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1. UnChristians can train for post-Rapture with 'Left Behind' game
From: George Lessard
2. From Arts Resource News to Student Loans: Some New Resource Posts on
From: David P. Dillard
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1. UnChristians can train for post-Rapture with 'Left Behind' game
Posted by: "George Lessard" [EMAIL PROTECTED] themediamentor
Date: Sat Dec 16, 2006 1:11 pm ((PST))
UnChristians can train for post-Rapture with 'Left Behind' game
<http://arstechnica.com/reviews/games/leftbehind.ars>
Left Behind: Eternal Forces
By Ben Kuchera
[Excerpts]
Wednesday, December 13, 2006
When the roll is called up yonder...
Left Behind: Eternal Forces
Publisher and Developer: Left Behind Games
Price: $39.99 (shop for this game)
Rating: T
What if one day everyone who used to ask you about accepting Jesus
Christ as your personal savior disappeared? What if this was about
the time someone took power and his name was Ann T. Christ? Okay,
that would be a pretty feminine name, so let's go with Nicholai
Carpathia instead. Welcome to Left Behind. Seems you should have
listened to all of your religious friends, because you're living in
the "end times," and there is a battle between the forces of the holy
and the rock music of the Satanists. Buckle up: Christian gaming just
went mainstream.
The game is based on the ultra-popular Left Behind series of books,
and the first book is helpfully included in the box with the game.
Because I'm a glutton for punishment, I tried to read the book. I
thought it would be helpful for me to know the source material for
the review, and it might give me a little insight into the series as
a whole. I put it down in disgust after the first fifty pages. The
writing is just horrible.
Between missions, you can look at a "found clue" and read a little
essay about the Bible. Some of the historical facts about the Bible I
enjoyed reading and they made me want to research the book further
out of historical curiosity. There is also an essay that tries to
poke holes in the theory of evolution, and while I don't mind how
they went about it in this case, the links at the bottom of the page
bring you to other Christian sites for further reading. On these
pages you're also listening to Christian music, with a helpful "Buy
this music now" button at the bottom of the screen.
In the future, all restaurants are Taco Bell
The game begins with a lengthy full-motion video intro where we see
the actual Rapture. It's pretty basic: we see someone doing a
stereotypically Christian thing and then, off-camera, she disappears
in a flash of light, leaving behind only a pile of clothes and
jewelry. There is bound to be a lot of looting in the first few
minutes after the Rapture as the seven-year-long Great Tribulation
begins. From there, it's up to the forces of good to figure out
what's going on. As "Buck," you travel to New York because you have a
feeling that to do God's work you need to be there. Okee dokee.
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2. From Arts Resource News to Student Loans: Some New Resource Posts on
Posted by: "David P. Dillard" [EMAIL PROTECTED] jwneastro
Date: Sat Dec 16, 2006 6:56 pm ((PST))
>From Diverse Online
Report: Low-income Students Misinformed About Costs and Benefits of
Private Loans
<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Net-Gold/message/16274>
Mineralogical Societies
<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Net-Gold/message/16278>
ART: HISTORY: RESOURCES:
Selected Websites on Art Historical Subjects and Stylistic Periods
<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Net-Gold/message/16272>
ART: RESOURCES:
ART EDUCATION:
ARTS: NEWS:
Art and Arts Website Announcements and Arts News Sources A Selection of
Web Sources
<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Net-Gold/message/16271>
CRIMINAL JUSTICE: ABUSE: SEXUAL: CHILDREN :
BOOKS: ELECTRONIC:
Protecting Your Children from Sexual Predators By Leigh Baker
<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Net-Gold/message/16270>
COMPUTERS: TOOL: STORAGE:
Online Storage - DropBoks
<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Net-Gold/message/16269>
DropBoks is a little website that allows you to
securely upload and download your files as you
please. No bells, no whistles, just an easy and
quick way to store your files online.
Each account has 1 GB of storage space available.
You can upload and download files (any format)
as large as 50 MB.
THE QUEST FOR FRESH WATER
<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Net-Gold/message/16267>
AMERICAN ART: Americans in Paris 1860-1900 - Met Online Exhibit
<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Net-Gold/messages>
DATABASES: DATABANKS AND SEARCH SERVICE PROVIDERS :
BUSINESS: ACQUISITIONS MERGERS:
Cambridge Information Group Announces Agreement to Acquire
ProQuest Information and Learning
<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Net-Gold/message/16262>
Sincerely,
David Dillard
Temple University
(215) 204 - 4584
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Net-Gold
<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/net-gold>
<http://listserv.temple.edu/archives/net-gold.html>
General Internet & Print Resources
<http://library.temple.edu/articles/subject_guides/general.jsp>
<http://www.learningis4everyone.org/>
<http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/ringleaders/davidd.html>
Digital Divide Network
<http://www.digitaldivide.net/profile/jwne>
Educator-Gold
<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Educator-Gold/>
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