Murdering for Christ

In the warped world of Christian religio-nuts, the proper way to celebrate the birth of Christ is to buy a violent video game that glorifies killing, warfare, and destruction. Endorsed and encouraged by Tim Lahaye and Jerry Jenkins, the hucksters that originated the nauseating Left Behind series, 'Left Behind: Eternal Forces' is set after the 'Rapture' when the true believers in Christ have been taken to Heaven and those 'Left Behind' battle the AntiChrist. "We're glad to have our names as a part of it," says Left Behind authors Dr. Tim LaHaye and Jerry Jenkins. "Here is a game we can heartily recommend," says Beverly LaHaye, Founder, Concerned Women for America.

Ahh, I can just feel the love.

So let's celebrate Christ. How do we do it and what is the game really like? From the game website:

The Rapture
The term "Rapture" is commonly used to describe the extraction of the believers in Christ from the Earth. According to Biblical Scripture, when the Rapture comes the Lord will take His people to Heaven leaving others “left behind” on Earth to face the emerging antichrist. This is the pinnacle of the Left Behind story as millions disappear around the globe in one cataclysmic moment. People are struck with terror as they witness their loved ones vanish before their eyes. Suddenly unmanned, vehicles careen out control causing devastating accidents and destruction. Although there is no obvious explanation for these frightening events, the world is poised for something much worse - the Tribulation years.

Gameplay
LEFT BEHIND: Eternal Forces is a Real Time Strategy game. You, as the player, control your forces from a vantage point high above the action. You do not personally participate in the action; you command your units to perform tasks by giving orders via the game interface. You can order them where to go and what to do whenever you wish.

• Lead the Tribulation Force from the book series, including Rayford, Chloe, Buck and Bruce against Nicolae Carpathia - the AntiChrist.

• Conduct physical & spiritual warfare : using the power of prayer to strengthen your troops in combat and wield modern military weaponry throughout the game world.

• Recover ancient scriptures and witness spectacular Angelic and Demonic activity as a direct consequence of your choices.

• Command your forces through intense battles across a breathtaking, authentic depiction of New York City.

• Control more than 30 units types - from Prayer Warrior and Hellraiser to Spies, Special Forces and Battle Tanks!

• Enjoy a robust single player experience across dozens of New York City maps in Story Mode – fighting in China Town , SoHo , Uptown and more!

• Play multiplayer games as Tribulation Force or the AntiChrist's Global Community Peacekeepers with up to eight players via LAN or over the internet!
  

Now if there is one redeeming quality in any aspect of this game, it really escapes me. Glory be to GOD – kill, kill, kill.

One concept from the game does interest me however – it is the Rapture. I do believe in it and do anticipate it's arrival. My interpretation of it is a little different – I believe this will be when the Lord extracts all the religio-nuts such as LaHaye, Jenkins, and the other Christian zombies. The Lord will then look down upon the Earth, apologize to all the good people remaining, and promise to never inflict a scourge like that upon us again. What a Rapture that would be. Praise the Lord.

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