Ok... This thread really got me heated.
First, I feel compeled to share with you guys my spiritual background: I was raised as a catholic christian, but in the most open way. I didn't attend to mass, nor I prayed at night. In fact, I only remember praying in desperate situations. I voluntarily went to my secondary school (secondary school here is from 13 to 18) not because it was catholic, but because it was actually the most reknown school in Electronics and Informatics. Two of our democratic elected presidents, Tango legend Carlos Gardel, just to mention a few, went there. Actually, despite being a christian school, there was NO requirements for entering, you could be jewish, muslim, or not even being baptized. Priests were actually just a figure for student counceling if you have any sort of personal trouble or spiritual question. And they didn't even wear those hoods, they wore jeans and t-shirts. Man, they even made tolerance speeches in favor of homosexuality and they believed in the Theory of Evolution (so do I). Oh, and Religion as a subject was optional. Well, maybe growing in this enviroment made me realized that religion can be a good thing. Not because I believe in God and Jesus (although I do), but because it looks like a pretty good set of rules to live life. When I was 17 I took the sacrament of Confirmation, voluntarily.
Now, maybe this fogs my view, but I don't see anything wrong with these people trying to ultimately economically help players to reach into tournaments. You guys are continuosly making donation threads to help people go to certain tournaments, and now you despise when someone tries to help? I expected more of you, TYM.
Now, rewatching the video, the dude really tries his best to remark that they are not going to push anyone into anything. They just want to bring unity to a community as well as giving any kind of spiritual (might be just personal trouble) to people. I don't see anything wrong with that. Also, about why they would choose MK, being bloody and gory, you really must live in a cave if you think every christian is against video-gaming violence and bloody stuff. If you really think someone will think you are a satanist because you main child-killing Freddy, something is wrong with your self-confidence (although I might not be the best to talk about that.
Just my two cents.
but we should kind of be welcoming to a group willing to sponsor a player, whatever skill level or religious beliefs he or she has. I really thinks this group is a good thing for our community. It may also give those a chance to show there beliefs a bit without the rest of us myself included making them feel somewhat inferior to the rest us. Let some people who may have strong convictions to play games and bond with others with similar beliefs. amen now resume
