Christian Civic League Calls for Modern Warfare 2 Ban

Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 is considered by many the best game of 2009, and is without a doubt the best selling one. A lot of these sales were made in spite of the game's controversial nature, mainly the airport massacre scene. The famous “No Russian” mission gave players a moral conundrum, as they had the possibility to actively take part in a terrorist attack on a Russian airport and mow defenseless civilians until there was no one left standing, or they were out of ammo. This caused the game to be censored in many regions, despite the fact that it warned players about the content of the scene and even provided the choice to completely skip the entire scenario.

Six weeks after the game was launched, it looks like people still have a problem with the idea, and just won't give the whole “devil's plaything” a rest at all. Another group to voice its objections about MW2 is the Maine Christian Civic League, which believes that “any decent citizen” would ban this title.

The group posted on its official site that, “There is a well-established cause and effect relationship between video games and school shootings, and parents of some of the victims have sued video game makers. Mercifully, our own state has been spared the occurrence of any school shootings, but the danger is growing with each passing day.” There is also a well-established cause-and-effect relationship between religion and genocide, but no one wants to talk about boring things.

The Maine Christian Civic League further added that, “The ready availability of drugs, violent video games, and outrageous rock music is a witch's brew which will eventually lead to tragedy here in Maine. All decent people should denounce the video game Modern Warfare 2; and join in opposing the sale and use of such games. Moreover, it may be time for Maine to begin a debate over the advisability of banning these games completely, giving due consideration to both the First Amendment, and the danger these violent games pose to the public.” If so, the Bible and the “Eye for an eye” of the Old Testament should be the next ones to be put to the stand and banned.

While this sort of religious statements from fundamentalists is pretty much a daily occurrence, what's a bit more serious is that the Maine Christian Civic League is quite active in the political world of Maine. Also, Fox News seems to share this opinion to a certain degree and has suggested that there's “nothing to stop that kid from playing it and becoming a terrorist ... on a video game.”