Christian Game Studio Founded

JengoJengo Pasco, WA | USA
edited June 2004 in Science & Tech
Group of pious developers are hoping religious gamers will cry "Hallelujah!" at their planned line of non-offensive games.
A development studio has come together that will focus on making games for a Christian audience. In a press release sent out today, the new studio, called Digital Praise, outlined their plans for the studio and made several comments about the potential for development in the Christian games market.
Hallelujah!!

Source: GameSpot
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  • TheBaronTheBaron Austin, TX
    edited June 2004
    who gives a ****

    (sarcasm intended)
  • ThraxThrax 🐌 Austin, TX Icrontian
    edited June 2004
    :skeptic:
  • JengoJengo Pasco, WA | USA
    edited June 2004
    heh

    ;D
  • profdlpprofdlp The Holy City Of Westlake, Ohio
    edited June 2004
    Christians. The only religious group we are allowed to freely bash without being accused of bigotry. Why is that?

    Maybe if a few aisle-running, pew-jumping Pentacostals strap on suicide vests they'll get a little sympathy and respect.

    Of course, doing so would not be Christian...
  • Al_CapownAl_Capown Indiana
    edited June 2004
    Yea... it's not like christianity has killed anyone before or had any part in terrorizing people... right? (KKK, Crusades) It's not like there aren't any verses in the bible that tell men to pillage and kill people. We can make fun of christianity because our entire country is founded on it and the majority of people are christian. It's funny because when people make fun of it it's the truth and not just some mindless joke making fun of some foreign people praying.

    How about this? I'm going to equally bash all religions that push beliefs onto others and discriminate.
  • JengoJengo Pasco, WA | USA
    edited June 2004
    hmm

    lets not get feisty here. relax. its news.
  • Al_CapownAl_Capown Indiana
    edited June 2004
    Prof's a good guy I've got nothing against him. It's just when I hear christian president's trying to discriminate against gay couples and control marriage it disgusts me. Marriage isn't an issue of state... it's an issue of church. Anyone remember that one value this country was founded on?

    Al Capown--obviously not a fan of the moral majority...
  • JengoJengo Pasco, WA | USA
    edited June 2004
    i know i shouldnt get into this.... but...


    Gay people. hmm... how can two men make a family? its just not right. thats not about religion, its about the way humanity was made/evolved. however you would like to put it. just think. 2 guys walking down the street holding hands. now... say you are walking with your kids. what will they ask? what will they say? they will think gay is normal. they will think that its ok to like other little boys in there class. now... does that really sound right to you? no. we werent made/evolved to be like that. its just wrong. period, i dont care what religion your from. 2 guys on each others back is not right. gay marriges will dissrupt the way we have to raise our children. not only that. it puts ideas into their minds.

    look, i dont have a prob against gay peeps, but i just dont want them around my future kids.
  • entropyentropy Yah-Der-Hey (Wisconsin)
    edited June 2004
    Personally I don't have any problem with gay people, so long as they respect MY sexuality as I do theirs, and don't make passes at me. That's the tipping point for me. If that's their thing... Ok. Maybe they can't help it. Or maybe it's just a personal preference. If they can remain professional about things, then it's ok by me. However, Jengo, I think you raise a good point. Now what I would say is this - kids that need to ask what is going on are too young to be interested in sexuality. They won't even start thinking about those feeling until they're older, at which point they'll understand and be informed. So, you have humans too young to care, and humans old enough to make their own choices. Really I don't think seeing gay couples will affect a young child's personality much, if at all. Just my two cents...

    -e
  • profdlpprofdlp The Holy City Of Westlake, Ohio
    edited June 2004
    Al, I think you're a good guy yourself. :)

    But ask yourself, if the headline substituted any other religion for the word "Christian" would anyone feel right in making fun of it? If a group of game developers planned a software line to appeal to Jews, Muslims, Buddhists, etc, would we be so quick with the snickers and smart-alec comments?

    I see no evidence that this group is trying to censor what games are released, only that they intend to offer an alternative for Christians which doesn't insult their values. If no one buys them then they will go the way of many other failed game companies.

    When my daughter was still young enough to need parental input on such things it was sometimes hard to find something suitable for her. If these folks come out with a fun game which a parent doesn't have to feel is contrary to their values they will be doing a great thing. There will still be room on the store shelves for the next version of Phantasmagoria.
  • Al_CapownAl_Capown Indiana
    edited June 2004
    Jengo wrote:
    i know i shouldnt get into this.... but...


    Gay people. hmm... how can two men make a family? its just not right. thats not about religion, its about the way humanity was made/evolved. however you would like to put it. just think. 2 guys walking down the street holding hands. now... say you are walking with your kids. what will they ask? what will they say? they will think gay is normal. they will think that its ok to like other little boys in there class. now... does that really sound right to you? no. we werent made/evolved to be like that. its just wrong. period, i dont care what religion your from. 2 guys on each others back is not right. gay marriges will dissrupt the way we have to raise our children. not only that. it puts ideas into their minds.

    look, i dont have a prob against gay peeps, but i just dont want them around my future kids.

    Excuse me? Is marriage a certificate you redeem to make babies? Gay people will have sex with or without being married. Marriage is something that was created by religion and is a social issue. The government has no right to tell gay people they can't get married. Once again your logic isn't correct. You're saying that gay people will only hold hands if they're married and that once they get married all kids will become gay because they see 2 guys holding hands? No matter what the issue of gay sex will be there. Do you think giving them marriage is going to bring out all the gay people? They will still hold hands, kiss, have sex. If you have a problem with that then your issue has nothing to do with marriage but totally with homosexuals as a whole.

    You don't have a problem with gay people? I think it's pretty obvious that you indeed do.

    I think entropy makes some excellent points.
  • JengoJengo Pasco, WA | USA
    edited June 2004
    al i have 2 gay friends that i normally hang around with. i have seen them, i know how they act. i know alot about them. i dont have a prob with them. but if i were to have children i woudnt want them around them. is there a problem with my opinion on gay people?
  • entropyentropy Yah-Der-Hey (Wisconsin)
    edited June 2004
    Jengo, out of curiosity - why wouldn't you want them around your kids? (I'm not trying to antagonize you, I'm just wondering)
  • Al_CapownAl_Capown Indiana
    edited June 2004
    You see these people as perverted and not worthy to be infront of your children.

    I think that you get the feeling they will start making out in front of your kids... What if two heterosexuals were making out in front of your kids... you'd want to leave wouldn't you. I believe that in both cases where there is any sort of sexual tension you'd feel the need to not let your child see it. I think your issue is that you see these people as perverted and don't realize that the same would go for a heterosexual couple showing affection to one another.
  • profdlpprofdlp The Holy City Of Westlake, Ohio
    edited June 2004
    Al_Capown wrote:
    ...Marriage is something that was created by religion and is a social issue. The government has no right to tell gay people they can't get married. Once again your logic isn't correct...
    If marriage was created solely by religion and is a social issue then why do we need the government to be involved at all? Let each religion establish their own definition of marriage and leave Big Brother out of it altogether. I'm not being sarcastic - my libertarian instincts tell me that this may be the only viable long-term solution to the problem.

    Obligatory "I am not a gay-basher" comment:

    I have had many gay friends, including some family members. I was holding my friend Jon's hand when he died of AIDS. His gay friends would have nothing to do with him at that point. (This was ten years ago, and I believe that attitude has changed.)
  • Al_CapownAl_Capown Indiana
    edited June 2004
    profdlp wrote:
    If marriage was created solely by religion and is a social issue then why do we need the government to be involved at all? Let each religion establish their own definition of marriage and leave Big Brother out of it altogether. I'm not being sarcastic - my libertarian instincts tell me that this may be the only viable long-term solution to the problem.

    Obligatory "I am not a gay-basher" comment:

    I have had many gay friends, including some family members. I was holding my friend Jon's hand when he died of AIDS. His gay friends would have nothing to do with him at that point. (This was ten years ago, and I believe that attitude has changed.)
    I agree with your first statement. I don't believe that government should put any regulations or restrictions on marriage. If they need to change their names then people can just do it like you would without getting married.
  • profdlpprofdlp The Holy City Of Westlake, Ohio
    edited June 2004
    Al_Capown wrote:
    ...I think that you get the feeling they will start making out in front of your kids... What if two heterosexuals were making out in front of your kids... you'd want to leave wouldn't you. I believe that in both cases where there is any sort of sexual tension you'd feel the need to not let your child see it...
    Then it isn't a case of being anti-gay, just a matter of controlling what your kids are exposed to, regardless of the sexes of the people smooching it up.
  • Al_CapownAl_Capown Indiana
    edited June 2004
    profdlp wrote:
    Then it isn't a case of being anti-gay, just a matter of controlling what your kids are exposed to, regardless of the sexes of the people smooching it up.
    Exactly which is why that is not a valid argument against gay marriage.
  • ThraxThrax 🐌 Austin, TX Icrontian
    edited June 2004
    The same section of Leviticus that denounces homosexuality also denounces the consumption of lobster.

    That's right, God hates gays and Red Lobster. :rolleyes:

    //EDIT:

    But really, back to the topic at hand.

    "Christian Game Studio?"

    It's ridiculous. That's so self-segregating it's not even funny. I would laugh equally at "Hebrew Game Studio" and "Buddhist Game Studio." It's just a ridiculous notion, making "Religion-friendly" games.

    "Here, here.. Quake 3 is bad for Christians! Play this!"

    It's spoon-feeding, an inherent quality of talking down to people of faith.
  • entropyentropy Yah-Der-Hey (Wisconsin)
    edited June 2004
    Really I don't see what the big deal of gay marriage is. All it is is formally saying, "Hey, we love each other" to the rest of the world. It used to be that you would live together and sleep together, but I know more and more people are just skipping the marriage bit altogether, which is entirely up to them. It's something between 2 people and God, and I don't care what anyone says, God doesn't hate gays. If I'm wrong, point me to a piece of scripture........

    -e
  • JengoJengo Pasco, WA | USA
    edited June 2004
    AL stop trying to act like your me, you arent, you dont know why i think the way i do, you dont need too, if i feel my kids shouldnt be around them then i dont want them around them, same goes if a straight couple were making out and grabbing each others butt, i wouldnt want my kids around them, there are some things i dont like, and you need to realize that you dont think like me and everyone can think how they want. now... lets just drop it before we start flaming each other... its just not cool. you have your opinions, i respect that. but please. stop acting like you know what im thinking.

    entropy> well, i dont want my kids around them for many reasons. im not saying ALL gay people are like this, BUT, my gay friends are very bad. they shoot up on drugs all the time things we dont need to discuss. they are very ill mannered, they make out in front of everyone, they grab/slap each others butt. just stuff i dont want my kids seeing. (well... my future kids cause i dont have any right now) its just not appropriate in public. and the fact that there gay does matter, i dont want my kids seeing that... i just dont wish for my kids to turn out like them. its my opinion... if it was two females it would be the exact same thing... dont think its only men...
  • profdlpprofdlp The Holy City Of Westlake, Ohio
    edited June 2004
    Thrax wrote:
    ..."Christian Game Studio?"

    It's ridiculous. That's so self-segregating it's not even funny...
    And self-segregation is bad because...?

    When I go to a football game I like to sit on my team's side of the field. Is that wrong?
  • JengoJengo Pasco, WA | USA
    edited June 2004
    oh, entropy, a peice of scripture eh? lol.

    "thou shall not sleep with another man" i dont remember what exact verse it was and all. but i bet if you google it you can find it... heh...

    dont ge me the wrong way, im no super christian or something like that. i just dont wish for my kids to be gay.. thats all. i dont care about gay people, they can go marry all they want... while i wish for it not to happen its not like i can realy do anything.

    i just want my kids to be straight... the way they were designed to be... heh.. its that easy.. i dont hate gays... ah oh well... it doesnt matter anymore...
  • ThraxThrax 🐌 Austin, TX Icrontian
    edited June 2004
    Alright, so your few gay friends constitute the whole of the gay populace?

    Good to see your ability to pass broad and bigoted judgements is in fair and working condition.

    1. You can admit that you don't want your kids around gay people, because "You don't want your kids to turn out like that." Though you totally ignore that homosexuality is not a decision, that there is no, and has never been conclusive proof that it's a choice.

    2. Or you can admit you don't want your kids around trashy people, period. But you would be perfectly willing to let them around upstanding people who are homosexual. Executives, lawyers, etcetera.

    No one is designed to be straight, "As it's meant to be."

    Your statements make it perfectly clear that it's not that you hate ill-mannered people, it's just that you hate gays and are covering it up with a piss-poor, and ultimately pathetic ploy to disguise your hatred.

    And really, so what if gay people get married?

    So ****ing what?

    Oh, hey, they like GUYS, they shouldn't be able to profess their love in a legally binding relationship, because that's just crazy!
  • entropyentropy Yah-Der-Hey (Wisconsin)
    edited June 2004
    Jengo, didn't find a durn thing that says that. But i'd be interested if someone knew of it...because 10 to 1 it was / is misinterpreted.

    EDIT:
    Thrax (and anyone else), this is just my spin on things, my own feelings, so contradict if you wish, but don't flame. I think that man and woman were created for each other. Otherwise He'd have made 2 men and 2 women and said, "Your call." Ok, so that's crude, but I think we were meant to be straight. Then again, if God seriously didn't like gays...it'd be well within His power to prevent it.

    As they said on Seinfeld (and everything in life can be related to that show:)): "Not that there's anything wrong with that"
  • Al_CapownAl_Capown Indiana
    edited June 2004
    Jengo wrote:
    AL stop trying to act like your me, you arent, you dont know why i think the way i do, you dont need too, if i feel my kids shouldnt be around them then i dont want them around them, same goes if a straight couple were making out and grabbing each others butt, i wouldnt want my kids around them, there are some things i dont like, and you need to realize that you dont think like me and everyone can think how they want. now... lets just drop it before we start flaming each other... its just not cool. you have your opinions, i respect that. but please. stop acting like you know what im thinking.

    entropy> well, i dont want my kids around them for many reasons. im not saying ALL gay people are like this, BUT, my gay friends are very bad. they shoot up on drugs all the time things we dont need to discuss. they are very ill mannered, they make out in front of everyone, they grab/slap each others butt. just stuff i dont want my kids seeing. (well... my future kids cause i dont have any right now) its just not appropriate in public. and the fact that there gay does matter, i dont want my kids seeing that... i just dont wish for my kids to turn out like them. its my opinion... if it was two females it would be the exact same thing... dont think its only men...

    I realize that my statement before may have been putting words into your mouth or maybe just rephrasing what you said but the point of it was that as a parent I wouldn't want my kids around either homo or hetero sexual couples who are making out or involved in anything sexual. I honestly don't even know why you made that statement about your friends shooting up to illustrate a point that gay people do drugs. Does the heterosexual population not shoot up on heroine?

    The points you are using to explain why you wouldn't want your kids to be around gay people, which consequently leads to not wanting gay marriage work on both sides of the sexual spectrum. You say Gay people are vulgar and make out and slap asses but don't horny couples do the exact same thing? Don't straight people shoot up drugs too? I don't think your problem is with an entire minority i think it is simply with a few select cases and that you should not be basing your opinions on as some might say, a few bad apples.

    Entropy... it's probably just some part in the bible where it says the union of a man and a woman or something that deals with adam and eve. Back in ancient rome (might have been greece) homosexuality was very very common.
  • JengoJengo Pasco, WA | USA
    edited June 2004
    ok thrax... you think i hate gay people so much?

    go to the "what are you listening to" thread.

    look at everything i posted there..

    look for the guy named "Malice Mizer" and "Gackt"

    if i hated gay people so much like you say i do, now then why the hell would i even have downloaded practically all his music videos?

    or how about this...

    Yes, i hate gay people, there i said it. are you happy? shoot me...

    i dont really hate gay people... but if you guys want to be such an ass and peer pressuring me into saying that i do, or turning my words around and using them back on me... well there.. now you can see it. do you feel better?

    good... now.. ima go back to listening to Gackt... and not wanting my kids to be gay... altho i dont really know how i should think of gay people right now.. you guys can decide for me... as thats what you want to do...
  • JengoJengo Pasco, WA | USA
    edited June 2004
    Al, i made the statement about my friends shooting up cause entropy wanted to know why i didnt want my kids hanging around them... but as in them i meant those two gay guys i know...

    somtimes its hard to say what i wanna say cause i am half mexican.. and i ususally only speak spanish at home... sorry...
  • Al_CapownAl_Capown Indiana
    edited June 2004
    Jengo wrote:
    Al, i made the statement about my friends shooting up cause entropy wanted to know why i didnt want my kids hanging around them... but as in them i meant those two gay guys i know...

    somtimes its hard to say what i wanna say cause i am half mexican.. and i ususally only speak spanish at home... sorry...

    Ah... i see didn't pick up on that right away.

    Here's my final point.

    I believe people should be seen as people and not as a label. I don't believe that you, me, the government, or anyone else has the right to take away or control any human's rights. Don't stereotype an entire minority based on the select few encounters you have had with some.

    I'm 1/2 Colombian. I got stereotyped all throughout junior high because I have dark skin and the few interactions people have had with latin people in indiana is at mcdonalds or them doing landscaping. So basically people related anything that an employee at mcdonalds did to me. It's not fun and I'm sure you've been discriminated before in your life so try to be open minded.
  • profdlpprofdlp The Holy City Of Westlake, Ohio
    edited June 2004
    Just a little suggestion:

    I suspect there'd be wide agreement with the idea that what people do in private is their own business. I think there would be equal support for the notion that a parent has a right - and a responsibility - to control what their children are exposed to.

    Arguing the details is not going to get us anywhere. When this thread started we were all friends. Let's keep it that way. :)

    prof sends a big sloppy kiss to all :vimp:
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