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Religion Roleplaying in Society Roleplaying

Many roleplaying games contain references to the traditional trappings of fantasy literature, including magic and evil monsters. Beginning in the early 1980s, Christian groups concerned with occult influences on children claimed that roleplaying encouraged devil worship and other nefarious activities. Some groups went so far as to actively lobby schools and local governments to regulate or prohibit roleplaying games. Although many of those groups have disbanded or redirected their efforts to other cultural concerns, the assault on gaming (and its lingering effect on public perceptions of roleplaying) is still an emotional issue for many gamers, including a vocal minority of Christian roleplayers attempting to reconcile what others believe to be irreconcilable differences.

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See Also:

Should a Christian Play Dungeons & Dragons? - Article by William Schnoebelen.
Straight Talk on Dungeons and Dragons - Article by William Schnoebelen.
Logos Resource: D&D Overview - A Christian ministry's republishing of a B.A.D.D. tract written by born again convict and ex-gamer Darren Moliter.
Dungeons and Dragons and Other Fantasy Role Playing Games - Descriptions (by a religious tolerance group) of Christian opposition to gaming.
Harry Potter and D&D - Like Two Peas in a Pod? - Essay claiming the popularity of the novels and the games indicate a growing tolerance of pagan influences in popular culture.
Lion Track Ministries: Fantasy and Role Playing - A biblical critique of roleplaying and its connections to other suspect hobbies.
soc.religion.christian FAQ: D&D - Opposing viewpoints from Usenet discussions.
Tracy Hickman: Ethics in Fantasy - A game designer's advice for roleplaying gamers communicating with concerned non-gamers.
Dark Dungeons - Christian cartoonist Jack Chick's 1984 anti-roleplaying tract.
Should Christians play chess? - A counter-article to "Should a Christian Play Dungeons and Dragons?"
Role-Playing Games: Fantasy or Reality? - Article from the "Youth and the Occult" issue of the Watchman Expositer.
Dungeons and Dragons: Concerns For The Christian - Scriptural arguments against Dungeons and Dragons.

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