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The Church of Halo

If you thought you had seen it all, think again. According to an article published by the New York Times, The Colorado Community Church in Denver Colorado is using Master Chief and the popular Halo franchise to attract younger congregates. So much for “though shall not kill”.

If that isn’t bad enough, the game which is rated M and thereby limited to a 17 year old or older crowd is being played by 12 and 13 year olds in the churches basement. Tim Foster (age 12) was quoted in the New York Times article saying “It’s just fun blowing people up.” Well of course it is Timmy, do you mind if we call you Timmy?

The idea here, according to the churches youth minister, is that the children will hang around after blasting each other for his Christian message.

“We want to make it hard for teenagers to go to hell,” said Minister Barbour in a letter to the parents of the youth.

Can you imagine the message given to the children after the Halo 3 tirade? If we had to guess it probably sounds something like this “Alright children, now remember, there are no videogames in hell … only here at Church, and if you are good, you will find them in heaven as well”.

Source: NY Times

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2 Comments »

  1. jeff england
    on July 10, 2009 7:07 pm

    what is next giving drugs and alcohol to attend church I think that pastor should go back and re read revalation.by the way isnt one of the ten commandments broken here can you guess which one.

  2. JonathanZungre
    on July 10, 2009 7:58 pm

    come on guys, are we really criticizing them for having Halo parties? They're just finding common interests with the kids so they can help and mentor them. Kids need stuff like that.

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