THis is quite funny, most people are okay with MtG and most of these people happen to be Christians.
I usually find these rantings are mostly for attention rather than destroying the game.
You do realize that "article" is almost 20 years old, right?
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Are you implying its age makes it less ridiculous?
Merely irrelevant. I don't see much merit to looking at an article from 16 years ago denouncing the game. Pretty sure Magic has weathered that phase and made it through OK.
In fact, we're so far from it, we've got devils back in Magic and nobody gives a ****.
And stopped substituting Bible quotes for actual logic and thought.
I have no problem with quoting verses if they are relevant to the topic. Most of these especially dealt with people who actually use a demon's power or truly believed they could perform sorcery. Everyone knows mtg is only a game. If there's some kid somewhere who believes otherwise, it's most likely their parents' fault for not instilling a sense of reality in their child.
by this guy's definition we shouldn't:
a) Play video games like Star Fox, Legend of Zelda, Mario, etc...
b) Play Chess ("checkmate" literally means "the king is dead")
c) Watch any fantasy, science fiction, horror, etc... movie
d) Read any book other than non-fiction
e) Study Greek, Roman, Japanese, Chinese, etc... history
f) etc...
Merely irrelevant. I don't see much merit to looking at an article from 16 years ago denouncing the game. Pretty sure Magic has weathered that phase and made it through OK.
In fact, we're so far from it, we've got devils back in Magic and nobody gives a ****.
Oh well yeah of course it's irrelevant. It's still interesting to see for some of us
I think I've learned to treat Magic cards like baseball cards: keep 'em in a binder in numerical order, don't play with 'em, try to finish the set and just keep my head down.
What a douce... not you, the one who wrote the article...
I am a beliver of God and I accept and love Him... and I also like to play MTG with my friends while drinkg a soda, or laughing at our decks, AND loving the creatures... really, Yu-Gi-Oh has more satanic background than Magic (if any on this game)... Really, it's a HEALTHY game!!!! Devils/Demons are in EVERY SORT OF MYTHOLOGY! And they represent evil in many many ways, not only the christian theological one.
Really... whoever wrote this is a fanatic or has NO IDEA what is this game. My mother knows I play this since I was younger and now that I'm 19 she never bothered about it, and she is more spiritual than me. My ex girlfriend and now friend is from a very spiritual church, and she doesn't sees anything bad on playing MTG... -.-
Plus, God HATES people?! This dude is WRONG... If he really bothered to study our fate, God doesn't "hates" people nor orders punishments/killing sprees such as crusades and Inquisition... sadly God is the scapegoat for power hunger and violence (inside the church as well), and not only in my religion... -__- Really this dude was just trying to troll...
And really, we've seen this kind of article many times before... people of my generation might remember when Pokémon was considered "satanic"... GOSH! D:<
Old article is old. Though it's still funny to read once in a while. Being Christian myself, I feel indeed kinda ashamed.
Yeah this appears at least 2-3 times a year.
I'd say take the thread to the "Outside Magic" section. The game used to get a LOT of heat back in the day, but D&D and Magic aren't nearly the hot button issues they used to be now that the interwebs brings the devil to the masses.
http://logosresourcepages.org/Occult/magic-g.htm
I don't think he understands that its a game played for fun
And stopped substituting Bible quotes for actual logic and thought.
But there's nothing new here, just your average every day twit.
Note: thus I was quite surprised to see creature type: devil, come back in this set.
I usually find these rantings are mostly for attention rather than destroying the game.
Couldn't read on after this.
Some travel til' the end of worlds seeking glory. Others are just trying to find the way home.
Are you implying its age makes it less ridiculous?
Merely irrelevant. I don't see much merit to looking at an article from 16 years ago denouncing the game. Pretty sure Magic has weathered that phase and made it through OK.
In fact, we're so far from it, we've got devils back in Magic and nobody gives a ****.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmNb3xJFzkc
This +1.
I'm fine with it. My family's fine with it. My church is fine with it.
I have no problem with quoting verses if they are relevant to the topic. Most of these especially dealt with people who actually use a demon's power or truly believed they could perform sorcery. Everyone knows mtg is only a game. If there's some kid somewhere who believes otherwise, it's most likely their parents' fault for not instilling a sense of reality in their child.
by this guy's definition we shouldn't:
a) Play video games like Star Fox, Legend of Zelda, Mario, etc...
b) Play Chess ("checkmate" literally means "the king is dead")
c) Watch any fantasy, science fiction, horror, etc... movie
d) Read any book other than non-fiction
e) Study Greek, Roman, Japanese, Chinese, etc... history
f) etc...
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Oh well yeah of course it's irrelevant. It's still interesting to see for some of us
What a douce... not you, the one who wrote the article...
I am a beliver of God and I accept and love Him... and I also like to play MTG with my friends while drinkg a soda, or laughing at our decks, AND loving the creatures... really, Yu-Gi-Oh has more satanic background than Magic (if any on this game)... Really, it's a HEALTHY game!!!! Devils/Demons are in EVERY SORT OF MYTHOLOGY! And they represent evil in many many ways, not only the christian theological one.
Really... whoever wrote this is a fanatic or has NO IDEA what is this game. My mother knows I play this since I was younger and now that I'm 19 she never bothered about it, and she is more spiritual than me. My ex girlfriend and now friend is from a very spiritual church, and she doesn't sees anything bad on playing MTG... -.-
Plus, God HATES people?! This dude is WRONG... If he really bothered to study our fate, God doesn't "hates" people nor orders punishments/killing sprees such as crusades and Inquisition... sadly God is the scapegoat for power hunger and violence (inside the church as well), and not only in my religion... -__- Really this dude was just trying to troll...
And really, we've seen this kind of article many times before... people of my generation might remember when Pokémon was considered "satanic"... GOSH! D:<
came back earlier than that.
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Yeah this appears at least 2-3 times a year.
I'd say take the thread to the "Outside Magic" section. The game used to get a LOT of heat back in the day, but D&D and Magic aren't nearly the hot button issues they used to be now that the interwebs brings the devil to the masses.
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