December 13, 2006

Left Behind:Eternal Forces???

There’s a new video game that’s been released recently…Left Behind: Eternal Forces. This game was apparently released about a month ago, but I just heard about it tonight while watching the news. The object? To convert as many people as you can to Christiainty. While that’s not so bad, as many Christains do that on a daily basis, what is bad is what the Christians in the game can do to the non-Christians they don’t convert…kill them with quite a bit of armed-force firepower!

Now the creator of the game states it’s a “pacifist” game, as you lose “spirit points” every time you kill someone. I’d really like to know what this guy’s definition of “pacifisim” is if he thinks blowing up a bunch of innocent non-Christians isn’t violent. And if you do happen to pull the trigger…well, that’s no biggie. You gain “spirit points” back simply by praying. Ah, the free life a Christian must lead…a life of no accountability. Kill someone? Who cares! All they gotta do is pray for forgivness and all is well…and they are free to kill again.

Is this really something we want our children to learn? That it’s ok to go out and convert the “Antichrist’s children” and kill them if they don’t succeed? That by simply praying on that murderous deed it makes everything ok? This game teaches intolerance of other beliefs at a level that no one (child or adult) should ever consider…convert or die. That campaign was used before in the past, though the battlefield was real, not digital. But does that make any difference? Should our children be brainwashed into thinking holy wars are a good thing, as long as we pray to the right person…in this case, Jesus? The obvious answer is a resounding NO. This game should be yanked off the shelves of any retailer that sells it. Problem is, it brings in money, and as our economy, not to mention our greed, thrives on the almighty dollar, the game will stay on the shelves for young minds to absorb.

Intolerence will be the death of the human race…and this video game is only helping in that death.

Link to article…read for yourself the controversy this game has wrought.

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