Jack Thompson recently cited God’s wrath as the reason Take-Two’s stocks have been plummeting. In a conversation with Game Politics Thompson created his own headline by saying “GOD STRIKES TAKE-TWO DOWN.” It’s like the New York Post, except with more vigor.
Thompson would go on to elaborate his belief in a later e-mail with less pop, but just as much passion:
...If you had any understanding of the Bible and of God you would understand that persecution comes Christians' way, and we are blessed by it. There is no blessing for Zelnick, who is not a Christian, when he gets what he deserves...
Ailing economy aside, perhaps Thompson has something here. God probably isn’t a big fan of
Grand Theft Auto and its content. Stealing cars, picking up hookers, and killing people aren’t exactly wholesome actions. Perhaps we’ll see more evidence of this if Nintendo’s stocks drop unexpectedly. Smashing Goombas is a sin, right?
[via 1UP, thanks Brian!]
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1:00 PM on 01.01.2009
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Everyone knows God's a pimp.
No surprise there.
Now, if there was a game where you blew up a dam and FLOODED everyone to death, that'd be acceptable. Or dropped napalm over the cities, creating a nice "raining fire" effect.
It's ALL in the execution with God. Literally.
But once that spirituality starts to take its shape outside of that person's consciousness in a way that negatively impacts others, all bets are off. George Carlin said it best that he would have no problem with the Commandments if they included an additional Commandment: "Thou shalt keep thy religion to thyself."
But I think that God has a sick sense of humor
And when I die, I expect to find Him laughing"
-Depeche Mode
still going with my theory that he doesn't give a damn about video games, and just hates Strauss Zelnick, because Strauss made fun of jack in 2nd grade and the whole class laughed, and right there Jack vowed to become a lawyer and defeat Strauss anyway he could.
Yeah, I'm a Christian, but saying God hates anti-Christians is anti-Christian in itself. If that makes any sense.
Oh, and telling people their religion (or lack thereof) is less legitimate than yours is childish and absolute bullshit.
UPDATE! JACK THOMPSON CAN GO TAKE A TWO HOUR SHIT AT JOLLY PIRATE DONUTS FOR ALL I CARE!
No suprise, really.
All the proof an atheist needs really...
Yup...I'm on the far right, lookin all buff and sexy. Making funny faces and stuff.
Also, JT should be the next villain in Batman.
Everyone believes everything they do because they happened to be randomnly born into a family that raised them that way and didn't have anything change those beliefs over the course of their lives. Is that really such a fucking impossible to grasp concept?
Just let him slip quitely into obscurity.
My Demons demand a piece of Jack Thompsons heart to be sacrificed in a unholy ceremony that involves cutting his scrotum apart an pouring sulfuric acid over it.
Only then shall be ensured that the next messiah does not spring from this man's loin.
Fuck religion. What I just wrote makes exactly as much sense as all other religion: NONE!
The only difference is, that satanic rituals are at least interesting.
I wasn't going to enter into this debate, as I figured anyone with a modicum of intelligence would realise that JT doesn't talk for the entirety of people who profess to share the same faith as him. However, I really take offence at your comment. Most Christians don't employ a 'holier than thou' attitude. Ironically, that's the very attitude that you are presenting with your assumptions.
Oh, and for the record, I wasn't raised in a Christian household, and late in my teens, I chose to become a Christian.
We can all agree with the 11th commandment: Thou shalt not transgress the rest of the commandments using virtual reality.
Actually, I wasn't talking about all Christians, just this particularly infuriating minority.
Fair enough, and I apologise for drawing a hasty conclusion.
I just don't like the assumption that Christians only follow what their parents do, instead of making valid choices of their own. The majority of Christians that I know (and I mean those who genuinely belong to the Christian faith, not those who tick Christian on the census forms, thus raising national statistics on religion to disproportionate levels) have come from families who have not raised them to follow Christ.
just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water here's comes Jack Thompson again saying something retarded even though he's now 100% irrelevant
(Anyone catch the reference?)