What is this country coming to??

Question

So my kids' friend comes over w/photo copied pictures of Pokemon characters and tells me they need to burn them! I'm like WTF? My kids are 7-9, they are NOT touching a lighter! So I asked why? Their lil friend(10yrs old) tells me the church said the card were causing children to commit suicide in japan and they were a symbol of evolution. First of all evolution is a theory which is an idea or an example of "freewill thinking". I guess the church doesn't allow hypothesis? The other fact is twisted as usual! But! Someone went to great lengths to photocopied their coloring books!

My point is; Shouldn't the church focus on things like parents being responsible for the music and television that's not intended for children instead?

I mean I've never heard anything about pokemon cards influencing the rules of reality. Not like rap, talking about violence, women and drugs.

BTW "religious" people, drugs, violence and HIV/AIDS are killing people faster than Pokemon!

I just explained to them that the church leaders were cowards and couldn't face real issues so they had to come together an make one up that wouldn't leave everyone walking away ashamed.

Answer 1

I have heard a lot of strange things but not that the cards were causing such issues. Sometimes some Church's and I cannot stress the some enough, go to extremes on trivial things such as this. I also think that they should focus and some of the music and television. Stuff like this has been said for years. Many years ago ago it was the records, if you play them backward they reveal satanic messages. Well, so far as I can see they didn't damage any of my children's thought process. Or the ability to distinguish right from wrong.

Answer 2

PEACE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Answer 3

Sometimes it's the little, unseen things that find their way into our families. One day then we wonder why our kids act the way they do. If you believe Pokemon is a great tool for your children by all means. I don't agree with that when it comes to my kids. You speak of religious people, drugs, violence and AIDS killing people. That's what I'm talking about. It starts at home, with the little things we allow when sometimes we shouldn't.

Answer 4

Sounds like his church was telling him something baout poke' mon.

Think about it though,poke'mon is like dog fighting or cokfights.

If poke'mon were real and trainers were fighting them for fun so they could say "Look at what a GREAT TRAINER I AM!I am superior to everyone!"

I bet P.E.T.A. would have them in jail so fast they would cry like a baby.

As far as suicide and poke' mon cards go, people allow video games and such to take control of their lives to the pooint where some have killed themselves because they could not beat a game, this is the PARENT'S faults though, not the game or the cards.

Poke' mom burning in h**l, have to laughat that one though.

Answer 5

must be mormonism or jehavas witness, i'm guessing.

Answer 6

wow... im speechless!