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12-19-2009, 11:47 AM
All i got to say is LOL!~
No, Pokemon is not the Devil, but there are some people think it is. Meet Phil Arms, a pastor, who’s not quite fond of Pokemon:
It’s old news, now new news thanks to YouTube. The video was probably taken around the year 2000. Phil Arms actually wrote a book titled Pokemon & Harry Potter: A Fatal Attraction that was published back in 2000 (lots of bad reviews). The video itself is real (you can buy a copy of the video off his website), but it’s hard to say whether the Pokemon images in the video were edited in intentionally, or someone else did that to make it seem more outrageous. I say that because Jigglypuff shows up on the video when the pastor talks about the devil. If that was intentional, that’s some timing to put a cute pink Pokemon on there while talking about Pokemon is the Devil.
I’ve heard stories directly from visitors of this site years ago that their church discourages Pokemon or bans Pokemon. In one situation, someone told me that their parents threw away all their Pokemon cards after hearing about how their church dislikes Pokemon. Some parents follow the advice, some don’t. Such stories have shown up in the news a long time ago, including one about pastor Mark Juvera, who led a burning of Pokemon cards and stabbing of Pokemon figures with a sword in front of a crowd of children.
Of course, just because some churches don’t quite like Pokemon, doesn’t mean all of them are like that. Take youth ministry group leader, Paul Masek, for example. He makes a comparison between Ash and Jesus: “The nicest Pokemon trainer is Ash, and in some ways, Ash is like Jesus.” He explains that “it is helpful to speak to them in a language that they can understand and which gets their attention.” A USA Today article also defends Pokemon from the “Devil” criticism. No, Pokemon is not the Devil, but there are some people think it is. Meet Phil Arms, a pastor, who’s not quite fond of Pokemon:
It’s old news, now new news thanks to YouTube. The video was probably taken around the year 2000. Phil Arms actually wrote a book titled Pokemon & Harry Potter: A Fatal Attraction that was published back in 2000 (lots of bad reviews). The video itself is real (you can buy a copy of the video off his website), but it’s hard to say whether the Pokemon images in the video were edited in intentionally, or someone else did that to make it seem more outrageous. I say that because Jigglypuff shows up on the video when the pastor talks about the devil. If that was intentional, that’s some timing to put a cute pink Pokemon on there while talking about Pokemon is the Devil.
I’ve heard stories directly from visitors of this site years ago that their church discourages Pokemon or bans Pokemon. In one situation, someone told me that their parents threw away all their Pokemon cards after hearing about how their church dislikes Pokemon. Some parents follow the advice, some don’t. Such stories have shown up in the news a long time ago, including one about pastor Mark Juvera, who led a burning of Pokemon cards and stabbing of Pokemon figures with a sword in front of a crowd of children.
Of course, just because some churches don’t quite like Pokemon, doesn’t mean all of them are like that. Take youth ministry group leader, Paul Masek, for example. He makes a comparison between Ash and Jesus: “The nicest Pokemon trainer is Ash, and in some ways, Ash is like Jesus.” He explains that “it is helpful to speak to them in a language that they can understand and which gets their attention.” A USA Today article also defends Pokemon from the “Devil” criticism.
Youtube Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmNb3xJFzkc
This is funny :P
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KcF4CxWpzX0&feature=player_embedded
No, Pokemon is not the Devil, but there are some people think it is. Meet Phil Arms, a pastor, who’s not quite fond of Pokemon:
It’s old news, now new news thanks to YouTube. The video was probably taken around the year 2000. Phil Arms actually wrote a book titled Pokemon & Harry Potter: A Fatal Attraction that was published back in 2000 (lots of bad reviews). The video itself is real (you can buy a copy of the video off his website), but it’s hard to say whether the Pokemon images in the video were edited in intentionally, or someone else did that to make it seem more outrageous. I say that because Jigglypuff shows up on the video when the pastor talks about the devil. If that was intentional, that’s some timing to put a cute pink Pokemon on there while talking about Pokemon is the Devil.
I’ve heard stories directly from visitors of this site years ago that their church discourages Pokemon or bans Pokemon. In one situation, someone told me that their parents threw away all their Pokemon cards after hearing about how their church dislikes Pokemon. Some parents follow the advice, some don’t. Such stories have shown up in the news a long time ago, including one about pastor Mark Juvera, who led a burning of Pokemon cards and stabbing of Pokemon figures with a sword in front of a crowd of children.
Of course, just because some churches don’t quite like Pokemon, doesn’t mean all of them are like that. Take youth ministry group leader, Paul Masek, for example. He makes a comparison between Ash and Jesus: “The nicest Pokemon trainer is Ash, and in some ways, Ash is like Jesus.” He explains that “it is helpful to speak to them in a language that they can understand and which gets their attention.” A USA Today article also defends Pokemon from the “Devil” criticism. No, Pokemon is not the Devil, but there are some people think it is. Meet Phil Arms, a pastor, who’s not quite fond of Pokemon:
It’s old news, now new news thanks to YouTube. The video was probably taken around the year 2000. Phil Arms actually wrote a book titled Pokemon & Harry Potter: A Fatal Attraction that was published back in 2000 (lots of bad reviews). The video itself is real (you can buy a copy of the video off his website), but it’s hard to say whether the Pokemon images in the video were edited in intentionally, or someone else did that to make it seem more outrageous. I say that because Jigglypuff shows up on the video when the pastor talks about the devil. If that was intentional, that’s some timing to put a cute pink Pokemon on there while talking about Pokemon is the Devil.
I’ve heard stories directly from visitors of this site years ago that their church discourages Pokemon or bans Pokemon. In one situation, someone told me that their parents threw away all their Pokemon cards after hearing about how their church dislikes Pokemon. Some parents follow the advice, some don’t. Such stories have shown up in the news a long time ago, including one about pastor Mark Juvera, who led a burning of Pokemon cards and stabbing of Pokemon figures with a sword in front of a crowd of children.
Of course, just because some churches don’t quite like Pokemon, doesn’t mean all of them are like that. Take youth ministry group leader, Paul Masek, for example. He makes a comparison between Ash and Jesus: “The nicest Pokemon trainer is Ash, and in some ways, Ash is like Jesus.” He explains that “it is helpful to speak to them in a language that they can understand and which gets their attention.” A USA Today article also defends Pokemon from the “Devil” criticism.
Youtube Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmNb3xJFzkc
This is funny :P
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KcF4CxWpzX0&feature=player_embedded