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Now, to specifics:  Ebrown, I'll freely admit that my observation that a disproportionate number of gamers have views that Christians might find problematic is just that: an observation.  Mind you, it's an observation based on fairly extensive experience, and also one I think most ''gamers'' would agree with.  I've heard more than a few gamers lament the "freaks and weirdos" who "give gaming a bad name."  Be honest, now: are you going to claim that gaming doesn't include a relatively high percentage of such individuals?

Now, to specifics:  Ebrown, I'll freely admit that my observation that a disproportionate number of gamers have views that Christians might find problematic is just that: an observation.  Mind you, it's an observation based on fairly extensive experience, and also one I think most ''gamers'' would agree with.  I've heard more than a few gamers lament the "freaks and weirdos" who "give gaming a bad name."  Be honest, now: are you going to claim that gaming doesn't include a relatively high percentage of such individuals?

I'm sure there are many active gamers who would be perfectly acceptable company to most Christians.  I know quite a few myself.  I also know that when a friend shows me his pictures from a gaming convention, and they include large fat hairy men dressed up as schoolgirls, I can reasonably conclude that a lot of parents would find that disturbing, at the least, and probably not want their children hanging out with such an individual.  Likewise, when the topics on a popular discussion forum include questions about how to incorporate Satanism into D&D (would it come as any shock to you to learn that most Christians really don't consider the works of Anton LaVey to be okay because he doesn't advocate the direct worship of Satan?) and other cheerful topics like "Incest in gaming," I can reasonably conclude that a lot of parents might take issue with their child playing in such a game.

I'm sure there are many active gamers who would be perfectly acceptable company to most Christians.  I know quite a few myself.  I also know that when a friend shows me his pictures from a gaming convention, and they include large fat hairy men dressed up as schoolgirls, I can reasonably conclude that a lot of parents would find that disturbing, at the least, and probably not want their children hanging out with such an individual.  Likewise, when the topics on a popular discussion forum include questions about how to incorporate Satanism into D&D and other cheerful topics like "Incest in gaming," I can reasonably conclude that a lot of parents might take issue with their child playing in such a game.

 

Would it really shock you, Ebrown, to learn that a lot of Christians really don't consider Anton LaVey to be fine and dandy simply because he doesn't advocate direct worship of Satan?

 

At any rate, I've asked a SysOp to take a look and give us his opinion on whether the material is appropriate for a Conservapedia article.  If he thinks it's not, I have no problem with removing it.  In any case, I'm not planning on adding more; I think a brief warning is sufficient. --[[User:Benp|Benp]] 16:17, 24 June 2008 (EDT)

==Warnings to Parents==

==Warnings to Parents==