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Re: [CGG] Question about Michael A. Stackpole

Just FYI:

The panel/talk with Michael Stackpole went very well. He was in no way
bashing Christianity, or other conservitive religous elements, or even the
"Religious Right." The closest thing he said to being a problem was a
comment about some religious groups wanting to supress activities that
encourage free thought -- but it was a general comment, and some Christian
groups have come very close to that behaviour if not stated belief.

Most of the talk focused on showing how the cases of suicide supposedly
related to gaming had many other causes. And he did point out that gamers
actually have a lower suicide rate than the general population (at least
for teenage boys).

At the end of the talk, I was alble to briefly mention the CCG, but my
wife thought I should have tried to bring it up earlier -- but I saw no
oppertunity since he wasn't taking a lot of questions or open comments (it
was much more of a talk than a convention panel)

RonO




Fri Jul 3, 2009 4:20 pm

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I've heard of Free Comic Book Day, and this sounds very similar. Didn't know about it. Thanks for the heads up. It sounds very cool. I'll have to check to see...
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Thanks for posting the info, Kerry! Doug Taylor ... From: Kerry Jordan To: Christian Gamers Guild Sent: Saturday, June 06, 2009 6:54 AM Subject: [CGG] Free RPG...
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I thought I sent this to the main list last night, and realized this morning, I sent it to the prayer-sub list. I'm resending this. This was posted at the...
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Jun 8, 2009
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Thank you for posting this, Shari. We're definitely praying for Clara and the rest of the Vasel family. Please keep us updated when you can. Chad...
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... You're welcome - and I just saw this update this morning!!! Going Home! I guess the title of the email says it all. The doctor said that Clara's EEG test...
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Thank you so much for the update, and thanks for posting it to the prayer list. We'll keep Tom and his family in our prayers. It's awesome that Clara is fully...
Bert Knabe
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Jun 10, 2009
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Very good news indeed!...
Chad Burnett
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I just got this link to a thank you video from Tom and family: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDhZDxP_dQU...
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Jun 12, 2009
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At Westercon this coming weekend, they are running the following panel: GAM – GAMING VS. THE RELIGIOUS RIGHT. Down through history the new and unusual has...
Ronald Oakes
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Jun 29, 2009
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...I guess nobody has noticed the panels you guys from this group have run. ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
mwsasser
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Jun 29, 2009
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... Stackpole sat on the CGG's panel about Christianity and Gaming at GenCon, and I don't recall hearing that he was in any way discourteous toward the...
Bryan Ray
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Jun 30, 2009
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I've met Michael, and he's a soft-spoken, well-mannered man. I would be VERY surprised if he did any "bashing" of Christians. You've probably heard his name...
Doug Taylor
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Jun 30, 2009
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Thank you for the answers. I will still go to the panel (unless something interferes). But at least I'm reasonably sure I won't have to be prepared to defend...
Ron Oakes
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Jul 1, 2009
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Just FYI: The panel/talk with Michael Stackpole went very well. He was in no way bashing Christianity, or other conservitive religous elements, or even the ...
Ronald Oakes
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Jul 3, 2009
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I was on panels with Mike at Ubercon a couple years back. He's a nice guy, and he knew that I was the chaplain of the Christian Gamers Guild, running the...
M. J. Young
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Jul 1, 2009
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... I think I remember once being told that he's Catholic. -- Dave Mattingly BlackWyrm...
Dave Mattingly
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I believe he also mentioned this after the panel in '07. Derek...
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Jul 9, 2009
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I've met Michael on a number of occasions. He was raised Roman Catholic and still considers himself one, but implied that he was essentially non-practicing...
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Hi all, My outgoing e-mail is finally fixed!! Yeah!!! Comcast changed our SMTP settings on their end and didn't bother to tell us to fix our outgoing e-mail...
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Hi guys. Forgive my ignorance, but I may have misread the original e-mail (below). Is this guy just a gamer known for defending RPG games and/or did he...
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... He's a best-selling author (various Star Wars and other novels, lots of gaming material) and gaming spokesman with several popular podcasts. ... I'm gonna...
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