Controversies about Roleplaying: Further Reading

 

 

The controversy about roleplaying games has died down but it is not over. Plenty of misinformation still circulates and some folks persistently teach that roleplaying games are linked to harm. I have made no attempt to cover every single problem that has been tied to the hobby but I have scoured the web looking for other sources. I have taken some time to gather archived articles from various newspapers; these are put a sample of what's out there.

The vast majority of web sites defend one side or the other, so I have divided them thusly: the supporters of roleplaying games and the opposition to roleplaying games. If you know of a site I have missed, feel free to send it my way.

The Opposition	The Supporters
Can Christians Play D&D?  Author Says No!	A Letter to Parents
Dark Dungeons by Jack Chick	Christian Gamers Guild
Dungeons and Dragons and FRPGs	Christians Playing Dungeons and Dragons
Dungeons and Dragons - Concerns for the Christian	Michael A. Stackpole: The Pulling Report
Dungeons and Dragons: Don't Let it Happen to Your Kid	MST3K: Dark Dungeons
Dungeons and Dragons...only a game?	None Dare Call It Reason
Harry Potter and Dungeons and Dragons: Like Two Peas in a Pod?	Role-Playing Games and the Christian Right: Community Formation in Response to a Moral Panic
Should a Christian Play Dungeons and Dragons?	Role-playing Games: Additional Information
Stairway to Hell	Role-playing Games: Attacks by Conservative Christians
Straight Talk on Dungeons and Dragons	The Attacks on Role-Playing Games
The Watchman Expositor: Games - Fantasy or Reality?	The Disappearance of James Dallas Egbert III
	The Escapist Gaming Advocacy Web Site

 

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