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D&D Still Satanic? "So my mom threw away all my D&D books..."
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DrunkonDuty
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My folks were always very supportive of my gaming. They saw it as imaginative and helpful in improving literacy and numeracy skills. Good stuff as far as they were concerned.
I think that sometimes my mum wished I'd been a bit a of a tear-away. Not the full "sex drugs and rocknroll" but maybe some of the rocknroll. I think that she was worrying about my socialisation with the, er, general populace.
My dad was always kinda fascinated by it all. He's the one who got me into scifi and fantasy novels as a youngster. But he never took up gaming unfortunately. Now he's retired and has the time maybe I can convince him to give it a try... I mean he likes computer RPGs.
I feel sorry for the kid in the OP. I have trouble understanding that sort of parenting and that sort of strange scapegoating. I did encounter a little of it High School, some of the other kids were quite religious and repeated some of that stupid "DnD is Satanic" nonsense. But they were just people I knew, not even close friends. I simply laughed them off.* Not the same situation as with a parent who disapproves.
In terms of grief suffered for my hobby I copped a lot more from "DnD is nerdy." A LOT more.
*In hindsight I was more than a bit derisive of where they were coming from, belief-wise. If I ever meet them again I should apologise.
anywoo, that's my story. CHeers.
I think that sometimes my mum wished I'd been a bit a of a tear-away. Not the full "sex drugs and rocknroll" but maybe some of the rocknroll. I think that she was worrying about my socialisation with the, er, general populace.
My dad was always kinda fascinated by it all. He's the one who got me into scifi and fantasy novels as a youngster. But he never took up gaming unfortunately. Now he's retired and has the time maybe I can convince him to give it a try... I mean he likes computer RPGs.
I feel sorry for the kid in the OP. I have trouble understanding that sort of parenting and that sort of strange scapegoating. I did encounter a little of it High School, some of the other kids were quite religious and repeated some of that stupid "DnD is Satanic" nonsense. But they were just people I knew, not even close friends. I simply laughed them off.* Not the same situation as with a parent who disapproves.
In terms of grief suffered for my hobby I copped a lot more from "DnD is nerdy." A LOT more.
*In hindsight I was more than a bit derisive of where they were coming from, belief-wise. If I ever meet them again I should apologise.
anywoo, that's my story. CHeers.
Katana_Geldar
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The thing about confusing reality and fantasy is just...odd. A person who does that has serious issues anyway.
Fifth Element
Legend
That's a remarkably broad brush there. You're certainly right about some people, but you can't say that about everyone. It's simply not true.
You want to know the ironic thing about your statement is?
I'd bet there's nothing that can change your mind from that.
Fifth Element
Legend
About that particular thing? No, I doubt it, because I've witnessed enough (and done enough) mind-changing to know it's not true.
That's the thing about such broad generalizations: they're very easy to disprove, and exceedingly hard to prove.
Katana_Geldar
First Post
It depends on how broadminded people are. I have found zealous religious people are usually not broadminded.
RedTonic
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I don't think there's a point to engaging someone who seems to be trolling.
Even Jack Chick is being forced to moderate his stance (by deleting old tracts off of his site--apparently even very conservative believers find his works objectionable!). I think that many of the people who were paranoid about the effects of pen and paper RPGs have become paranoid of violent videogames instead--next to rather realistic depictions of graphic violence, saying that you attack a horde of goblins with your +1 flaming longsword is merely eccentric.
(I remember when all of the theaters in my area removed the House of the Dead games because some parents' organization complained about the "realistic gore" when you shot the teeming undead. Suddenly I had a lot more money afterwards...)
Even Jack Chick is being forced to moderate his stance (by deleting old tracts off of his site--apparently even very conservative believers find his works objectionable!). I think that many of the people who were paranoid about the effects of pen and paper RPGs have become paranoid of violent videogames instead--next to rather realistic depictions of graphic violence, saying that you attack a horde of goblins with your +1 flaming longsword is merely eccentric.
(I remember when all of the theaters in my area removed the House of the Dead games because some parents' organization complained about the "realistic gore" when you shot the teeming undead. Suddenly I had a lot more money afterwards...)
Fifth Element
Legend
Sure there is. I've been thinking about it, and he's right: people don't change their minds. He's changed my mind about that.
Whoops.
Case in point:
CrownHeights.info » Neo-Nazi Speaks About Conversion to Judaism
A truly remarkable and deep change.
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