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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Thunderfoot" data-source="post: 2432766" data-attributes="member: 34175">Let me be the voice of dissent in this volleyball game of words.  You may not be able to include this person in your game.  Although I am a minister for a Chrisitian faith and several (read most) of my players are of like minded and similar background, we have run into other persons of a similar background who just see the hobby as wrong.  Many religions have tenants against the use of magic in any form, blasphemy in any form, or idol worship in any form; and though it may be easy to see that this is "just a game", the human mind isn't always so easy to convince.  To some, the mention of the use of magic in any form; the act of "pretending" to worship or any mannerism related to the falsification of a real world style of religion (ie, momtheism, polythieism, paganism, druidism and shamanism); or the pretense of blasphemous acts (necromancy, divination, arcane knowledge, demonology, etc) are dangerous ground - similar in aspect to marijuana as a "gateway drug" to other more dangerous drugs.   I'm sure all of you would disagree with this statement, however, marijuana users disavow "gateway" mentality of their substance.  But the problem is, there IS the potential there.  Each person reacts differently to different stimuli.  I actually know of one of those "evil, twisted gamers who lost his mind because of the game."  The actual case was the person was suffering from undiagnosed mental problems prior to playing, but the game opened his imaginiation into, at that time, unplyed depths.  He literally suffered from waking dillusions and hallucinations as a result of the game.  Is this the normal response - obviously not, but it is THEORETICALLY possilbe.  I have seen people turn away from their religions in favor of paganism and druidism because of their contact with people who embraced those religions because of game contact.  It is the FEAR of this kind of conversion and openess of ideals that the zealot fears.  Your friend MAY know that this is a weakness of his and may wish to avoid contact of "pretend" religions so that he won't open himself up to "theocratical soiling" in his real world religion.   My advice would be to allow him to watch the game as played in a regular setting, religions included and if he declines, let the issue rest.  A true friend would find other ways to connect and have fun, without offending a person's beliefs or trampling on their fears.  (Not saying that is what you are doing but, just making a statement to show how others can sometimes view our actions, regardless of their intent.) I hope I haven't strayed to close to the no religion rule.  My intent was not to defame or infer that any religion is greater, better, worse or wrong.  Examples above are for examples sake only and if anyone is offend, I will pull this post at the request of the moderators.  Happy gaming.</blockquote>

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