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Religion EXPAND STORY TEXTSSubscribe to this tag Mass: We Pray brings the Church to your living room 76 We just got a press release for Mass: We Pray earlier today from Paryer Works Interactive and it's so ridiculous that we doubt that this is a real thing. Seriously, just look at the Web site or ... Buddhist monk recommends games for treating aggression 42 Videogames often get criticized by out-of-touch old cranks for causing violence and encouraging aggressive behavior, so it's very interesting indeed to see that one man, who could rightly be rega... Russian priest designs an MMOrthodox RPG 9 My friend Matthew recently joined the Eastern Orthodox Church, and being the worst kind of lazy pseudo-intellectual, I usually prefer asking him questions about it rather than doing any of my own... Memento Mori: the art of trailers and a flaky release dates 4 I have to hand it to Centauri Productions, developers of Memento Mori, a new adventure game for the PC. Obscure (and often unremarkable) PC games are a dime a dozen, but they managed to catch my ... Hindu Society threatens Sony, but something smells here 20 We got our first whiff of the controversy surrounding PS2 game Hanuman: Boy Warrior back in April, when the word on the street was that the game featured a denigrating depiction of a beloved Hind... Hindu Society pissed about PS2 game, asks it be pulled 49 Who is Lord Hanuman? Well, in case you aren't familiar with the name, he's a monkey god held beloved by followers of Hindu. In the ancient Sanskrit epic the Ramayana, Hanuman leads a monkey army ... No April Fool: Silent Hill Wii, titled Shattered Memories 64 Well, I hope it's not an April Fool's Joke. There's a Nintendo Power cover to win you doubters over.This Silent Hill game is not a remake or a port, but a re-imaging of the first game. Uh-oh. May... Dream Tablet: the Sega Dreamcast Tablet 18 Someone had to do it, right? Oh yeah. I guess no one did, really. But someone did anyway, and here it is: a Dreamcast tablet called the Dream Tablet.So what is the Dream Tablet? It's a Dreamcast ... Christian conservatives attack 'gay agenda' in PC game 80 Conservative Christian site World Net Daily is running a report on Hasbro's The Game of Life, with claims that it is "pushing the homosexual agenda" by allowing same-sex marriage in the... Islamic leader wants more Jew-killin' in his videogames 36 We all like a good laugh here at Destructoid, which is why we're more than happy to chat about Imam Nabil Al Awadi, an extremist Islamic leader who wants more videogames about slaughtering Jews. ... DS game allegedly claims that 'Islam is the light' 45 A mother in Indiana is currently kicking up a stink after discovering an alleged religious message in the kid-focused DS game Baby Pals. Bought for her 8-year-old daughter, the game speaks a ph... Christian Children's Fund refuses donation from Gygax memorial fundraiser 110 As you may well be aware, Dungeons & Dragons creator Gary Gygax passed away this year. His memory was classily honored by geekfest GenCon, who raised over $17,000 in an auction for Gygax's fa... Church sees the good in videogames 19 How ironic. I leave boring England for exciting Japan and the most surprising bit of news all week has come from Blighty. Yes, believe it or not, Church leaders have said that videogames are actu... Guitar Praise developer would consider a Christian-friendly GTA 31 Here's something you don't see every day. MTV posted an interview with Tom Bean, the CEO of Digital Praise. It's a developer dedicated to making christian-themed versions of popular games. So far... Killing in videogames is not a sin: CONFIRMED! 80 If you were worried that you'd be burning in Hell for all of eternity because you shot someone in Grand Theft Auto, then fret not, my son. According to the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod, a... Student's Atheism game does more harm than good 104 History and common sense teach us all a valuable lesson in dealing with people whose religious beliefs don't parallel your own: violence is only acceptable if you're willing and able to decimate ... Gonzo Sega artifacts: Rare promotional Dreamcast First Aid kit, Fanta Saturn? 15 We simply can't pass up stuff like this when it comes along. UK Resistance spotted a rare Dreamcast-branded first aid kit, complete with bandages and wrist gauze worn by an escapee of The Yellow ... Nintendo: What's casual gaming? 50 I don't always agree with a lot of what comes out of Nintendo, but today is one of those days where I can safely tell it to preach on. Nintendo of Europe's Laurent Fischer has said that this &quo... Is The Bible less suitable for kids than gaming? 144 While videogames are demonized as a moral cesspool of sex and violence, The Bible is considered to be "the good book," that must be read by everyone. it is especially popular among the ... Games of the week for 12/17/07: Jesus Christ Superstar edition 44 Gamers, I am overjoyed to meet you face to face. You've been getting quite a name all around the place. Healing Heavies, spawning from the dead ... and now I understand you're l33t ... at least t... Holy man calls games 'electronic crack,' unknowingly labels himself a douchebag 76 Father Raymond DeSouza has his own entry on Wikipedia, so perhaps he is more important than me and I have no right to complain here. However, there's a difference between stupid commentary and in... They're letting Jack Thompson on TV again: Halo 3 + churches + Thompson = ??? 33 Here's a curious one. Last week I posted (rather controversially) a story about church ministers using Halo to lure children like Gary Glitter into the waiting arms of Baby Jesus. I do believe it... Creepy church tactics: Ministers use Halo 3 to lure kids into Christ's arms 173 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 disa... Game publisher threatens the blogs: Will sue you if you say bad things 61 Here's a rather pitiful piece of news regarding Left Behind Games. The publisher of Left Behind: Eternal Forces has been sending threatening letters to blogs who dare to say bad things about its ... First trailer for id's Rage: needs more Cyberdemons 40 Admidst a flurry of announcements at today's QuakeCon, id software revealed their brand-new IP, Rage. Apparently the game is set to be a departure of sorts from their previous work, in that dri... Behold the miracle of the Pac-Man crisp! 56 Yes I said crisp, not chip, you empire-disrespecting, uncultured, slack-jawed, American peasants. Only kidding, Jimmy loves you and your charming, jeep-driving ways. But this is indeed a crisp, f... Sony apologizes to Anglican Church; forgiveness is SO 1509 36 Recently, we brought you word that the Church of England had a bee in its bonnet over Sony's rampant and gleeful promotion of their PlayStation 3 flagship title Resistance: Fall of Man. The ... Vicars wish to sue Sony, have God as key witness 46 It's quite amazing just how violated videogames seem to make some people feel, as if any kind of link between them and a game is something dirty, filthy and shameful. When it's not some t... Adult Swim's 'Bible Fight' is blaspheveryone 25 It's not exactly Capoeira Fighter or anything, but Adult Swim's Bible Fight makes up for its gameplay flaws with good, old-fashioned, hilarious blasphemy.That's right -- you can play... Scientology PWNED; its meaning AWOL 18 With a name like Scientology Pwned, you'd think that the angry little shooter would eventually knock you over the head with a message, meaning, or political statement. For better or worse, th... China: Subjugating the masses for over 80 years! 10 China is a hot bed of political dissent. At least, it would be if the government didn't have a vice grip on literally everything; from newspapers, to books to the Internet, anything that goes...		Save cash!   See "Black Friday" video game deals New on Destructoid.TV play all videos Loading Destructoid Videos Win this! 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