Posted on 01/31/2006 7:31:56 AM PST by tdewey10
World of Warcraft is a very popular (5.5 million subscriptions worldwide as of January 2006) online role-playing game by Blizzard Enternatinment (a subsidary of Vivendi Universal).
As part of the gameplay, players travel around a virtual world killing various monsters who drop in-game money and occasionaly in-game objects.
Recently in early January, Blizzard released a large patch for the game adding new in-game places, monsters and items.
Two of these new items are blatantly anti-Christian. The Cape of the Trinity
http://www.thottbot.com/?i=52765
and the Gloves of the Messiah
http://www.thottbot.com/?i=52782
What is disturbing is that Blizzard has the entire universe of the English language to use when naming objects. Most items are named using adjectives that describe the object "Glowing Brightwood Staff" "Brilliant Shard" etc. A few special items have purely made up names "Zin'rokh, Destroyer of Worlds." So the use of two terms "Trinity" and "Messiah" that are commonly understood to refer to the Christian Trinity and Christ can only be an intentional act on the part of someone at the company. I've cancelled my account and I'm planning on writing a letter to Blizzard at:
Mike Morhaime President Blizzard Entertainment P.O. Box 18979 Irvine, CA 92623
Whoops! So much for all of my hispanic friends whose parents named them "Jesus"...
Romans 14:23 And he that doubteth is damned if he eat, because he eateth not of faith: for whatsoever is not of faith is sin.
I play this game myself, and anyone who can find an anti Christian message in WoW has been eating paint chips. I can't be more clear about it than that.
There are plenty of places where Christianity is under attack. Creating that type situation out of thin air where there really is none gives ammo to the other side.
I'm Christian and I play WoW. Sorry but if you're making a stink about this, you're obviously looking to be offended.
Now if they made an item called "The sandals of Christ" or "Leggings of St. Peter", I could see your point.
How is it that naming things with titles that have Christian etymologies is bashing Christianity?
How is referencing God being Anti-Christian? They are healing gear that reference the greatest healer this world has ever known....
You think this is some new thing? My advice to you: Get over it.
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