[guardiansora89]

I'm posting this because I feel it's necessary to at least point this out to everyone on this thread. I am 21 years old and have played and watched Pokemon since I was very young. I am a christian and attend bible studys, help with children in not so fortunate upbringings around us, I've attended several mission trips and have done my best to help convert people as much as I can. I also have several friends who enjoy the series and one who is even training to become a missionary. I'm not the best christian in the world, I make mistakes and have problems just like everyone of you. I won't fight you with that movie trailer, yes someone who was very twisted made that trailer, but that isn't even real. That's not how the Pokemon show or game go, but it something stupid that someone made probably by someone like you guys who go around bashing people for what they watch.

I have read the Bible several times, though I am no expert, I do know that the Bible says not to judge people or you will be judged. I don't see a problem with warning people about this, as there are some problems with Pokemon, but there are just as many problems with everything else, including movies, television, commercials, magazines, internet, etc. Where the problem comes in and where I've gotten really mad at this thread, is that you are practically condemning people just because they enjoy a video game, television show or a card game and telling them they are going to Hell because of it.

God is a loving God and he loves us for how we are. I agree with the person who had responded a while ago when he said that the only real thing that God cares about is what we do with our lives, our acceptance of Him and to spread the gospel to the world. How are you bringing glory to God's name by bashing these people for what they enjoy doing. I had never heard of the kids killing people for Pokemon cards, but people do that with everything, not that it makes it okay. Should we ban the great efforts of generations before us, because some people are twisted and try to find the evil in everything? Doesn't this mean that by making a thread on this website, that you are not promoting people to get on the internet and to find more "evils" that are also on the internet?

It's really sad that there are christians and people like you out there that go around and doing this to people. This is the problem and is the exact reason why we are having such problems bringing people to the Lord. Non-christians look at people like you and go, I don't want to turn into people like that and judge people that way (this isn't the only reason why they go against it, but it is an example), so they turn the other cheek and go about and do what they want. There are evils everywhere, granted I have never raised a child, but the point of parenting is not that we shelter our kids from the evils of this world, but rather to help them grow and deal with them and to show that there is goodness and love in everything, because there is no real way to shield them. We must raise them to deal with the things and people of this world, not to ignore them.

Pokemon was made by people in a different country and was created based on the creators love of catching bugs when he was younger, that was the viewpoint when it was first created. Japan is all about cute things, which is why they are so adorable. It's amazing that people in this world can take everything fun and turn it into something outrageous like this thread. There were also people that found that if they sat and paid attention long enough that they can find x amount of the word 'sex' in several of the Disney movies and therefore those are also evil. This is why our world is so corrupted.

I am not condemning anyone here, everyone is right to their own opinion, but I did want to point out that just because you don't agree with what someone is doing, doesn't give you the right to tell them they are going to Hell, pastor or not. Just because you don't understand the fascination with this series, doesn't mean you should bash people because of it and certainly not put them down and put God's name in your bash. You are putting word's into God's mouth, whether you realize it or not, when you say that you can't be a christian and enjoy Pokemon. I urge you to find a verse in the Bible that says that things of that nature are evil.

I thank God that he is not as evil as you make him out to be as a person who condemns people the way you are doing because of something they enjoy.

Sorry if this sounds mean, but I just felt that I was led to bring this to your attention, just as you have about this warning. Thank you for trying to bring this to people's attention, but I assure you, there is no harm in Pokemon, no more harm that anything else of this world or that you are bringing by this thread.

God Bless!