"The Purpose-Driven Life Takers"

http://www.talk2action.org/story/2006/5/29/195855/959

I don't know what to say. I honestly thought this was satire. Found it on HuffPo. Anyone else heard about this?

"Imagine: you are a foot soldier in a paramilitary group whose purpose is to remake America as a Christian theocracy, and establish its worldly vision of the dominion of Christ over all aspects of life. You are issued high-tech military weaponry, and instructed to engage the infidel on the streets of New York City. You are on a mission - both a religious mission and a military mission -- to convert or kill Catholics, Jews, Muslims, Buddhists, gays, and anyone who advocates the separation of church and state - especially moderate, mainstream Christians. Your mission is "to conduct physical and spiritual warfare"; all who resist must be taken out with extreme prejudice. You have never felt so powerful, so driven by a purpose: you are 13 years old. You are playing a real-time strategy video game whose creators are linked to the empire of mega-church pastor Rick Warren, best selling author of The Purpose Driven Life.

The game, slated for release by October 2006 in advance of the Christmas shopping rush, has been previewed at video game exhibitions, and reviewed by major newspapers and magazines. But until now, no fan or critic has pointed out the controversial game's connection to Mr. Warren or his dominionist agenda."

:scared:

Edit: HuffPo Link:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2006/05/30/new-videogame-remake-us-_n_21909.html

so Grand Theft Auto will send you to hell, but this is fine and dandy

it is the most illustrative example of the terror of theocracy that I can think of. Maybe now some folks will listen.

as my Grandma used to say