The Church of England accused Sony Corp. (SNE) on Saturday of using an English cathedral as the backdrop to a violent computer game and said it should be withdrawn from shop shelves.
The church said Sony did not ask for permission to use Manchester cathedral and demanded an apology.
The popular new PlayStation 3 game, “Resistance: Fall of Man,” shows a virtual shootout between rival gunmen with hundreds of people killed inside the cathedral. Church officials described Sony’s alleged use of the building as “sick” and sacrilegious.
I bet they would not dare show a shoot-out inside a mosque. That would be too realistic.
Murder in the cathedral?
folks in glass houses should not throw stones
oh the outrage (but I bet its an awful lot of fun!!)
In all honesty one building is surely like any other and I cannot help feeling that lack of faith, healthy role models, poor parenting and poverty have far more to do with gun culture than a computer game. And it might even make gamers visit the church…use it as an opportunity I say!
Would a shootout at say the Olympic games be acceptable?
yes -it is even one of the events!
#4 RPP
‘Christian massacre – an opportunity for evangelism?’ I must admit I had overlooked this but of course it has been used effectively in the past including during Roman times.
After you, Rugby Playing Priest! :coolhmm: