Had i been more lucid at the time, i would have not posted.

[SwiftSpear]

I have no personal problem with the Left Behind games/books and I'm a real hardcore atheist. Why? Cause its a book. Or a game. And books and games have NEVER hurt anyone, no matter what Mr. Thompson says. Its how you act on said books and games that hurts OR benefits people. Lots of people forget, too many in my opinion (even me, for that matter) forget the fact that religion has benefited more people than its hurt. Or at least...it should have. I need to check me facts for a second...

That depends on your definition of "benefit" and "hurt" but I'd tend to agree with you.

[Zoombie]

benefit: make one's life better through kindness and comunity.

hurt: Burned at the stake generally.

[duncs]

While googling for images with "tux win", i ended up finding this page (imagine that):
http://www.rawstory.com/showoutarticle. ... 3330%2F248
Which talks about one of the games from here:
http://www.leftbehindgames.com/

Mega-church minister linked to paramilitary video game (Updated)

Imagine: you are a foot soldier in a paramilitary group whose purpose is to remake America as a Christian theocracy, and establish its worldly vision of the dominion of Christ over all aspects of life. You are issued high-tech military weaponry, and instructed to engage the infidel on the streets of New York City. You are on a mission - both a religious mission and a military mission -- to convert or kill Catholics, Jews, Muslims, Buddhists, gays, and anyone who advocates the separation of church and state - especially moderate, mainstream Christians. Your mission is "to conduct physical and spiritual warfare"; all who resist must be taken out with extreme prejudice. You have never felt so powerful, so driven by a purpose: you are 13 years old. You are playing a real-time strategy video game whose creators are linked to the empire of mega-church pastor Rick Warren, best selling author of The Purpose Driven Life.
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This game immerses children in present-day New York City -- 500 square blocks, stretching from Wall Street to Chinatown, Greenwich Village, the United Nations headquarters, and Harlem. The game rewards children for how effectively they role play the killing of those who resist becoming a born again Christian. The game also offers players the opportunity to switch sides and fight for the army of the AntiChrist, releasing cloven-hoofed demons who feast on conservative Christians and their panicked proselytes (who taste a lot like Christian).
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Left Behind Games seems to have a page dedicated to this controversy, named controversy:
http://www.leftbehindgames.com/pages/controversy.htm

I haven't read it all (well, the controversy one i ded), haven't tried the demo, don't want to and .. don't even know what to think about it...

wow. as an atheist, I feel totally ignored! doesn't anyone want to kill me? T_T

[Deathblane]

Jack Thompson and his ilk would be highly amusing were it not for the sway they hold over certain parts of public opinion

[Quanto042]

That big long mess

wow. as an atheist, I feel totally ignored! doesn't anyone want to kill me? T_T

Not until we finally have a considerable population and pull in public opinion besides "He's an Athiest, his opinion doesn't count".

[duncs]

That big long mess

wow. as an atheist, I feel totally ignored! doesn't anyone want to kill me? T_T

Not until we finally have a considerable population and pull in public opinion besides "He's an Athiest, his opinion doesn't count".

nice one

ok, I feel glad that us godless heathens have nothing to fear.

[pintle]

The final fantasy "religion" is nothing new, Lovelock wrote "gaia" a fair few years ago, and the "all things are one" notion has been a dominant aspect of Buddhism for thousands of years.