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Mike Winger idea 2018-02-07

Q&A: Video games where the player's character summons demons are probably something a reasonable Christian would feel convicted about — Romans 14 principle: whatever is not of faith is sin.

Viewer question from DecideScroll about demonic video game content.

Romans 14:23 Christian liberty Romans 14:23 video games
Mike Winger idea 2018-10-24

Q&A: Playing magical characters in video games is a separate question from Halloween and depends on conscience

Viewer asks whether abstaining from Halloween would be inconsistent with playing a mage or shaman in a video game

Conscience Video games Magic
Mike Winger idea 2020-09-25

Christians playing RPG video games: Romans 14 gives space for different convictions

Q&A from Gwen Gazette about RPGs and fantasy magic in video games

Romans 14 Romans 14 Christian liberty Christian ethics
Mike Winger idea 2020-09-25

Video game content issues: overconsumption/obsession is a separate concern from content itself

Principles for evaluating video game engagement

Christian liberty Christian ethics self-control
Mike Winger idea 2020-09-25

Sexual content in any media is a hard redline for Christians; violence is treated differently in Scripture

Distinguishing sexual content from violent content in media evaluation

Judges 4 Judges 4 Christian ethics video games
Mike Winger idea 2020-09-25

Fantasy magic vs. actual witchcraft: the distinction matters for whether a video game element is spiritually dangerous

Applying principles to the specific RPG magic question

Christian ethics video games witchcraft
Mike Winger idea 2020-09-25

Two problematic extremes: hyper-strict rules and almost no rules about entertainment — both are spiritually dangerous

Summation of the video game and entertainment ethics discussion

discernment Christian liberty Christian ethics
Mike Winger idea 2020-11-20

Nerdy hobbies are reconcilable with Christianity if kept holy and in moderation

Question about whether hobbies like comics, video games, and tabletop games should be abandoned.

Christian liberty holiness Sabbath
Mike Winger idea 2023-09-01

Are Violent Video Games Permissible?: What are your thoughts on Christians playing violent video games like Call of Duty or Doom? At what point does it become a question of conscience vs. it just being wrong?

Q&A question: Are Violent Video Games Permissible?

faith and science