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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Warden" data-source="post: 1807350" data-attributes="member: 11006">I think it's important to point out that his latest example of D&D suicide rates is 1987 and the article was probably no later than 1993 -- I'm sure he's moved on to video games and forgotten all about us breed of gamers...for now.  Besides, they can't stay focused on us forever, there's still the issue of Will and Grace, religious momuments removed from government buildings, Israel, NASA, and many other blasphemous issues to address and corrupt before Salvation.I actually had a run-in with a crusader (as I'd rather not use the term "zealot" or such) a short while ago at my Grandmother's church.  The issue of what I do for a living came up, so I told her my paid job and my hobby job (running <a href="http://www.emeraldpress.net" target="_blank">Emerald Press </a> -- AH! the inopertune plug!!).  Eventually, the subject matter of our products came up and she became appaled.  In her own words: "But you look like such a decent young man."She began to tell me how D&D, Harry Potter, and Tolkien were works of the devil and such, using very angry tones and aggressive words.  This was the part that shocked me, because the sermon that we had just listened to was about peace and respect for others that are not of your faith (and that smoking was caused by evil spirits, but that's for the Off-Topic Forum), and yet here was this woman getting puffy with me.  So I took the pastor's advice: I respected her opinion and very kindly told her that I appreciated her concern.  She turned and stormed away to inform the pastor of the infiltration to their church (and I know that's what she said because that is what the pastor told me).It's very easy to get mad at these unseen strangers making an attempt to create a cause with the game, but the irony is that for as many quotes as there are in the Bible, the prevalent message that does remain in it (after all the flooding and retribution that gets doled out quite frequently) is love and respect.  Nothing stirs them up like using their own message in their face.  If someone calls you a satanist because you play D&D, tell them "Thank you for your concern."  And don't forget to smile.  A genuine one, not a sarcastic one.  That'll steem 'em.Now, bring on the feminists!!!  They're next, right?P.S.  I did have a very interesting conversation with the pastor about D&D in his office afterwards and he was very open to the concept of the game as a device for storytelling and group participation, something that he felt was lacking in young society.  But he did want to make sure that I wasn't taking the Lord's name and message in vain, so I told him that I was using it in a different light to convey the same message.  If I can find his phone number, I should get him to come on here and give his take on the situation.</blockquote>

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