd in St. Peter’s Basilica. “I believe that aliens from Planet Zeeba came down to earth and they are responsible for the crucifixion.”VATICAN CITY - Pope Benedict XVI (was in news while ago) Pope Benedict XVI's astronomer: the Catholic Church welcomes aliens http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/religion/the-pope/80092... http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,355400,00.html Google> Vatican, pope + aliens
I said The "idiot" comment To see what reaction was (LOL) as that's what he said too me while ago in a post, I didn't react because, i not care what he thinks of me All Thee best Sadamman
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Posted by 0HighTimes0: What the F, Vatican and Pope believer's in aliens??? (what do they know that we don't know?) Vatican and Pope getting into Conspiracy theory's!!!
Find me the link where it says the pope believes in aliens. He's never said that. He's acknowledged its more likely they do exist than they don't. But he's never said "yeah aliens exist and I believe in them." Plus him acknowledging the possibly of them existing is more out of obligation than belief. It's the 21st century, and you're seen as more weird if you don't believe they exist these days. He was just trying to move an outdated religion into the modern day to try to ensure its survival.
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Religions what a s**t. An what a nice guys, the monks. Some of them go to bed with kids, anothers spend money in poker (and all of them in luxuries do you remember some religionman who lives poorly?). And don´t forget about the ones who kill people...
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We have to remember that South Korea lives with a dictator, who limits citizens’ freedom and rights a lot. I believe that, even if it was just a “normal” garage poker game between monks, it would be a scandal there in the same, as they are supposed to dedicate their lifes (24/7) to the religion and the act of praying. Now, just to smile a bit with the situation, it must be tough to beat a monk at a table because he always have God on his side!
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cool- monks rule, kung fu panda!!! serious money on the table, where the hell do these monks get the cash from- maybe they sell cocaine part time...one thing is clear- they showed awesome respect for their zen master at the memorial- drinking, smoking and fk..ng...i'm gonna become a monk someday too
Sorry Sad, your a idiot 
