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Left Behind Games Announces Release of Tribulation Forces, is the press
release saying the sequel to Left Behind will hit stores on June 15, though the
follow-up to the Christian-themed game has already been available online and in
Christian stores. The announcement includes complaints about the mistreatment of
the original by a "misinformation campaign," saying it may have cost their
company $200 million in shareholder value. As for the game, word is: "This new
second chapter in the LEFT BEHIND PC Game series includes significant new
features, improvements, maps and missions. The game includes 45 single player
missions including tutorials and an all-new skirmish mode allowing players to
play against the computer by themselves or with up to 7 friends online. There
are 39 skirmish battle multiplayer maps and 3 different multiplayer modes of
play." Thanks Gamer's Hell.
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Re: Left Behind Sequel |
May 28, 2009, 01:54 |
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I'm still waiting for a serious explanation how being a religious person improves your life in general and how the church organizing policy decisions for our society benefits the general public.
Every church is peopled entirely by sinners. As such, it is fallible, like any other human institution.
Neither is there any benefit in "religion" in general, for what real salutary effects can be derived from fiction?
The benefit to be found in Christianity is this: The Creator of all things has revealed Himself to humanity and reconciled us to Himself, forgiving our sins in His Son.
Written records of this Divine intervention have been preserved in the collected works we call commonly "the Bible."
I've been thinking about why I don't go to church and why I might go to church in the future. I think it boils down to knowing people in the church. When you are friends with someone it's fun to do things together with them and church is an excellent way to keep contact with these people. You go to church because you get to see your friends and family and it can strengthen you social connection in general.
I would not discourage anyone from going to church, and it's great if you have friends or family there.
At the same time, the Scriptures say to go to church are to hear the words of God, receive the Sacrament, and encourage one another in the faith.
With kids I think it's a different story. (I'm having one soon...well not "me" exactly...) Only recently found out I'm going to be a daddy
Congratulations.
I'm not interested in the lessons the church teach, I think most of them are absurd. Some are things I still live by, honesty, integrity, the desire to help your fellow man. Maybe those aren't even mentioned anymore, maybe it's all Hate this, or hate that, or fear this group cause they did this...I have no idea what to expect.
Hopefully you'll find a church that teaches what Christ said. Things like: "Treat others the way you want to be treated," and, "I AM the way, the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father except through Me."
But outside the community level organizations I fail to see what the policies that the churches are pursuing really give back to society. I mentioned abstinence education, gay marriage bans, right to die court cases, abortion rights, I don't see society in general benefiting from pursuing any of those goals.
That depends on what your definition of "benefit" is.
If you think encouraging young girls to act like whores, destroying their health and their futures is "good," then abstinence is a bad idea. If you consider the destruction of the family, society's fundamental institution, a plus, then change the definition of "marriage." And if you consider self-destruction and the ripping apart of babies in the womb, stabbing their skulls and suctioning out their brains "helpful," then defend suicide and infanticide.
If you ban gay marriage then less people will be gay?
If you don't let people have the right to die then families will be stronger?
If you outlaw abortion then people won't get pregnant accidentally? Or people will love being parents in the end?
Encouraging unnatural (by every definition of the term) sexual activity is likely to increase that behavior.
And a person has to get pregnant (accidentally or not) before they can butcher their baby.
"What should be the punishment for Abortion?" And the people who answered were dumbfounded...Punishment?
Answer this question: What is the difference between an infant and an unborn baby? Under what circumstances can one justify infanticide? What should be the punishment for infanticide?
WTF are you standing out there asking for abortion to be illegal for if you have no clue what you want to happen once it's illegal.
Difficult legal issues are no excuse for delaying protecting the innocent.
Whenever you do anything it has consequences of same shape or form but you blindly support this bill with no idea what you're even asking for.
And the consequence of dead children?
I don't get it. I'm all for churches on the community level but where did this need to govern come from? A church should be a church. We don't need any more politicians.
Every law is the codification of someone's morality. The question is then, "Whose morality?"
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