Comments on: Church Halo http://grandtextauto.org/2007/10/07/church-halo/ A group blog about computer narrative, games, poetry, and art. Thu, 30 Sep 2010 22:43:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: Chris Lewis http://grandtextauto.org/2007/10/07/church-halo/comment-page-1/#comment-133776 Chris Lewis Mon, 08 Oct 2007 18:43:13 +0000 http://grandtextauto.org/?p=1606#comment-133776 The problem with the article is that it takes "Christianity" as being a single entity, when we are all aware there are many many different sections of that religion (like any religion really) that have different belief systems and values. A large number of people describing themselves as Christians watch violent movies or play violent games. Some shoot guns, or go hunting. You can't make blanket statements about how people interpret the Bible or follow their faith. The fact that some churches provide a place for underage kids to play a Mature game shows they are at least in touch with society, rather than so blinkered to think anyone from 12 years old upwards isn't playing M-rated games. Hopefully they aren't playing Halo 2 or 3, with their theme of the fallacy of blind religious faith... The problem with the article is that it takes “Christianity” as being a single entity, when we are all aware there are many many different sections of that religion (like any religion really) that have different belief systems and values.

A large number of people describing themselves as Christians watch violent movies or play violent games. Some shoot guns, or go hunting. You can’t make blanket statements about how people interpret the Bible or follow their faith. The fact that some churches provide a place for underage kids to play a Mature game shows they are at least in touch with society, rather than so blinkered to think anyone from 12 years old upwards isn’t playing M-rated games.

Hopefully they aren’t playing Halo 2 or 3, with their theme of the fallacy of blind religious faith…

]]> By: josh g. http://grandtextauto.org/2007/10/07/church-halo/comment-page-1/#comment-133773 josh g. Mon, 08 Oct 2007 17:29:49 +0000 http://grandtextauto.org/?p=1606#comment-133773 I started to type a comment, but I felt it getting really long so it ended up here instead: http://joshg.wordpress.com/2007/10/08/nyt-on-halo-3-in-christian-youth-evangelism/ I started to type a comment, but I felt it getting really long so it ended up here instead:
http://joshg.wordpress.com/2007/10/08/nyt-on-halo-3-in-christian-youth-evangelism/

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