DefconAmerica to WALMART: Stop selling religious violence for Christmas!!!

[kevinbgoode]

I can't believe my own eyes - an organization is takin' on the fundie whiners with some demands of their own - and this email came to my addy this afternoon asking people to send an email to Wally World demanding they stop promoting the Religious Right's violent game fantasy "Left Behind: Eternal Forces"


HA HA HA HA HA! So here's our chance to shove some fundie muck right back in their wingnuttery faces - according to the Campaign to Defend the Constitution, WALMART is marketing the violent rightwing "christian" indoctrination game at Christmas. Here is the email I received:

Dear ,

What's Wal-Mart promoting this holiday season? The religious right's extreme ideology.

Just in time for Christmas, the religious right has released a violent video game in which born-again Christians aim to convert or kill those who don't adhere to their extreme ideology. The video game, "Left Behind: Eternal Forces," is based on the apocalyptic "Left Behind" novels - written and promoted by religious right leader Tim LaHaye. Despite the violent, intolerant message being marketed to children, Wal-Mart, the nation's #1 video game seller, is selling the "Left Behind: Eternal Forces" video game - just in time for the holidays!

Take action now and urge Wal-Mart to stop selling religious violence this holiday season.

"Left Behind: Eternal Forces" takes place in New York City, shortly after the rapture. Gamers are charged with creating Christian militias who roam the streets of New York City, looking to convert non-believers and killing those who they are unable to draw to their side. In fact, after particularly bloody battles, players must use prayer to recharge their "soul points" that have been diminished by the killing.

Most disturbing is the game's apparent attempt at religious indoctrination - aimed at children and focused on violent, divisive, and hateful scenarios.

The game has outraged progressive and conservative Christians alike, and despite the religious right's typical opposition to violent video games, "Left Behind: Eternal Forces" has not generated any criticism from this group and in fact gained a gleaming review from a Focus on the Family affiliated website this week.

While the religious right apparently has no problem pushing the product this holiday season, America's #1 video game seller should know better.

Click here and urge Wal-Mart CEO Lee Scott to stop selling our kids religious violence.

Also, be sure to head to the DefCon Blog to learn more about the game.

Sincerely,

Hmm...here's the link to sign up to spank WalMart for promoting violent "con-servative christian" games aimed at children:

http://ga3.org/campaign/tell_wal_mart/iibgusdr158nei5?

And here's a link to the DefCon blog to read more about the loving, peaceful, putting-the-christ-back-in-christmas nature of this game:

http://defconblog.org/2006/12/tell-wal-mart-to-stop-promoting-religious-violence/

Let's tell Focus on the Family to stop taking the PEACE out of CHRIST at Christmas!