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<blockquote data-quote="Dannyalcatraz" data-source="post: 5300253" data-attributes="member: 19675">...depending upon where you live.&nbsp; In the Bible Belt, conservative Christianity is a powerful political force in the secular world.&nbsp; ABC News did a big story a few months ago about how the TX school board is still wrestling with the whole ID vs Evolution debate...and because the TX market is so big, decisions in our state ripple into the book-buying decisions of other states.If Satanic Panic 2 gets any traction- and I'm hoping &amp; praying it doesn't- it will be here in the South.I'm glad, and I hope to encounter more Christian gamers like yourself in the future!Like I said, I ran a gaming club at my Catholic HS.&nbsp; The one and only faculty member who gave me hell about it?&nbsp; The born again art teacher who renewed his faith the Summer between my Freshman and Sophomore years.(Just out of curiosity, are you in the Southern USA?)True on all counts...but IME, those who oppose the hobby on religious grounds simply don't buy that argument.Well...that's not 100% true.&nbsp; Check out some of the spells in AD&amp;D and you'll definitely see things with Biblical inspirations- Sticks to Snakes, anyone?&nbsp; You'll see stuff from other sources as well.You'll also note that many of those spells inspired by RW faith have disappeared over time, with only things like Attonement or Bless still around...usually because they're so crucial for certain aspects of the game as well as they're so universally present in RW faiths as to be essentially generic.That, to me, is a sound idea.Amen!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Dannyalcatraz, post: 5300253, member: 19675"] ...depending upon where you live. In the Bible Belt, conservative Christianity is a powerful political force in the secular world. ABC News did a big story a few months ago about how the TX school board is still wrestling with the whole ID vs Evolution debate...and because the TX market is so big, decisions in our state ripple into the book-buying decisions of other states. If Satanic Panic 2 gets any traction- and I'm hoping & praying it doesn't- it will be here in the South. I'm glad, and I hope to encounter more Christian gamers like yourself in the future! Like I said, I ran a gaming club at my Catholic HS. The one and only faculty member who gave me hell about it? The born again art teacher who renewed his faith the Summer between my Freshman and Sophomore years. (Just out of curiosity, are you in the Southern USA?) True on all counts...but IME, those who oppose the hobby on religious grounds simply don't buy that argument. Well...that's not 100% true. Check out some of the spells in AD&D and you'll definitely see things with Biblical inspirations- Sticks to Snakes, anyone? You'll see stuff from other sources as well. You'll also note that many of those spells inspired by RW faith have disappeared over time, with only things like Attonement or Bless still around...usually because they're so crucial for certain aspects of the game as well as they're so universally present in RW faiths as to be essentially generic. That, to me, is a sound idea. Amen! [/QUOTE]

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