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Wednesday, December 13, 2006

Can a video Game promote Prayer?

Every Christian teenager is likely to ask the same question right away, can I get better cheat codes if I pray?

Well A new PC strategy game "Left Behind: Eternal Forces" is hoping that it will inspire teenagers to pray more, but probably not for cheat codes.

The video game takes place in NYC shortly after millions of people have been called up to heaven in the rapture.  The game objective is to convert followers into a holy war against the anti-christ and his army in the US (as opposed to what those evil doers in the Middle East do when they convert real life followers into a holy war against infidels in the US).

Here is a trailer for the game :

The game has created controversy and a Pro-Constitution group has asked Wal-Mart to pull the game from shelves as they feel it is intolerant of other religions.  Wal-Mart is holding fast and keeping the game on shelves wherever they think they can sell it.

The game makers say that the game will perpetuate prayer and worship, but detractors call it a game of faith-based violence.

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