Do your religious beliefs effect HOW you play games?

YouareloveD · Jan 12, 2011

Scott Bauer said:
Eh so what? Pentagrams are to ward off evil.

I didnt know charms / symbols warded off evil .. only in occults. Its actually used in Wicca and satanism but anyway .

And if you practice neo pagan witch craft then that also is of the occult.

Anyway I am going off track it still doesnt make sense what you stated.

mcj108 · Jan 17, 2011

Yea, I skipped the airport mission on Modern Warfare 2, It jut felt wrong.

greamelexon · Feb 2, 2011

Most of time I don't think about it. That may be my religious beliefs or just my mood, but unless a game where you're like, it is assumed that evil, so they tend to be merciful or kind, including data, pixels in games video and even in other games.

SoldierOfSoul · Feb 6, 2011

Some games are evil, plain and simple, Christains need to guard their hearts from these things, even if its meant to be entertainment.

FRM48 · Feb 21, 2011

In games that give you a choice between right and wrong,I always chose right.

The-Doctor · Feb 26, 2011

morningstar2651 said:
Video games provide us with a psychosocial moratorium - we can experiment with things we would never do in real life without having to fret about real life consequences.

I tend to agree with this. Even though there are no consequences to my actions in the real world I still tend to play good rather than bad given a choice...I feel uncomfortable being bad for some reason as its so against my persona...though I do occassionally go over to the dark side...just to see what would happen.

Missingno · Mar 16, 2011

I'm always a medic in Battlefield, I guess that's kinda Christian. No not really.

Shmittles The Poe · Mar 20, 2011

Gaming's a fairly significant part of my life, so I think it'd be dumb to not let God be a part of it. That said, the entire point of a game is to have fun, so just have fun while acknowledging God in all your ways. I think it becomes more relevant in multiplayer games (especialy online) since you're dealing with actual people, but there's a place for God in everything you do.

I probably haven't applied this in my life as much as I should have, but I think it's the right idea.

nathan. · Mar 30, 2011

Faith doesn't influence what I do in games, or what games I do/don't play.

SplendidTree · Apr 2, 2011

I would say they make me want to play in moderation more than anything else. I also happen to listen to good worship tunes while playing and sometimes pray as well. When I am in flight on World of Warcraft I read from God's word or step outside for prayer. I don't feel I have to do this I just like to. Lol Guess I am silly.

Young-Dreamer · Apr 3, 2011

In my opinion, if you write a story, you subconsciously put your values into it.

New_Believer · May 7, 2011

No, but it affects how I treat other players.

Z3AL0T · May 7, 2011

No. I'm content with nuking an entire city in fallout 3 for the cash and not feel any christian remorse at all.

SoldierOfSoul · May 10, 2011

If we refuse to guard our hearts from evil (even in video games) we will not grow in our walk with the Lord.

Slina · May 21, 2011

I haven't really noticed any affect, other than in Sims or multi-player games. I make my sims do a lot, but there are a few things that make me uncomfortable so I intentionally avoid those. With mmos or whatever, it mostly affect how I interact with others or choices I make that affect other players.

I'm pretty much good with taking out a pixelated city just to see the shiny explosion though.

mikes544 · May 22, 2011

it annoys me when i run into satanists online in call of duty.

Lakikos · May 24, 2011

Not for me, I'm pretty unbiased when it comes to gaming.

Tomo_Tsu · May 24, 2011

I like to play Battlefield 1943 on my PS3 and Battlefield 1942 on PC those games..are just that..GAMES..but games like God of War I just can't get wrapped around being the name "God" is mentioned..I can't get into that pseudo whacked out fantasy game stuff unless its the Final Fantasy Series. Sometimes I might play old FF Roms on my PC

Nienna_Lady_of_Tears · Aug 5, 2011

I just feel very queasy whenever I try to make a Horde character. So I don't try to anymore.

TWB141 · Oct 22, 2011

Yes. I can't really choose the bad path in games, but that's fine with me. Although lately I've been sticking to sports games (NBA2K12 and NBA Jam respectively). I do need some work though since NBA Jam sometimes gets me angry when playing online and I'm winning, but my opponent just begins shoving the heck out of me...But we're working on that!

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