Let's be honest here -- we all know that the ESA's public image of late is not, shall we say, spectacular? However, when the organization brings out a politician to deliver a keynote speech, a politician that has publicly backed the preachings of a half-baked fundamental anti-semite ... well, it's not going to improve the PR situation, is it?
Minister John Hagee once controversially condemned non-Christians to Hell (as ya do) and went as far as to say that Adolf Hitler had been doing the work of The Lord by "hastening the desire of Jews to return to Israel in accordance with biblical prophecy." That's pretty out-there as far as religious beliefs go, I'd say. Perry doesn't really seem to mind though, if this 2006 report is anything to go by:
Gov. Rick Perry, after a God and country sermon attended by dozens of political candidates Sunday, said that he agreed with the minister that non-Christians will be condemned to hell.
"In my faith, that's what it says, and I'm a believer of that," the governor said.
...Asked afterward at a political rally whether he agreed with Mr. Hagee, the governor said he didn't hear anything that he would take exception to. He said that he believes in the inerrancy of the Bible and that those who don't accept Jesus as their savior will go to hell.
Remind me again ... why aren't companies staying with the ESA?
GamePolitics ran this story and questioned the ESA's decision to politicize the Electronic Entertainment Expo in such a needless way. The ESA surprisingly went mad over GP's report and accused it of ... I guess, anti-ESA fanboyism?
If the ESA posted a blog and called it a news site, journalists would rightfully balk and it wouldn't pass a smell test. Remarkably, GamePolitics doesn't face the same scrutiny even though it's funded by the ECA and tainted with anti-ESA vitriol. At the end of the day, calling GamePolitics a news site is as laughable as saying there's a Cuban free press.
Ouch. Someone has their claws out.
Frankly, this whole situation is a complete PR mess and the ESA isn't doing itself any favors by exploding at a Web site and taking childish pot-shots at its credibility. Correct me should I be wrong, but if your association is bleeding associates, it's usually a good idea to inspire confidence in those left rather than lose the plot in this manner.
But still, tell me more of this Cuban free press. Sounds fascinating.
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9:21 AM on 06.04.2008
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Anybody that forces their relegion upon another is no better than the devil they protray in their fairytale book.
I can't wait to find out!
Oh, and I agree about the ESA... they should just go away at this point.
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Do you think that all Muslims think that 9/11 was a good thing just because they may have agreed with 'some' of the theology that the terrorists believed in?
Anti-Christian Flamebait alert...yet again
So it's ESA sort of kinda associates with a politician who associates with a minister who endorses Hitler.
Well. That's some shit.
The reason companies are abandoning ship of the ESA is financial, not political however. Nobody really cares about this sort of thing when it comes to business.
Captain obvious to the rescue.
Actually I'm just a big fan of Noah Wiley from ER
...and just because a Christian points it out something in a religious discussion doesn't mean it doesn't hold weight. From the way you wrote this, you're trying to get people furious by a very simple and commonly known biblical belief... and by tagging the whole Hitler thing onto it, even though it isn't relevant in any way, well I call that flamebait.
If my opinion is biased because I have a biblical name and happen to be a Christian, then I'd say that your constant criticism of Christianity in your posts makes you equally biased and passionate about something that you believe in.
So, why is it so important that the keynote speaker at E3 is a Christian? I don't think it should be an issue at all.
Christains are the biggest hypocrites on the planet, right beside Catholics.
That is all
I wanted you to be the actual Noah. :-(
"...and just because a Christian points it out something in a religious discussion doesn't mean it doesn't hold weight."
I was joking. See above. I actually was interested in the Christian view of this story.
"From the way you wrote this, you're trying to get people furious by a very simple and commonly known biblical belief... and by tagging the whole Hitler thing onto it, even though it isn't relevant in any way, well I call that flamebait."
Wasn't quite my intention. I honestly wasn't trying to rile people up against Christians. This is about the ESA and Perry, not Christianity as a whole. My views on organized religion are not the place for the frontpage. I did that once and don't do it anymore.
The fact is, people like Hagee are not people that decent and nice Christians really want to associate themselves with.
Which isn't even the crux of the issue. The crux of the issue is Perry's appearance at E3, which is out of place and weird.
That's Huge News! Next you'll tell me that churches have cross-shaped objects in them, or that the congregation often sings song together.
I just ... I just have trouble believing that anybody could not know that Christians believe that. It's kind of a fundamental part of the religion, you know?
So, while Hagee is completely off-base on most of the things he says, this part is pretty standard. I do agree though, this guy is a really odd choice for an E3 speaker. Who cares about E3 anymore, anyway? PAX wins.
@JACK of No Trades
Actually, I've met just as many atheist and non-Christian hypocrites as Christian ones. You know, like the ones who trash and diss Christianity, when they themselves cry about Christians not being tolerant of other beliefs? Everyone is guilty of hypocrisy, regardless of personal beliefs. Criticism is fine, we deserve it; but let's spread it around evenly.
But besides that, WHY THE FUCK IS THIS GUY AT E3? What does he have to do with games?
Title to his keynote:
"Thank you Microsoft for making McAllen and Mesquite the place where your hardware comes to be zombified."
speaking of which, i hope retards like that die in a balance of pain and swiftness.
I don't know maybe you shrug that kind of stuff off but I don't think anyone else will.
Anyone who does not denounce, reject, and kick john hagee (and those like him) in the balls on sight should not be speaking to anyone anywhere. They're clearly too stupid to have anything useful to say on any topic.
Christianity FTL :-)