geoflo1024 said:
Morality is relative. According to Christian morality (and doctrine), homosexuality is a sin. There is nothing irrational, insane, or ignorant about it. It is a belief. Much like an opinion. I believe that homosexuality is a sin because I am a Christian who believes the Word of the Bible. I am not angry at homosexuals for being happy. I wish they wouldn't indulge in homosexual practices because I believe it a sin. And while I will agree with you that Christian extremists are something of a problem (if only because they make the rest of us look bad), the Timothy Plan does not seem to fit this criteria. They support the beliefs of the Bible without attacking or censoring or in any way hurting anyone else who believes otherwise.
Actually, the incident of homosexuality being classified as a 'sin' in Christianity is due to a translation error with the Bible. There was a Greek word that was used in the original that didn't have an English translation, so someone slapped in the 'homosexual' bit and viola! Homophobia and prejudice against it is actually a fairly modern conception and idea. It existed and was widely acceptable in Greek times, Roman times are a little more sketchy, and even in Renaissance times a lot of prominent people had lovers of the same sex.
The Christian faith is, let me remind you, divided about this issue. There are Christian churches and sects that have accepted homosexuality and do not promote it as a 'sin'.
I'm not going to tell you off on your opinion, you can hold it if you like, but when you cross that line in telling people that something that does not harm you is 'wrong' and 'sinful' you start wading into some ugly waters. Homosexuality is a NATURAL phenomenon. There are examples and instances of it in nature, which begs the question of why people call it 'unnatural' when, by nature of studying it, we come to the opposite conclusion.
The Timothy Plan is relatively sane and reasonable ? I'll give you that ? but I stand against some of the values that it promotes because I believe it isn't our right to tell people that whether or not they're attract to the same sex is wrong. The state and other people have no place in the bedrooms of others. Since I do have close friends who are homosexual, it hits very close to home for me when people start pushing the idea that who they are is wrong. Stick yourself in their shoes. See how much you like it.
lacktheknack said:
estoria-etnia said:
The Call of Duty: Black Ops entry made me laugh so fucking hard. I don't know but something about 'when killed, enemies bleed' and 'it is common to see people burning when caught in explosions'. Gee, I didn't know that that happened! Also, this made me face palm and laugh at the same time: 'The violence can be turned off, but this is a combat game so people will still die.'
Umm, just because it's obvious to YOU that the game is an intense, gritty death-fest doesn't mean it's obvious to my mother. She knows I like stealth and evasion games, and she knows that "Black Ops" implies espionage and subversion, not FIREEVERYWHEREAAAAAAHHHHHH. She'd probably assume it's about corporate and government espionage, stealth and escape elements, like what the title IMPLIES. But she'd be REALLY pissed when she walked in and saw the screaming burned people.
There is a place for this list, believe it or not.
I think that 'M rated game' should give your mother a bit of a clue that maybe there's going to be violence included in the game. Also, there are warnings on the back of the game that tell you a little bit of what to expect in terms of violence, gore, and sexual content (along with language). If she's thinking of buying you an M rated game ? which, according to the label are for those '17+' (doesn't stop those underage from playing them) ? and you're underage, it's her responsibility to maybe do some research about the game. I don't believe in blind consumerism, look into a game before you buy it ? watch some trailers or something.
This is the Call of Duty franchise, remember? It's all about shooting people and having explosions happen, not so much on the stealth aspect. If your mom only goes by titles and what they imply without asking questions or doing research when buying a game for you (and you're underage and she's still responsible for that) then it's her fault and yours. It's parental discretion to monitor what the kids are playing. My parents monitored our games until they felt we were ready for them; I only started playing a few M rated games when I was in my mid to late teens (mostly Tenchu, some Silent Hill, and Resident Evil).
The system works similar to how movie ratings work and who is and isn't allowed to see them.
That little bit was more about me laughing at some of the things they had listed because anyone remotely familiar with Call of Duty knows that it's pretty much obvious that if you kill people, they're going to bleed. (This happens in real life too; why do games and people deny it? We humans bleed all the time.)
