A couple of days ago, Joystiq reported on churches using Halo to lure in younger folks who might not otherwise bother to spend the time going to church. The recent buzz may be about Halo, but the idea behind the campaign isn't new: we've reported on other examples of churches using the gaming angle, and many of us have seen or experienced it in our daily lives. This is one issue we figure will result in some pretty distinctly drawn lines, so it certainly makes for a perfect morning discussion topic -- how do you feel about games in the church? -- but we do encourage everyone to keep things respectful. Religion is a sensitive and often personal topic, after all, but that doesn't mean we can't discuss the implications of gaming and churches over our morning coffees.Posts with tag church
Wii Warm Up: Gaming and (at?) church
A couple of days ago, Joystiq reported on churches using Halo to lure in younger folks who might not otherwise bother to spend the time going to church. The recent buzz may be about Halo, but the idea behind the campaign isn't new: we've reported on other examples of churches using the gaming angle, and many of us have seen or experienced it in our daily lives. This is one issue we figure will result in some pretty distinctly drawn lines, so it certainly makes for a perfect morning discussion topic -- how do you feel about games in the church? -- but we do encourage everyone to keep things respectful. Religion is a sensitive and often personal topic, after all, but that doesn't mean we can't discuss the implications of gaming and churches over our morning coffees.Wii for love, Wii for life
Just hours after we heard that Wii kills marriages, we see evidence of the opposite: play Wii for a stronger marriage! Guess the difference is that the couple that Wiis together, stays together, amirite? A reader sent this into fellow Nintendo obsessives GoNintendo, and we couldn't resist sharing it with you guys.
The Wii certainly does seem to be something that a couple can share, even if both parties weren't big gamers prior to the console's debut. We have seen a lot of fellows with bruised egos, however, complaining that their non-gaming ladies beat the pants off them in one game or another. We thought you guys liked that sort of thing, and now we even have photographic evidence that it brings us closer together. So suck it up, fellas! Anyone want a round of Wii Sports?
