Acknowledging the forgone conclusion that, just like sexual abstinence, there’s not much a parent or minister can do to stop kids from playing Halo 2, several churches are embracing the games as a channel through which to teach gospel. Director of Equipping of Dare 2 Share Ministries International Lane Palmer explains, “The point is that almost everyone already has run out and played it, so we think this is an awesome opportunity to take something hugely popular in our culture and turn it into a way to share the most important message. What we need are people who approach their Christianity with the same passion and concentration as they do with video games.”
Palmer likens the story line of Halo 2 to that of the Bible, “Don’t you just hate it when a bunch of outer space freaks get together and decide it’s their mission to torch humanity? …the Halo storyline is remarkably like a major theme of the Bible.”
“God created people in a perfect world in a perfect relationship with Him, which made Satan and his angels very jealous. So since the beginning of time, they have been on a mission to destroy all humans.
Here’s what Jesus said – ‘A thief (Satan) is only there to steal and kill and destroy. I came so they can have real and eternal life, more and better life than they ever dreamed of’ (John 10:10). Jesus came to this planet to save the planet from a group much worse than the Covenant and from a fate much worse than physical death.”
Halo 2, the new church. Hmm.
