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VIOLENCE ALL THE RAGE THIS CHRISTMAS: Kids Sent Conflicting Messages About Good Cheer With Video Games That Glorify Sex And Violence

Is it purely a coincidence that the Christmas shopping season kicks off with a day called ‘Black Friday’? Maybe so, but how is it then explained that the gifts in the most demand this year seem to be violent video games?

Art Ally’s Group, The Timothy Plan, is a Mutual Fund company that only invests in companies who reach very quantifiable moral and ethical standards. Suffice it to say, Ally draws the line well before investing in companies that provide products that harm children. In fact, The Timothy Plan took this matter so seriously, that it performed an exhaustive amount of research in identifying games that parents should think twice about before letting Santa put them under the tree.

THE FOLLOWING IS A PRESS RELEASE FROM THE TIMOTHY PLAN:

Video Games as Gifts for Christmas hoping to share “Peace on Earth & Good Will To Men”?
PARENTS BEWARE!

MAITLAND, Fl., November 25, 2008 – For shoppers buying video games on Black Friday, the beginning of the traditional Christmas shopping season, and beyond, it could wind up being a black day indeed.

Violent video games have become increasingly more popular as graphics and improvements in technology have improved over the years. Studies have shown that aggressive attitudes and even actions can be increased after playing violent games for as little as 20 minutes. Yet, video games have emerged as one of the most popular forms of entertainment for children, with over 70% living in a home with at least one video game player and 33% of children have one in their bedroom.

Art Ally, President, of the Timothy Plan family of mutual funds contends that “many, if not most, parents who buy their kids video games really don’t know the extent of sex and violence imbedded in them. From drug use, prostitution, murder and mayhem to vulgar profanity and blasphemy these games have become a powerfully negative influence on our kids”.  (continue with Special Guests)

Comments

[MK]

Kids need to get out of the house more i think, not playing video games and living in some sort of fantasy world.

[Paul]

Pakistan is the hot bed of Jihadi Terror. Whether it was 9/11, or Nuclear leak to Iran, war in Afghanisatan, it has been aiding and abetting terrorism. The world has been fooled by the double speak of its government and Miltary. ISI is the root of global terrorism.

When will the world see the truth and get rid off the root cause of terrorism!

These people also killed Daniel Pearl a guy who was also on the trail of terrorist who were plotting 9/11!

[Debbie]

Violence Worker, that's a good one. I should have linked to you, ha.

nanc: You can be thankful. I know what you are talking about with kids in restaurants.

Katie: I've heard that hero is fun. Sounds like a good idea for kids and adults.

[Violence Worker]

I saw the headline and I thought you were talking about me! Darn! I was disappointed!

VW

[Katie]

The biggest selling game in my neck of the woods is Guitar Hero. No violence, no shooting, just playing rock songs on a fake guitar. Yet it is selling like hotcakes. I wonder why?

[nanc]

debbie - i cannot tell you how thankful we are for our three who abhor these games and trends - we've been at restaurants where small children have been playing their little hand held games while their parents talk on their cells through the entire meal - the child doesn't even touch their food and they have to take it in a go box - no interaction between parents and child - that's where we've gone wrong. at least incidents like these draw our family closer and give us something to talk about at meal time!