EDIT: title is meant to be GAMING, it was the keyboards fault...

  I was just reading a thread started by luinil about church goers and started to wonder if many people selected games based on religious, spiritual or moral beliefs? Or is it just the fun or adventure factor of the games that attracts you? I’ve noticed parents seem to shy away from playing violent and demonic games while their kids seem to lap it up! These two differences show quite a visible contrast and it would be interesting to know if this contrast is seen throughout the gaming community. Do you think there’s anything wrong with this difference of appeal (if there proves to be one)? Are our tastes in entertainment, specifically the wanting to simulate the act of killing, spell casting, and demon summoning in video games and the glamorising of sin that’s present though out, revealing a slip in our conscience towards a more evil and perverted minded culture?

As far as the act of sin is concerned is simulating it in a video game just as bad as doing it in real life? I bring this up because I know Jesus said that even thinking something is as bad as doing it and doing it when you know it’s wrong puts you in danger of everlasting death.

And the bomb shell… this is for Christians, could you be choosing to sin in games causing you to forfeit your salvation?

Lots of questions! What’s your OPINION!!!

My video game characters die for my sins... as well as many of those of other people. 

"Jesus said that even thinking something is as bad as doing it"

That's the most stupid thing anyone has ever said. Seriously, think about it: it's stupid.

Chrizum don't post lies!!!! I grow weary of defending my faith from stupidity.... sheesh.... give me a breather here. If you want I can explain that for you.

Oh noes, discussion of religion on a non-religious (topic) forum never ends well.

I don't want to hijack this thread, so just don't insult my God by calling him stupid!

Some of my religious friends say guitar hero is demonic, because of the last song, the last venue and all those drawings that are everywhere in the game.

i only play the Bible Game for PS2, so Im covered.

Let me clarify. I don't think your God is stupid. In theory, religion is a great thing and everyone should have the freedom to believe what he/she thinks is right.

I'm not religious, but IF Jezus is really what christians say he is, he didn't say "thinking about X is as bad as doing X". He just didn't. If he did say that, he isn't what christians tell that he is.

Please think about it. If I imagine I kill someone, I might as well have killed someone, because it's just as bad? People tend to fantasize about a lot of things, even things they don't even want to happen. It's called imagination for a reason, it's NOT REAL. People should be able to think whatever they want, as long as they don't DO whatever they want. Agreed?

Don't worry. The "don't do"s of Christianity were made to control the masses at a time when video games didn't exist, so they aren't in any of the original lists. =P