'All decent people should denounce' Modern Warfare 2, Maine Christian group says

For fucking real, son!

Only in Maine will you find religious recreational sports leauges for Honda Civic owners.... *rolls eyes*

I bet you listen to outrageous rock music too!!

HE'S A WITCH! BURN HIM!

All decent people SHOULD renounce / denounce MW2...because it sucks.

Here comes a slew of ignorance since you've done such a great job of painting these Christians (and for the majority of your ignorant readers, all christians) as crazy. I'm a Christian and I have no issue with violent games. I do however understand the need in our society for groups to speak up and try to guide many parents who shouldve needed a license to have kids. One thing I constantly find on here is your mocking of videogames and they're influence on human beings in any negative way. While correlation does not infer causation, you'd have to be a moron to not believe that what you're exposed to affects who you become.

Kudos to the group and any group trying to aid ignorant parents who still don't understand ESRB or even know what games their kids are getting ahold of.

Their latest update is about all the foul language they've been receiving about the article. Fuck them.

@Cody

And Colorado we have a huge Honda/Acura (yes a duality) following. Didn't you know?

@psn: ijustw1n

Guide parents? Thats what the internet is for, duh. If you don't know how to use the net then go throw a rock somewhere. No one here will ever understand you.

@ ijustw1n

chill out, they're not making fun of all christians, they're just poking fun at this group of people who are clearly out of their minds.

organized religion is humanity's greatest hoax on humanity

It's all fake and make believe people. I wish I could be around when humans don't have religions...

@Space

And what do you burn apart from witches?

Well, let's see, I've seen plenty of kids in the Middle East and Africa who are part of children's armies that barely have access to electricity let alone video games.

In fact, I'd argue that lack of exposure is what makes people into over-sensitive egotists. Most kids view these games as harmless entertainment, but it's the ones who've been brought up thinking games are the devil that are most likely to have social problems.

I know we've only had a few centuries to work on this problem, but you'd think people would realize that normalization is the easiest way to rob "offensive" things of their power.

Wow, just because of one part of the game they're denouncing the game. It's even more redonculous because you're allowed to skip that part of the game! Also saying all decent people shouldn't buy the game is really harsh, so because my brother owns the game he's now a bad person?

@ ihavepants

I burn their pantaloons apart from them.

I'm afraid the correct answer here was...

MOAR WITCHES!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zrzMhU_4m-g

"you'd have to be a moron to not believe that what you're exposed to affects who you become. "

Oooor maybe, who you've become affects what you expose yourself to. Or maybe it's something else that causes both!

Way to imply the causation that's not been proven.

http://mainefamilypolicycouncil.com/artman/publish/League_2/A_Dreadful_Punishment_for_Swearing.shtml I guess they didn't expect the rage of gamers.

I don't know why psn: ijustw1n got downvoted. He is correct. As much as I hate anti-whatever groups....and in an ideal world of real, caring parents, there would be no need for them........this world isn't ideal.

You have trash parents, spawning a multitude of kids, who don't parent. Due to this, without these crazy anti-groups , what guidance would there be for these trashbag parents? If we need to endure the rantings of some crazy anti-violence group to ensure maybe half of the trashbag parents don't buy their 5 year old MW2 , I think that is better for the country then if it didn't happen.

it's dangerous because our government and christianity almost go hand in hand

@ FNG

Let me guess. You are a 15-25 year old, that just has the whole world figured out huh. You cracked the big conspiracy, religion is just a big hoax made up to make people feel better.

Thank god you (and the rest of the know-it-all pre-30 year olds) came along to set the rest of the population straight.

@ ijustw1n and anyone like him

(You will understand if you read everyones else's posts)
Honestly... wtf... this is a game.

To say that people need guidelines for games is b. People need fracken common sense. Ratings is just to tell the watcher/user what to expect while watching the movie, THAT'S IT.

Your kid is playing a voilent game, you stop him and explain that this is make believe, like in the movies, and shouldn't be taken seriously and that bla bla bla... Then you use your judgement, he understands good, he doesn't YOU STOP HIM. If you're stupid enough to have a kid and not claim responsibility, you're a fracken moron and should be SNIPPED of all reproductive organs. Rich or poor. Religious or atheistic. Common sense and values rulez all!

I know I'm shitting too much personal opinion but c'mon.
I have been around violence, drugs and abuse all my life, so has half of the fracken world. At the end, it's values and common sense that saves the day!
If anything it will wake you up to the real world. Everyone should calm the frack down and take the time to EDUCATE THEIR FRACKING KIDS!
These are the same douches that let their 4-6 year old kid take the public transportation alone. MORONS!
Ignorance isn'T an excuse! Step up and spend some time with your freak of a kid, he/she deserves it.

I'm sure I'm not the only one that is sick and FRACKEN tired of being reminded that a FEW KIDS DROPPED THE SOAP...
This is not a perfect lil' world, the faster you realize it the better everyone else will be!

Yah know what... 99 probs. but a b8h ain't one!
*screams* Comments!

@ freedom town.

that's me in my avatar. based on me. Do I look 15-25 to you? I was 15-25 a long time ago. I can't believe how many bible thumpers are still out there. yes, the world was created and is ruled by something stupid humans made up. religion is so great that it comes in many flavors and most of those flavors think theirs is the only correct flavor. you people and your sheep like minds make me sick. now please, down-vote me so god can welcome you into his divine world. Oh yeah, your priest needs another hit, so open your mouth and take what the lord has to offer.

Here here, everyone should denounce this "league". Truth be told they're just following the bible. I mean they hate gays and abortion too (read the link about the bookstore) but they're being good Christians by writing about how evil they are instead of smashing their windows. Yup they're just doing their civic duty by telling the citizens of Maine they're going to hell for loving the wrong person but Jesus DOES love them.

And lol at the more liberal minded Christians on the board defending the rest of the Christian community at large. Most practicing Christians I've met are anti-gay, anti-abortion, anti-rock music, anti-anything that would otherwise shake their shallow faith.

As a Mainer, I highly appreciate this. The leader of the Maine Christian League is proposing for a new law that would remove funding for civil rights clubs in high schools, make it illegal for gay couples to adopt children, make civil unions illegal and remove protections based on sexual orientation from the Maine Human Rights Act. Basically, Michael Heath is evil.

Here's the link to the proposal (his phone number is listed if you would like to voice any concerns with him):
http://www.maine.gov/sos/cec/elec/pets02/prosexorient.htm

as a god fearing man, iminclined to agree with you....im soo sick of this crap man, if you dont like or agree with it...dont fucking play it and play pixel junk monsters or something.

@Dylan
See this is what I'm talking about. The same group that the average Christian would think is a good moral compass for the people of Maine is also against treating gays like human beings. And thus we have a cycle of systematic hate towards completely unassuming groups of people in the name of religion.

lol. for sure dude. But seriously, this is probably just infinity ward setting this up to laugh at the sheer idea of someone in the world not buying MW2. lol

I totally agree! I denounce the unethical the way those 1887 akimbo shotguns are so accurate at those distances!

It's funny how when a Christian stands up for something they are looked down upon as evident here and are called bigots, open minded to other people's beliefs however for the non-Christian it's ok to bash a Christian's belief. To me, that is hypocrisy.

Mainer,

Most of the bashing is against people who want to enforce their views/ideas/opinions/agendas on others, while the ones who say think for yourself are given praise. They aren't saying that you have to like Modern Warfare (or anything else), but rather that everyone should get to choose as they see fit.

A live-and-let-live attitude is the exact opposite of hypocrisy, because you don't tell anybody else what to do ever.

I've been playing that level on repeat since the game came out and I haven't killed even come close to the body count organized religion is responsible for.

so its a bunch of Christians who drive civics?

@aristokrat: Tell that to FNG and the people who voted him up.

Hipster Atheist logic works like this. All religion == evil. All religion has people. The world - Religious people == happy peace party time!

Hipster Atheist ignore all the hate for skin color, hair color, background, creed, race... They only focus on religion as their devil, or whatever you would call the devil scientifically. You can not say that religion is bad. That includes the people in it. The people who denounce stuff and call things the debil are the same people that call religious evil and say it should die. Same bunch of fruities, different branch of the tree. Everything can be twisted to fit the needs of the corrupt, but powerful, few. The "bad" lies in these people, not the followers.

Look at Atheism. What if someone powerful came along and convenced the hipster Atheist to kill a religious person because they were bad for believing in a god. It would be the same thing as the Catholic Church and the Crusades. Don't say it can't happen because, in this world, anything can happen. It just takes someone with a god complex and a league of mindless followers. Mindless followers abound in every group, from sports fans to Atheist to Lady Ga Ga fans. *shutters* If anyone on this earth should be shunned, it should be Lady Ga Ga fans...

Anyway, that is why we should all just learn to live toghter and love one and another.

On topic: These people are idiots. 1970 called, they want their demon smurfs and devil cereal back! I havn't heard anything this idiotic since some religious nutter stole my Poison tape back in 87, clamming it would make me demon possessed.

Feed them to the lions and get it over with.

@psn: ijustw1n

You know, you're right, getting exposed to bad content damages people.

I mean, look at what happens when someone uses a book that contains genocide, torture, murder, incest, rape and more as a moral guide.

Hmm...I thought the grammar joke was clever?

This was the email I sent to these people in regards to the book store article... There are some seriously scary religious people in the states.

In response to: What's Inside Apple Valley Books?

... I feel that history adequately exemplifies the dangers of religious paranoia and hate mongering. Perhaps you should exercise some restraint when referring to others as "evil", when you yourselves are simply looking to cull enough public support to engage in a good old fashion witch burning.

I feel genuinely sad when I see "Christians" using their beliefs and resultant fears to manipulative or destructive ends. Please, stop trying to manipulate public opinion and quell dissension by verbally stomping on those that make you feel threatened.

@FNG

You are an angry, angry man. I can't say it better than Lameduck above me said it.....

I don't understand why the rational people in this thread are getting downvoted and the outrageous, angry, frothing at the mouth atheists are getting upvoted.

No, not all atheists are disrespectful or stupid. But all of those who upvoted FNG are.

I got a lot of problems with you people! And now, you're gonna hear 'em!

Kruger! My son tells me your company SUCKS!

Screw the airing of grievances, these people need to experience the Feats of Strength! *takes off shirt*

The real issue is the connection between sandwiches and school shootings, those Columbine kids really liked sandwiches, and look what happened. I think it was the "sliced meat" that led them to a path of violence.

Actually, Christmas is a pagan holiday that Christians took up just to make themselves look cooler... so heck, go ahead and say denounce Christianity, all the gift-giving holidays in it are pagan =P

Pagan holiday or not, it's a time when people are supposed to get along... Not fight like a bunch of self-righteous babies. Atheists and Christians are one in the same when it comes to bitching about their views and shoving them down each others throats. It gets a bit disheartening reading it every other week on Joystiq, especially two days before the most wonderful time of the year.

Can't we all just get along?!?

All decent (and intelligent) people should denounce all religion

Actually, the pagan holiday was a time to get hammered, sacrifice animals, and fuck all night. Which to me sounds way better than waiting for a fat guy to break into your house, eat your food, and judge your behavior for the previous year.

All decent people should stay the fuck out of other peoples lives and let them continue to believe whatever makes them happy, so long as they are not causing irrevocable harm to themselves or others. Sharing your religious (or anti-religious) views and beliefs is one thing, but offering them as an ultimatum or some sort of definitive truth makes you an asshole.