Continuing with the religious theme, there is quite the stir about a religious themed video game. Based on a series of fantasy Christianity books, the game puts you in command of brainwashed legions fighting for Christianity.
The game and book series, take place in a time where the events of the Book of Revelation, the last book of the Bible, happened today. The controversy lies however with how all other religions other than Christianity is portrayed.
The Muslim Association of Britain called for a boycot of the game, saying "This game is irresponsible and highly racist. It demonises every other religion which isn’t Christianity."
Honestly, I think no boycott is necessary of this game. It's based on a series of popular books, "Left Behind". After selling over 60 million copies of the books, no one had a problem, or suggested a boycott of the books.
I think the issue is because it's a video game, and video games always come under fire faster than other forms of media for controversal content.
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