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Left Behind: Eternal Forces ("Evangelical" Computer Game?!?!)
TalkToAction.org ^ | 05/29/2006 | Jonathan Hutson

Posted on 06/01/2006 8:41:05 AM PDT by Theoden

Imagine: you are a foot soldier in a paramilitary group whose purpose is to remake America as a Christian theocracy, and establish its worldly vision of the dominion of Christ over all aspects of life. You are issued high-tech military weaponry, and instructed to engage the infidel on the streets of New York City. You are on a mission - both a religious mission and a military mission -- to convert or kill Catholics, Jews, Muslims, Buddhists, gays, and anyone who advocates the separation of church and state - especially moderate, mainstream Christians.

(Excerpt) Read more at talk2action.org ...


TOPICS: Computers/Internet; Religion
KEYWORDS: christian; crevolist; eternalforces; evangelical; games; jihaad; leftbehind; pcgames; rejecttheocracy; videogames
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To: Theoden

Talktoaction.org is the "faith based" equivalent of Moveon.org. If you go to their website, other items of interest to them are "the war on judicial independence" and the "war on reproductive rights."

Your typical gay marriage endorsing, episcolutherodist churchians.


21 posted on 06/01/2006 9:09:05 AM PDT by Old_Mil (http://www.constitutionparty.org - Forging a Rebirth of Freedom.)
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To: mnehrling
In this way, the game resembles a send-up of Christian-themed video games by "The Simpsons." "Billy Graham's Bible Blaster," is a first-person shooter game in which you fire Bibles at club-carrying heathens to convert them into card-carrying Republicans.

I checked the game and it says nothing about converting them to card-carrying Republicans. It does turn the heathen into a suit-wearing man with a halo.

22 posted on 06/01/2006 9:09:24 AM PDT by debg
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To: Theoden; guitar4jesus
Wow, Purpose Driven Life ...I wondered about that guy when he started preaching 'global warming'.
The Bible does say there will be 'anti-chirst' people posing as Christians. Ok maybe I should not go there ......
23 posted on 06/01/2006 9:13:25 AM PDT by svcw
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To: svcw
"Ok maybe I should not go there ......"

Yeah, don't do it.

;-)

24 posted on 06/01/2006 9:20:16 AM PDT by guitar4jesus (Black Conservative . . . I think, I vote!)
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To: Theoden


http://pc.gamespy.com/pc/left-behind-eternal-forces/

(the following is taken from gamespy.com, link above)
Left Behind: Eternal Forces (PC)
Based on the renowned series of Christian-faith novels about the aftermath of the Rapture and the lives left behind in the ensuing turmoil after those who are saved by their faith in God are gone. Left Behind: Eternal Forces will put players in command of the apocalyptic battles raging in the streets of New York City between the angelic Tribulation Forces and the demonic Global Community Peacekeepers during the End of Days. Gamers will participate in events from the Left Behind book series in single player mode and battle to capture territory from other players in the multi-player online game mode.


25 posted on 06/01/2006 10:47:56 AM PDT by hindsfeetnhighplaces
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To: mnehrling
Yes... therefore the goal of the game is to remake it.
26 posted on 06/01/2006 12:49:47 PM PDT by hail to the chief (Use your conservatism liberally)
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To: hail to the chief

The report from Talk2Action is very inaccurate about the nature of the game.

It does not involve establishing a theocracy and you are penalized for killing, not rewarded.

http://christiancadre.blogspot.com/2006/06/truth-about-left-behind-video-game.html


27 posted on 06/01/2006 1:49:33 PM PDT by Laymantwo
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To: Theoden

I think the coverage is a bit biased. The game apparently is set after the Rapture and the combat is chiefly against the forces of the Antichrist.


28 posted on 06/02/2006 9:38:08 AM PDT by ahayes (Yes, I have a devious plot. No, you may not know what it is.)
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To: ahayes
As a Catholic, I certainly have a problem with not being "Christian enough" by this developers standards as to warrant being "saved". Catholics have been Christians for hundreds, and soon the be thousands of years before the evangelical system of beliefs came about.

Of course there are bad Catholics who won't be saved, but that goes for all other Christian and non-Christian denominations as well, and I am angry at the contempt this developer has for Catholics as to lump the group of as a whole into the Antichrist's army. I know this does not coincide with the vast majority of how Evangelicals believe, but who is this guy to go around and judge? Thats my beef here, and I do agree that this coverage is biased. I hope it is not true.

29 posted on 06/02/2006 10:42:18 AM PDT by Theoden (Fidei Defensor)
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To: Theoden

This is a hit piece posted on an anti-conservative Christian website.

In other words, utter BS.


30 posted on 06/02/2006 10:51:28 AM PDT by Skooz (Chastity prays for me, piety sings...Modesty hides my thighs in her wings...)
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To: Skooz

I admit I know nothing of the site I found this one, I actually found it when I was surfing through DU to see what they're up to.


31 posted on 06/02/2006 11:13:10 AM PDT by Theoden (Fidei Defensor)
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To: Theoden

Theoden? I didn't know you were Catholic! ;-)

Yeah, I don't know if that's really in the game, but unfortunately some fundamentalists sit around debating things like, "Are Catholics saved?" which can lead to some amusement when the more rational ones ask, "Are fundamentalists saved?"


32 posted on 06/02/2006 11:46:50 AM PDT by ahayes (Yes, I have a devious plot. No, you may not know what it is.)
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To: ahayes
Shhh...Don't tell the other riders!

Believe me, I know they sit around and talk about that, there are some in my mom's side of the family, and every 4th of July, we hear it.
33 posted on 06/02/2006 11:54:30 AM PDT by Theoden (Fidei Defensor)
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To: ahayes
I think the coverage is a bit biased. The game apparently is set after the Rapture and the combat is chiefly against the forces of the Antichrist.

It's still very crass at the very least. As a Catholic, I take the Apocolypse very seriously, and making a game out of it trivializes it to the point of near blasphemy.

And that's ignoring the heretical nature of modern Evangelical eschatology.

I had a similar reaction to those Jesus "action figures" I've seen being sold by some Evangelical outfits.

34 posted on 06/02/2006 3:12:43 PM PDT by curiosity
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To: Laymantwo
Still, don't you find it a bit crass to make a game out of the last days? In my mind, it borders on blasphemy.
35 posted on 06/02/2006 3:14:52 PM PDT by curiosity
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To: curiosity

Let's see. Crass on one hand and muderous-rampage on the other?

I'm not too bothered by crass in light of things.


36 posted on 06/02/2006 3:44:40 PM PDT by Laymantwo
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To: Laymantwo
Trivialization of the Apocolypse doesn't bother you?

Well, I guess it doesn't bother me all that much provided it doesn't get too widespread. If this game sells a million copies, it will upset me.

37 posted on 06/02/2006 3:46:26 PM PDT by curiosity
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To: Theoden; TommyDale; GOPPachyderm; Cyrano; HarleyD; shaggy eel; My2Cents; jumpdrive; ...
Something I posted this morning on this stupid game.

Surprise surprise, there is a Purpose Driven connection.

38 posted on 06/07/2006 10:51:30 PM PDT by Terriergal ("My conscience is captive to the word of God...here I stand. I can do no other. So help me God." ML)
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To: svcw

Who is Mr Warren? Why he's the savior of the stick in the mud church, that's who he is!


39 posted on 06/07/2006 10:52:14 PM PDT by Terriergal ("My conscience is captive to the word of God...here I stand. I can do no other. So help me God." ML)
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To: svcw

Tongue planted firmly in cheek of course.


40 posted on 06/07/2006 10:52:28 PM PDT by Terriergal ("My conscience is captive to the word of God...here I stand. I can do no other. So help me God." ML)
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