The Definition of Hyprocracy
POSTED BY: Redlava
UPDATED: Sunday, December 31, 2006 14:57
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Now here I thought that the Christian Right wanted violent video games off the market. But here they are with a game where the object is to convert non-believers to Christianity and if they refuse, you KILL them. But of course by praying afterwards you regain your "spirit points" that you lost after the killing. That's a great message to send kids. It's okay to kill non-believers, just pray afterwards and everything will be fine. I thought that is what radical Islamic Fundamentalist did. 
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Originally posted by Redlava:
I thought that is what radical Islamic Fundamentalist did.
I'm not sure that's true. I don't think that they have to pray afterwards aside from the regular regime.
But yes, very scary. Isn't this the same game that people are all up in arms about b/c Wallmart is carrying it? Family friendly only merchandise my eye.
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So... does that finally make Wal-Mart the AntiChrist? Or, is it the other way around? 
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Originally posted by Redlava:
But here they are with a game where the object is to convert non-believers to Christianity and if they refuse, you KILL them.
The goal of the Tribulation Force is to save as many people from the clutches of the antichrist as possible.
Your purpose is absolutely NOT to wipe out the enemy forces – remember, those are PEOPLE he has deceived.
(from: http://www.eternalforces.com/characters.aspx?sect=Tribulation)
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And if your forces accidentally kill neutral innocents, their spirit drops further: The act of murder actually has a moral dimension in this game.
(from: http://www.collisiondetection.net/mt/archives/2006/12/left_behind_the.
html)
Imagine actually being penalized for murdering someone in a game? I can see how that might irritate some folks who'd prefer the myriad of games where there is zero accountability for incessant blood-letting.
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Turn or Burn?
A pretty significant question remains, though. How do peace and prayer go hand in hand with tanks, attack choppers and street battles? Despite what's been "reported," your Left Behind units do not easily form into some kind of roving militia intent on killing non-believers. In fact, there are no missions in the game aimed at causing a war or killing others. You train up soldiers only to defend your people when Carpathia starts sending in the big guns.
(from: http://www.pluggedinonline.com/thisweekonly/a0002989.cfm)
I'm wondering if the critical reviewers actually played the game? I suspect they just wanted to spew more of their anti-Christian bias, and found this an easy-enough target.
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Originally posted by Redlava:
That's a great message to send kids. It's okay to kill non-believers, just pray afterwards and everything will be fine.
Yeah, but unfortunately (for critics of this game) that's not the message of the game.
I'd also be curious to know how these same crtical reviewers felt about the "Grand Theft Auto" series of games, which do include bloody, gory violence, rape, beatings, etc. But I suppose that murder, beatings, and rape are fine, it's just "Christian conversion" that our children need to be sheltered from.
If anyone is a hypocrite, it's these game reviewers, and the people who believe their obviously-biased, anti-evangelical nonsense.
If nothing else, these reviews only underscore my previous assertion of society's vivid anti-Christian hatred and bias. These reviews come as no surprise to me in the least.
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I’m not sure where there is any hypocrisy here. What I see is another shoot-em-up video game, which are quite common on a myriad of subjects. And this one doesn’t seem to be nearly as bad as many others.
I also don’t know what the “Christian Right” has to do with anything. The only political groups I see mentioned here are DefCon and the Christian Alliance for Progress, both of which are quite Left-wing. I don’t see anything mentioned about the “Christian Right,” whatever that is, advocating this game.
As for violence in the media and video games, I think it probably has gone too far. I like this new trend towards realistic images in TV, but I think it’s sometimes a bit much for children. I don’t really know much about this video game, but others I’ve played, like Grand Theft Auto, are really ridiculous.
Nihil est incertius vulgo, nihil obscurius voluntate hominum, nihil fallacius ratione tota comitiorum.
Nothing is more unpredictable than the mob, nothing more obscure than public opinion, nothing more deceptive than the whole political system.
-- Cicero
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The question remains: who would Jesus kill?
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Quote:I can see the t-shirts now: WWJK?
Originally posted by rue:
The question remains: who would Jesus kill?
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Quote:Which is probably why they're not marketed at children. I dunno about the states but over here GTA is an 18 certificate.
Originally posted by Finn mac Cumhal:
As for violence in the media and video games, I think it probably has gone too far. I like this new trend towards realistic images in TV, but I think it’s sometimes a bit much for children. I don’t really know much about this video game, but others I’ve played, like Grand Theft Auto, are really ridiculous.
Did anyone else catch Cartoons little bit. It's okay to kill them because they're under the influence of the Anti-Christ, that's why they're non-believers. Not real violence because they're not real people (like all non-christians eh cart), so okay to kill, kinda puts Cartoons real thoughts better than I could.
More insane ramblings by the people who brought you beeeer milkshakes!
No one can see their reflection in running water. It is only in still water that we can see.
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Yeah, I did notice that.
And there's the problem with the storyline. What I get is that the true believers are taken up (the rapture) while the rest are 'left behind'. It's after that that the anti-Christ comes to power on earth. So if everyone on earth is already doomed as a non-believer, why are there xtians fighting the anti-Christ on earth?
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