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088: Is it OK for Christians to play D&D and other RPGs?

Comm Talk by Geek Devotions
Comm Talk by Geek Devotions
Episode • Feb 7, 2021 • 1h 18m

This week on Comm Talk, special guest, John Harju sits down with Dallas and Celeste to talk about Dungeons and Dragons and if it's ok for Christians to play it.


Time Stamps
00:00 Intro

00:40 Meet John

03:21 How John got involved in D&D

12:33 How did Celeste and Dallas get involved in D&D

19:21 - Commercial Break - Check out Playing Games with Strangers https://playinggameswithstrangers.com/

21:10 Fun stories that came from Playing Games with Strangers

34:08 What was the "Satanic Panic" of the 80's

42:13 Why some people can play D&D

58:44 - Commercial Break - Check out Victim and Villains https://www.victimsandvillains.net/

1:00:00 D&D used to to help with Mental Health Therapy  - Check out the Article that John Refrenced

1:13:01 D&D used as Christian Outreah

1:16:13 Outro

 

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