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Thursday, August 10, 2006

'Bully' Video Game

From the video game makers of "Grand Theft Auto", Rockstar, comes another violent game closer to home. "Bully", releasing this October, features a 15 year old at a high school that has to defend himself against school bullies. He can defend himself with baseball bats, stink bombs, marbles and other things. Rockstar says there will be no blood or death of characters, but is that really the problem?

Video games are huge. Even the Christian based "Left Behind" series is releasing it's own "Left Behind Game" which has you in a "spiritual warfare" battle. Let's hope the lost of the world do not view Christians as being in battle with them. We are to love them and make disciples of them (Matthew 28:19).

Proverbs 10:12 says "Hatred stirs up dissension, but love covers all wrongs." Maybe the 15 year old in the "Bully" game will be able to show love to his bullies. I'm not holding my breath.