Monday 25 December, 2006 at 7:16:08 am
filed under politics, religion, software
I returned from my Christmas vacation (let’s call it what it is) to discover comment left by the good people of Left Behind Games. This is interesting for a couple of reasons: first of all, nobody has any reason to read this blog. I have a total readership of about 3, and (having checked myself) there is no Google search containing the words “left behind” short of “left behind chlorine silicon” that will turn up that post.
This suggests one of two things: either the “Left Behind” programmers have developed a fairly sophisticated bot able to detect only those blogs that are critical in any way of left behind (unlikely) or they are hiring some poor BYU student to scan the blogosphere looking for posts about the game and posting a form response.
Also interesting is the fact that whoever left the comment clearly didn’t read the article, which is not about the contents of the game at all but rather Wal-Mart’s decision to stock it.
The contents of the message are also worth reading.
Focus on the Family, Concerned Women For America, Women of Faith, Outreach Magazine, National Network of Youth Ministers, and Promise Keepers are just some of the organizations that support LEFT BEHIND: Eternal Forces [...]
You know you have a problem when the best review you can get is from Focus on the Family. That one line kills any sympathy they might have possibly gotten from moderate Christians.
Our game is the first game ever to encourage the use of prayer and
worship as the most effective means to resolve conflict. Physical warfare is discouraged as the least effective means for resolving conflict…and a gamer loses points for using a gun.
Which, of course, is why killing people also helps you to reach your goal of converting or “removing” all of the infidels from the world. I also wonder about the wisdom behind promoting prayer as “the most effective means to resolve conflict”.
Our game does not teach the pre-tribulation theology of the book
series, except that this worldview is utilized as a fictional backdrop
of the game.
This is fascinating. After fully endorsing the contents of the books, our friend tries to distance himself from the series (an attempt to win back the moderates they alienated in paragraph 1?). I suppose that this is understood much in the same way that “Medal of Honor: Allied Assault” uses the second world war as a “fictional backdrop” without “endorsing” the war or suggesting that it actually took place.
But I’ll stop talking about “Left Behind”. After all, I still haven’t played the game myself.
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sjrnyc
on Thursday 11 January, 2007 at 1:24:18 am
Good Day…I commend you for standing up for what you so passionately believe: While I may not agree with your opinion… You are however entitled to it. My tagging your post is simply to inform you that you may not be fully informed due to much Mislead information spun throughout the public and media. Several groups are using our game as a vehicle to promot their beliefs and personal agenda’s which is undoubtedly inappropriate. I am encouraging people who have Not, actually played the game to not pass judgement on what you may be hearing… or reading… but rather experience a demo/download a trial version before you cast any judgement on the game. I am asking that you may see for yourself and not fall to the propaganda that is spreading.
Here is a statment from CEO, Troy Lyndon to help clarify some of the misguided statments. God Speed to All, Sandi
This statement is posted from an employee of Left Behind Games on behalf of Troy Lyndon, our Chief Executive Officer.
There has been in incredible amount of MISINFORMATION published in the media and in online blogs here and elsewhere.
Pacifist Christians and other groups are taking the game material out of context to support their own causes. There is NO “killing in the name of God” and NO “convert or die”. There are NO “negative portrayals of Muslims” and there are NO “points for killing”.
Please play the game demo for yourself (to at least level 5 of 40) to get an accurate perspective, or listen to what CREDIBLE unbiased experts are saying after reviewing the game at http://www.leftbehindgames.com/pages/controversy.com
Then, we’d love to hear your feedback as an informed player.
The reality is that we’re receiving reports everyday of how this game is positively affecting lives by all who play it.
Thank you for taking the time to be a responsible blogger.
(p.s… to answer your question: You have been googled.)
Taylor
on Saturday 26 January, 2008 at 5:59:28 pm
Add an intermediate image before posting most bots don’t support “Clicking”.
It’s like a bot battle lol :O
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