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Church Threatens Legal Action Over Sony Game

Posted by Zonk on from the hot-under-the-collar dept.

An anonymous reader writes "The Church of England is threatening legal action against Sony over the game Resistance: Fall of Man. The game features a shootout in Manchester Cathedral, and the Church claims that Sony did not ask permission to use the interior of the Cathedral in the game. The Bishop of Manchester called the game 'highly irresponsible' due to the history of gun crime in the city. Sony denies the charge — a spokesman said 'We believe we have sought and received all permissions necessary for the creation of the game.'"

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  1. This story is going to destroy slashdot by Xest · · Score: 4, Funny

    Seriously, asking slashdot users to make a choice between Sony or religion?

    It's just not a choice you can ask slashdot users to make, it's like one of those "If you had two kids and they were in a burning building and could only save one, which would you save?" kind of questions.

    1. Re:This story is going to destroy slashdot by GammaKitsune · · Score: 3, Funny

      It should really be more like, "If you had two kids and you hate them both and want them to burn and they were in a burning building and you had to save one or else you would get arrested and tossed in with Bubba, which would you save?"

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    2. Re:This story is going to destroy slashdot by seebs · · Score: 4, Funny

      More like "if you had two kids you really hated, and a burning building, and could only push one in..."

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  2. Re:Manchester Cathedral by Marcion · · Score: 3, Funny

    > Sony are chattering in fear at the thought of ... the C of E

    I am not sure, the C of E could threaten to show off the Nintendo Wii in 27,000 churches next Sunday.

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  3. Nobody expects the... by dclozier · · Score: 2, Funny

    Catholic Excommunication. ;)

  4. Re:bang bang by ls+-la · · Score: 4, Funny

    How old is this church? Odds are it's imagery is public domain. Not if Walt Disney has anything to say about it.
  5. I can understand the church on this one by Liquidrage · · Score: 2, Funny

    for I too am an asshole that believes freedom ends at the point where I don't like what someone does.

  6. Re:bang bang by adamofgreyskull · · Score: 3, Funny
    Same should apply to Walt Disney:

    (...)let him go down to the courthouse and file Himself if he cares so much.