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Joelcool7 said:

I don't have audio on my computer so I can't hear what is being said. However I am aware of the extremist views regarding those series. The thing about Christianity is Jesus urged its followers to guard their hearts watch what they see and hear avoiding anything that appears to be evil or wrong in the eyes of the lord.

The thing is people get so caught up on this trying to shelter themselves from anything they deem "Wrong in the eyes of the lord" they go to extreme lengths to protect their minds and such from negative influence. The major problem with this ideology is that in doing so they judge everything they see or hear and jump to conclusions based on false pretenses.

Example a huge reason Pokemon is often called out is that their are Psychic type Pokemon. The Bible does condemn trying to contact the dead and tell the future through contacting a psychic. There are multiple examples in the Bible of such occurrences this leads people to assume that because a Pokemon has some of these characteristics it is evil. Of course we all know Pokemon are not actually based on Psychic practices or the occult that these Christians believe. Another big one is gambling is wrong according to the Bible, the way the Pokemon TCG game was played in the 90's was called keeps. Kids used to gamble with them by playing each other then taking the losers cards I know I did. Add in the fact that Pokemon is about fighting two groups of animals it is seen as bad in the eyes of many Christians and other belief systems alike called animal cruelty many times.

So religious conservatives and anti-gambling and animal rights activists do have some grounds for their beliefs. Of course I have seen religous people take this and stretch it out to call Pokemon demonic and so fourth.

As for MineCraft, lol this guys nuts what is the Biblical basis for having anything against MineCraft? As for Magiquest I guess the generalization can be made that it is magic based which people associate with dark arts. But again Magiquest isn't actually incorporating anything spiritual it is just a game made for fun loosely based on a concept that may be deemed wrong.

In the end I'd like to say its not just Christian's who share those views about Pokemon in fact the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia actually banned it from their country. In fact some Muslim leaders issued Fatwa's ordering all Muslims to stop playing Pokemon. There are so many controversies surrounding Pokemon its not funny! (Source)

But yah this guy is nuts, people are going to far and being to protective. Remember back when religious groups around the world thought the radio was evil and then when TV came out it too was evil. People just have a tenancy to take things to their extremes!

Great post. That's exactly how I view this. 

But unfortunately I'm sure this will turn into an all Christians are bad scenario like usual.



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Oh man I feel bad for his grandkids



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People like these two need to be beaten with a sack of oranges and then beaten some more. Nut jobs like these need to stop; Remember, when they tried to ban Harry Potter when they came out?

Their beliefs insult me.



Why is Snorlax saying Pokemon are demonic? Oh, wait...

^_^ I couldn't resist. Honestly though, I don't really understand why these people are so narrow minded. They don't seem to understand that there is a difference between enjoying something, and believing something is true. I suppose they're allowed to think that way, and promote what they believe, but I can't fathom why anyone would think that way.



Runa216 said:
no words can express my contempt for this level of ignorance. Darwin was wrong, if these people are able to breed then we're going backwards.

(Waits to see how long it takes for this post to be reported)


Why would you get reported? Nothing you said actually violates policies of VGChartz.



-JC7

"In God We Trust - In Games We Play " - Joel Reimer

 

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This isn't crazy and it's not funny.

Pokemon got really popular and religious fanatics ruined it for us all. My school gathered us all in the yard and made our religion teacher explain to us why Pokemon is haram. It was viewed as an attempt to promote the "evolution theory". Pokemon made lots of people angry in the middle east and MBC ,the only channel that dubbed it into Arabic, was forced to cancel it. (we never got to see it again and by "we" I mean the WHOLE ARABIC nation).

Later on came Digimon that also have monsters that evolve. It had to be modified in order to avoid Pokemon's fate. Evolving scenes were all removed, the story is nothing like the original and it was altered heavily.

We never ever had got to watch any anime with its original story after Pokemon.



The worst part is that these people are serious.



Jumpin said:

These people aren't really to be identified as Christians - they should be identified as superstitious people.

Not all superstitious people are Christians, and not all Christians are superstitious. In fact, these superstitious Christians are a very small minority that just happen to be taken seriously by the American media which still relies on the primitive conservative Christian viewpoint.

"Oriental demon" - that should be evidence enough of ignorance; just like superstition.

Such individuals like that will generally only speak about foreign cultures primarily out of either fear, like they are scouts on a tower, looking for evil to warn their tribe about, or for cheerleadering and attempts to convert people.  I recall one story where someone in a book writes how the Karen people of Asia were waiting for someone to tell them a story about a lost book.  Of COURSE that lost book was the Bible, so BLAM, they were converted to the Christian faith.  I recall emailing someone familar with the Karen people about the story, and they heard nothing of it.



Runa216 said:
no words can express my contempt for this level of ignorance. Darwin was wrong, if these people are able to breed then we're going backwards.

(Waits to see how long it takes for this post to be reported)


 

What happens when there is no natural predator.



"Naturally the common people don't want war: Neither in Russia, nor in England, nor for that matter in Germany. That is understood. But, after all, IT IS THE LEADERS of the country who determine the policy and it is always a simple matter to drag the people along, whether it is a democracy, or a fascist dictatorship, or a parliament, or a communist dictatorship. Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is TELL THEM THEY ARE BEING ATTACKED, and denounce the peacemakers for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. IT WORKS THE SAME IN ANY COUNTRY."  --Hermann Goering, leading Nazi party member, at the Nuremberg War Crime Trials 

 

Conservatives:  Pushing for a small enough government to be a guest in your living room, or even better - your uterus.

 

Hes poor grandkid, I can just see him running into a room shouting THE POWER OF CHRIST COMPELS YOU!!!!