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Creepy church tactics: Ministers use Halo 3 to lure kids into Christ's arms
7:30 AM on 10.07.2007, Jim Sterling![]() I just stumbled upon this rather sinister piece of news about church ministers using Halo 3 nights to attract impressionable youngsters into their clutches. Anybody who knows me will know my disapproval of many Christian tactics, especially when it comes to children who don't really know enough to decide for themselves whether or not religion is rubbish, but it's creepy and sneaky little ploys like this that really get under my supple flesh. From the New York Times:
It's no secret that a fair few Christians view kids as soft wads of clay, easy to shape and manipulate into fresh soldiers of God, and it's insincere tricks like this that help them. Am I the only one who thinks that using videogames as bait for children is just a little bit uncool? Actually I'm not, but depressingly nobody's bothered about the sinister implications, they just care that it's one of them there 'violent' games:
Really, is that the only issue? Believe me, religion is a far more corroding influence on a young mind than any videogame. Yes, that's my personal opinion and one I stick by. Not that I mean to insult anybody's faith, but children should not be exposed to it until they're old enough to form a balanced and educated opinion, rather than be indoctrinated and fall prey to the kind of subtle manipulation seen here. Of course, nobody cares about that, they just worry that junior is playing some -- ohmygodz -- corrupting videogame that influences gullible kids with violent images and themes ... Hypocrites. Continue: More Xbox 360 stories ![]()
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