“Mr. Proctor discusses some of the more outlandish ways churches are recruiting new people nowadays. The one that caught my eye was a church here in Metro Denver that I have attended on and off for several years. He refers to a New York Times article on the use of this Halo game to attract teenagers. I watched a few Halo videos on YouTube. This is violent stuff! What is it doing in church? Christians are famous for crusading against excessive sex and violence in entertainment. They remind us time and again that life imitates art. (After Columbine — 10 miles from Colorado Community Church — much was made of the killers’ penchant for violent video games.) However, if violent material gets kids into church, who cares? … Christ told His followers to be light in a world of darkness and salt in a world of decay. (Matthew 5:13-16) What better way to do this than to pander to teens with gratuitous violence?” (10/15/07)