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<blockquote data-quote="NoOneofConsequence" data-source="post: 514930" data-attributes="member: 5400">Christian PerspectiveI wasn't going to post here because I dreaded what was being said about me - not me personally, of course, but people like me.Anubis - here's your fundamentalist Christian who &quot;wouldn't dare&quot; post here. But, back to what I feel I can contribute.If your AP's objections are religiously based then all the scientific data in the world may not avail you much at all. However, there are alternatives.There are tons of Christian gamers in the world. Some of them are here at enworld. More importantly is the fact that lots of them are in the Christian Gamer's Guild on the web. These people have it as one of their missions to correct the mistaken negative beliefs of groups like BADD. The CGG would be a fantastic ally if your AP is genuinely Christian. Not only do they game, but their website has some excellent stuff refuting other negative christian material. This stuff has the advantage that it will talk her language.Be warned though, your AP may be be a knee-jerk conservative who uses the descriptor &quot;christian&quot; to justify a political agenda. In that case even CGG will be no use. And I've got to say that the advice to &quot;not make it about DnD, it's about your AP's attitude&quot; strikes me as foolish. If you challenge her decision because you want a chance to explain and to let her see she doesn't have to worry as much about gaming, you've got a chance of changing her mind. But if you challenge her personally, she'll think you're just a kid who &quot;needs to grow up a bit&quot;. You'll get nowhere. Opponents can be easily dismissed - reasonable individuals with reasonable positions are much harder to dismiss. And if this thing has to go to another authority - Principal, School Board, whatever - if you've been non-confrontational from the start, you'll look like the reasonable party being subjected to an abuse of power.The alternative is they'll think you're just a whiny kid - it's not fair but it is how adults think a lot of the time.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="NoOneofConsequence, post: 514930, member: 5400"] [b]Christian Perspective[/b] I wasn't going to post here because I dreaded what was being said about me - not me personally, of course, but people like me. Anubis - here's your fundamentalist Christian who "wouldn't dare" post here. But, back to what I feel I can contribute. If your AP's objections are religiously based then all the scientific data in the world may not avail you much at all. However, there are alternatives. There are tons of Christian gamers in the world. Some of them are here at enworld. More importantly is the fact that lots of them are in the Christian Gamer's Guild on the web. These people have it as one of their missions to correct the mistaken negative beliefs of groups like BADD. The CGG would be a fantastic ally if your AP is genuinely Christian. Not only do they game, but their website has some excellent stuff refuting other negative christian material. This stuff has the advantage that it will talk her language. Be warned though, your AP may be be a knee-jerk conservative who uses the descriptor "christian" to justify a political agenda. In that case even CGG will be no use. And I've got to say that the advice to "not make it about DnD, it's about your AP's attitude" strikes me as foolish. If you challenge her decision because you want a chance to explain and to let her see she doesn't have to worry as much about gaming, you've got a chance of changing her mind. But if you challenge her personally, she'll think you're just a kid who "needs to grow up a bit". You'll get nowhere. Opponents can be easily dismissed - reasonable individuals with reasonable positions are much harder to dismiss. And if this thing has to go to another authority - Principal, School Board, whatever - if you've been non-confrontational from the start, you'll look like the reasonable party being subjected to an abuse of power. The alternative is they'll think you're just a whiny kid - it's not fair but it is how adults think a lot of the time. [/QUOTE]

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