Christain Video Games? Harmless fun or teaching bigotry and violence?

[Puffy2]

Have yall heard about these "Christain" video games? I saw it on the news this morning. Here is a story in the Washington Times about them.

Link to story about Christian Video Games

This is part of the story:

"...In the company's most popular game, "Eternal War: Shadows of Light," players assume the role of Mike, an angel charged with saving a suicidal teen. They battle demons — and the teen's own doubts — with spiritual weapons that include "soul disks," "Trinity blasts" and the "smite," a ball of liquid holy energy that vaporizes bad guys...."

Now, I have some real concerns about "games" like this. The creators claim that their games "aren't violent" yet, they are teaching youth that as long as you are "Christian" - it's ok to "vaporize" bad guys and to use violence to force others into prayer.

How would Christians feel about a similar game inwhich young Muslims "vaporize" the infidels?

I don't see these products as "Christain" at all.

 

[TheOtherVillainess]

Actually,that sounds pretty funny to me. Somebody doesn't do what you want and you SMITE them with a ball of holy fire?

I remember as a kid,somebody gave us a "Christian" video game for our Nintendo.You were Joseph and Mary after the birth of Jesus and it followed them as they fled Bethelem through the desert with Baby Jesus on a camel.It was pretty funny,too.

TOV

 

[luvmydogs]

I'm a practicing, non-denominational Christian, and I would not let my ds10 play them. Semantics aside, violence is violence, and I don't condone it. Besides, ds has enough testosterone already--he doesn't need it stoked by an archangel or anyone else.

Did I miss somewhere in the article that the games have a rating?

 

[Puffy2]

Ironically, on some of them, they are rated "teen for violence"

 

[luvmydogs]

Ironically, on some of them, they are rated "teen for violence"

Oh, my.

Alanis Morrisette should write a song about that.