As some of you have already heard, we are going to be in Chattanooga next week. Please come to Lang and Charity's on Tuesday night and hang out.
In other news . . .
I have recently learned of a video game based on the ever-popular Left Behind book series. The game is called Left Behind: Eternal Forces. Ominous, no? Check out the official website here. According to this article, the premise of the game is essentially a rip-off of 19th-century colonial practice: Convert the heathen. If that doesn't work, shoot them. But what does this game have over good old fashioned Christ's-love-at-gun-point? A lot. I quote from the website:
· Lead the Tribulation Force from the book series , including Rayford, Chloe, Buck and Bruce against Nicolae Carpathia – the AntiChrist.
· Conduct physical & spiritual warfare : using the power of prayer to strengthen your troops in combat and wield modern military weaponry throughout the game world.
· Recover ancient scriptures and witness spectacular Angelic and Demonic activity as a direct consequence of your choices.
· Command your forces through intense battles across a breathtaking, authentic depiction of New York City .
· Control more than 30 units types - from Prayer Warrior and Hellraiser to Spies, Special Forces and Battle Tanks!
· Play multiplayer games as Tribulation Force or the AntiChrist's Global Community Peacekeepers with up to eight players via LAN or over the internet!
Doesn't that sound far cooler than camping in the Belgian congo or some other god-forsaken pagan land? Plus you can eat Doritos while you build "spirit points."
Nothing is better than the power of prayer coupled with modern military weaponry. Particularly if you are using it to wax the Antichrist's Global Community Peacekeepers.
I'm asking for it for Christmas.
Posted by pjaussen at December 13, 2006 09:55 PM | TrackBack
I have seen some stuff on this game. Why is it that Christians will complain about media violence and then when they make media it is hyper-violent? See The Passion.
Anyway, this article shows that not all Christians have this blindspot. Apparently Christian groups are upset about the "convert or die" premise of the game, and with good reason.
I do still want to play the game, though. Will you bring it back with you, Paul?
ok. i am an idiot. I screwed up the link. Here is the story from Gamepolitics.com. link
Posted by: twel at December 19, 2006 08:03 AMt-
thanks for the comment. we'll have to get together and play it sometime. with doritos.
hope you had/are having a good break.
pj
Posted by: paul at December 27, 2006 09:21 AM