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Gaming: Innocent fun or dangerous doorwawy?
When I began moving away from the Lord in 1992, my spiritual and psychological instability and the general dynamics of my family at that time, caused my brother to want to move out of town and live with other relatives, who were unfortunately more unstable than I was. Eventually, this instability drove my brother to look for friendship and acceptance outside the family; and he joined a group that was heavily involved in fantasy role-playing games. At first, after I moved to the town he moved to, I didn't even realize he had become involved in this type of group. When I found out, I thought there was nothing wrong with it because I thought that these people just got together to play games and have a good time. Little did I know it wasn't so innocent. These people were obsessed with completely immersing themselves in fantasy, taking on the roles of various characters for hours on end. These people usually meet at night (all night) several nights a week and immerse themselves in roles of darkness. The more powerful characters are the evil ones; and everyone seems to want to be more powerful. These players are all obsessed with the color black, dressing in black from head to foot, dying their hair black (or purple or blue or red), wearing black make-up, etc. (My brother's favorite color used to be blue). And they are obsessed with swords, daggers, skulls and crossbones, Dungeons and Dragons, warlords, etc., etc., etc. My brother has threatened to kill my his and my mom, regularly cusses out both of our parents, scares several people in my family, and told me several years ago that "the brother of light you grew up with is gone forever and is forever devoted to darkness." He used to be really sweet and kind, one of my heroes. Now he frightens me.
I also have a friend in the same county that I live in who ran away from home last April to join a similar group. Her family says she has changed so dramatically, they don't know her anymore. I don't know about you, but I think groups like this are cults.
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Renee
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12/3/2006, 7:27 am
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Re: Gaming: Innocent fun or dangerous doorwawy?
I must admit that this one is tough for me. Working with youth has taught me not to pay attention to the manner of dress, or even the activity some are into, it's where their heart is that counts.
What does concern me is the compulsion to evil. Sin is sin regardless of what the compulsion may be. You could substitute almost anything for the fantasy gaming and if it is the central focus of the individual it is rarely healthy and can lead to the other described behaviors.
Lets' face it, most games are fantasy by their very nature. Dark fantasy games when coupled with people who are going through emotional distress seem like a good means for satan to get a solid foothold in a persons life.
I will not deny that there is a lot of cult behavior in these games, who knows a pretty strong percentage of the ones on-line would make good recruiting sites for cult members.
I think like anything in our lives that is a compulsion, that does not glorify our Lord, needs to be removed.
Craig
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12/6/2006, 12:56 am
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Re: Gaming: Innocent fun or dangerous doorwawy?
In reality problems are so hard to deal with most of the time. When you can take on another persona and be someone whom you think is hero like is a good thing for someone who is damaged. They tend to believe that part of them are actually this new persona. Sadly, this happens alot. Divorced parents raising children in unstable homes would be a good cause for this. Especially for a male. Men are more prone to this because they have the genes to hunt and gather for the women folk. When they are too young for this they find another way. This, nowdays, is brought out by video games. It seems the more gory and sexual they can make a game, the better it sells. Which is true. Sex and violence sells.
This type of behavior has to be stopped allmost the way a drug user or alcholic has to stop. Therapy and prayer are a key here.
In your case FJRB, you've told me some about your bro, that he is saved but running from God. I would keep solice in that. Once saved, always saved. Whatever the Father gives the Son, no man can take away.
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