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From: entropy@fluke.UUCP (Terrence J. Mason)
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Subject: Re: One Christian's view on D&D games
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Date: Fri, 18-Oct-85 18:10:10 EDT
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In article <1515@vax3.fluke.UUCP> ptl@fluke.UUCP (Mike Andrews) writes:

>The version I played was fun - until I began to think about what it
>taught me.

>Please - in my view the game isn't Christian.  And its fruits are for you
>to judge.

Ordinarily I wouldn't touch a posting like this with a ten foot pole, but I am
so totally appalled that I feel compelled to respond.

Regarding the first item, we may certainly be concerned about what our
children may learn from a game.  We should always be involved with what our
children do because they do not possess the maturity and knowledge to know the
difference between a game and a depiction of reality.  You, and all other
adults, should certainly be expected to be able to make this distinction on
your own.

As to the second statement, perhaps I am being too literal minded but I fail
to see how any item that doesn't espouse your religious beliefs warrants your
condemnation for that reason.  Dictionaries, skate boards and station wagons
are not Christian either.

If I have misinterpreted your second statement, I apologize.  However I
strongly object to the tone of the article and the insinuation that the
suffering of one troubled youth (I remember the incident) can be construed as
a general indictment of any of his habits that you find objectionable.

A game is a game and reality is reality.  The problem is the confusion of the
two, not the nature of either.

terry mason