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Digital Praise Takes Up Christian Gaming Cause
Thanks to GameSpot for its article discussing the formation of a new Christian videogame developer, Digital Praise, formed to create a "planned line of non-offensive games." CEO Tom Bean notes: "Digital Praise is founded on the principle that fun, exciting computer games don't need to be flooded with violence, sex, hate or images of horror", and the company's official press release discusses "development on two games based on the Adventures in Odyssey radio theater series", arguing: "As long as new game titles are top quality - offering exciting game play and high production value - we believe that interactive Christian games will skyrocket in popularity much like Christian music did 15 years ago."
Somebody tell me planned line of non-offensive games." CEO Tom Bean notes How the hell is this Christian?
This is not the Christianity that the rest of non-christian world knows off. We know of a Christianity that demands absolute conformity. We know of a Christianity that beleives in conversions and in the process is ruining states of North-east India. We know of a Christianity that is just as intolerant as Islam.
The only room Christianity gives is for different "levels" of belief in the system itself. Everyone else and everything else is a "fool" who has to be shown the way.
Thank you, please come again :)
Appropriate signoff for your fast food philosophy. You know nothing about life. You choose flings over marriage? You will die a bitter death. You will never know love.
Unreal Roman Amphitheatre: The odds favor the lions, so keep your Christian butt movin'!
Quake, the Crusades: Kill people who don't believe like you.
Battlezone - Dark Ages: Kill more people who don't believe like you.
DungeonMaster, Salem: Kill even more people who don't believe like you.
Counter Strike - Inquisition!: Etc., etc., ad nauseum, ad infinitum.
Only those completely ignorant of history will by into that whole "God is love" line of bs pushed by these belief-based religions, whether it's Christianity or Islam or whatever: History shows these types of religions are really, truely Nazi-types who have hatred and complete intolerance for others.
Belief-based is another way of saying willful ignorance.
If you're going to make "Christian" games, you'll have to make some extremely ugly products.
Everything in the Universe sucks: It's the law!
I thought DOOM was a christian game? I really thought I was helping Jesus by murdering Satan's minions. I was the archangel of righteous shotgun punishment! BOO YA! In other news, this reader prefers his heavy metal, rock and roll, pornography, junk food, and brutally violent video games. [/me renews his subscription of playboy] I was raised in a fundamentalist christian home and didn't manage to throw off that oppressive intellectual yoke until I was 21 years old. My 21 years as a "born again" christian have taught me that Christianity is wrong, it is backwards, it is founded on the worst kinds of mysticism and collectivism, and is no better than Islam or any other religion in any way shape or form. My intimate experience with religion has caused me to now believe that, while people may practice whatever backwards mysticism they want on their own time, religious people should be banned from all forms of government service, religion should be stricken from public influence, and all laws based on a religious principle should be, at the very least, re-examined. I love my parents, but one I took control of my own brain, I realized they were crazy. I predict that very few gamers will buy into these games, and that the general christian public does not like games enough in the first place to financially support the genre.
But what he will "know" hopefully is many fine fine ladies and/or gents. Ideally in a deep, deep, carnal way.
And actually it's the 50's that nearly destroyed this nation, the 60's was just an attempt to right the balance.
Sweet fucking jesus, the loons come out whenever jesus is mentioned.