[dragonraid] Re: D&D.....

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From: Eric Slick <eric@...>
Date: Thu, 25 Jun 1998 18:02:29 -0500
Many comments well stated.  Like I said, even though I know of no credible 
argument that D&D should be banned for anyone, including Christians, I 
don't recommend it to Christians.  I instead recommend DRaid.  I also 
recommend Redemption over Magic the Gathering.  I prefer Christian music 
over secular and Christian novels over secular.

Unfortunately, there isn't enough to satisfy me out there or anyone else 
for long.  And why?  Perhaps much of the blame can be laid at the feet of 
those who perpetrate Christian fraud and the those who have abandoned 
culture and reason to the devil.  DragonRaid was essentially stillborn 
because of two things:  the whipped up paranoia about D&D and the lies 
perpetrated by a small "Christian" research group.

If I am angry, I am angry at this... If Christians can't be trusted with 
the truth, if Christians remain as gullible today as they have in the past, 
then we will continue to harm the cause of Christ and play into the hands 
of Satan.  This isn't a matter of God using what the wise think foolish to 
make fools of the wise, it's a matter of making the followers of Christ 
look like liars or ignorant fools who cannot divide between truth and 
disception.  The result is unbelievers who reject the Christian and the 
Message out of hand.  It makes Christ's message look as if only gullible 
fools follow that religion.  It leads souls into hell.

When I see stories posted here that are presented as if they actually 
happened, it is easy for me to be skeptical.  The reason I'm skeptical is 
because over the years nearly every one of the stories that could be traced 
have turned out to be false.  I did not become a Christian to build off 
fakery.  If I am angry, I am angry because of this.

DRaid is one of the wonderful exceptions that barely managed to survive 
annihilation by other Christians.  Unfortunately, the enemy is our brother 
and sister in these matters.  If I am angry it is because we are our own 
worst enemy.  While we devour ourselves, the lion roars and eats up our 
young and the lost see reason to reject the Truth.  By falling to lies and 
deception we simply lay out stumbling blocks for ourselves and those who 
don't yet know Christ.

So, I guess I am indeed angry.  Is it a sinful anger or one that is 
spiritually justified?  I'll not say because I don't know that my motives 
could ever be that pure.  However, none of this is directed at anyone in 
particular on this list.  If you feel it is, then I appologize of any 
offense it may have caused you.  But I cannot appologize for the way I feel 
for this is where God has led me to over the last three decades.  I hope 
you can find some value in it as I have found value in the many good and 
thoughtful posts this list has generated.

Eric