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I was reading an article in Newsweek by N'Gai Croal, the magazine's "resident video game writer."  He is addressing the maturity ratings and content of todays most popular video games. In the latest edition of the RPG (Role Playing Game) series, "Grand Theft Auto," players can participate in a variety of wholesome activities including:  Going to strip clubs, paying for private dances, paying for prostitutes (with different "service" options), driving drunk,, killing police officers (and anything else that lives.  There is partial nudity, strong suggestive language and obscenities.  The list goes on. Now we all have that friend we still know from high school who, in spite of the fact that he is 34 years old, still play video games all day long and talks about them like they are real.  But we all know that the main demographic of video game players is much younger than that.  Whatever the rating given to these games...
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Storytime at Berean Christian
Enjoy a storytime at Berean every Friday morning!
Slumber Party Storytime
Fridays, 7 pm, Borders.
Friday Morning Storytime
Every Friday, 10:00 AM, at Barnes & Noble! Children, Toddlers (ag...
Movies in the Park: Robots (PG)
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Park @ dusk. Summer is back!  Fr...
Twilight at CALM
Escape the heat…stroll the grounds…bring a picnic&hellip...
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