Crosswalk America, the Christian Alliance for Progress, the Beatitudes Society, and the Center for Progressive Christianity are calling for a boycott of the Left Behind: Eternal Forces video game.Winning the game requires players to either convert or kill any character in the game that does not convert to fundamentalist Christianity. Advocates of church-state separation as well as Catholics, Jews, gays and Muslims are targeted for extermination.
Sunday morning at 11:00 CST I will interview Jonathan Hutson on my "Religious Talk" radio program. Jonathan Hutson first discovered the violent, sub-Christian nature of this video game last May and exposed it in a series of blogs on the Talk to Action website. His expose led Rick Warren to disassociate himself from the project and two staff members to resign from his organization.
Below is a picture of the Nov. 28 press conference called by Crosswalk America. From left to right are Surani Joshua of the Center for Progressive Christianity, Craig Miller, a Presbyterian minister, Tim Simpson, President of the Christian Alliance for Progress, and Eric Elnes, Vice President of Crosswalk America.
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There has been alot of misleading information spun throughout the public and media regarding Left Behind Eternal Forces game. I encourage you to visit www.menofgod.us & download a trial version. I believe the first hand experience will allow you the opportunity to judge for yourself and put these rumors to a rest.
Here is a statement from the CEO, Troy Lyndon, to clarify some of the misconceptions and propaganda:
LEFT BEHIND: Eternal Forces
A PC Game
FOCUS ON THE FAMILY endorses our game. Read below to find out why!
Our game DOES NOT encourage killing.
Our game is NOT anti-Semitic.
Our game is NOT anti-Muslim or anti-Islamic.
It is anti-EVIL! The ultimate bad-guy is the Antichrist who wants to eliminate all faiths and all religions, except his and he is deceiving the entire world.
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.
In the past several days, numerous people have been and continue to spread misinformation about the game.
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.
This is the world?s first high-quality inspirational game which intends to model positive behavior by discouraging physical warfare.
Please play the game for yourself and help us to get out the TRUTH.
In an industry which creates so much gratuitous violence and gore, LEFT BEHIND: Eternal Forces presents a healthy alternative. We need your help to get the word out!
PLAY THE GAME and find out for yourself that this game is about the battle of good versus evil.
Here are a few things said by others:
- The Anti-Defamation League, although they speak out against the book theology, says ?Conversion to Christianity in the game is not depicted as forcible in nature, and violence is not rewarded in the game.?
- AOL says it is a ?Positive Moral Message?
- Focus on the Family says ?Finally! A game Mom and Dad can play with Junior?
- Concerned Women for America says ?A game we can wholeheartedly recommend!?
- Wired Magazine ?Few are as ambitious and polished as this PC title.?
- ArsTechnica.com ?This is a game that Christian parents can buy their kids, and one that Christian kids can play themselves without any guilt about "questionable content."?
- Women of Faith says ?In an industry that is full of destruction with no hope, the LEFT BEHIND game
- Clint Thomas from Chaos Theory says ?For years we?ve been telling kids what to run from and not what to run to, until now!?
Should you have any concerns about this game, please go to the contact us page on our website at www.leftbehindgames.com and we?ll do our best to connect with you.
Sincerely,
Troy Lyndon
CEO, Left Behind Games Inc.
Hey, with so many people having an opinion about this game, how many have actually played it? And what credibility do they have? Focus on the Family has publications which can set the record straight for everyone…at http://www.pluggedinonline.com/thisweekonly/a0002989.cfm
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