said by mglunt :

I think it is good that people are trying to inform non-tech savy parents about the possibility, but that's as far as it should go. Parents might know to watch their kids while online, but they might assume playing the Wii is safe from porn. Face it, some parents probably know little to nothing about game consoles.

If parents are concerned, just pull the network plug. ...but they would have to know about the possibility first.

said by dslwanter :

Yes it is things like this that give the religion a bad rap .

said by Titus Pullo :

Trust me, it's more than 'things like this'.

said by dslwanter :

I said things like this. That's all and won't go any further. Please don't start. I'm Christian and would appreciate it if this didn't go off topic intro a reasons of why you and many others may feel Christianity is a bad thing.

said by Titus Pullo :

I apologize for not reading carefully enough to see "the religion a bad rap" -- I meant nothing towards any particular religion; my point was intended as personal opinion/commentary on religion in general. I believe I'm allowed the right to express a general opinion without reproach. Isn't accepting diverse opinion that may contradict ones own -- even if the topic is a belief system -- called tolerance? For the record, I don't think any religion is a "bad thing"; it's people's twisting of it that usually leads to general mayhem. But again, I apologize if you're offended.

EDIT: two apologies for the price of one!

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said by dslwanter :

...immature atheist mayhem like the Prayer Request Thread in the New Features Request forum did a few weeks ago.

said by hopeflicker :

I resent that generalization towards atheists

said by dslwanter :

Yeah, and nothing like the religious organizations being "cults" you referred to as below in another thread regarding boy scouts though is it?

said by hopeflicker :

And yes, the Mormon religion is a cult. They practice very bad things.

said by hopeflicker :

google is your friend. look it up for yourself.

said by SRFireside :

Such as?

said by SRFireside :

Sounds like you haven't run into any Assembly of God folks in your neck of the woods.

said by hpguru :

"Theater"?? Sorry but my personal sphere no matter how small while in public is not yours or anyone else's "theater" to be exploited, regardless of the religion, mission from god or cause involved.

said by hpguru :

If your religion is legit, if it is the real deal then quit talking about it and start living it. People will begin to beat down your door to find out what you've got that they don't have.

said by hopeflicker :

And yes, the Mormon religion is a cult. They practice very bad things.

said by hopeflicker :

Regarding the Cult thing, someone on this board has a great sig "if it offends then it must be true".

said by dslwanter :

like the Prayer Request Thread in the New Features Request forum

said by dslwanter :

If parents can't control what their kids do, it's their own fault plain and simple.

said by CPM :

Can't these parents read the manual. Wii does have parental controls.

said by hopeflicker :

Will someone please think of the children.
No wonder religious folk get a bad rap

said by phattieg :

NEWS FLASH!!! The idiot religious nut who spent money on buying the Wii doesn't HAVE to buy it. I am sure any church would agree, you should be reading the bible instead of browsing the web.

said by Straphanger :

People with a shred of common sense will know this is bull but it's a pity most these days lack sufficient common sense to know the difference between right and wrong.

said by Maxo :

The Wii can be used to get porn. Children groups want to educate parents about this possibility. This is a good thing as parents do need to be aware of this possibility.
If they wanted to pass a law, try to start a boycott, or blame the Wii then that's a problem. But, if they just want to educate parents so that parents can do whatever it is they decide to do in response, then that's good.

said by P2PPirate2 :

Ahh, this peoples is complaining now, wait until some perverted Japanese game developer comes up with adult theme SM games using the Wii-mote controls. (oh, come on guys, you know this will be the ultimate party games ever made.)

said by porkchops :

It's great that they want to inform parents, but I think it goes a bit too far when the start exclaiming the Wii to be a "porn gateway" and the bane of society.
All next-generation consoles have network access capabilities and, fortunately, most have parental controls.
Yet, I don't see parental groups parading around for the PS3 or the 360 shouting, "Porn Gateway!!" "Porn Gateway!!"
Any device with network access today could be used as method of obtaining pornography.
I think these groups should be better informed themselves, before they start to try and inform the public.
It looks like the blind leading the dumb.

said by richardpor :

Well perhaps DSL report and Kotaku could do use a favor and name this Christian group. I have been both to the Christian Collation and Family Research Council websites and found absolutely nothing. The hysteria as for as I can see started by one blog entry referring to another blog which was picked by another. There plenty of nutcases inside and outside religion but a blog entry do not make a movement and a license to criticize an entire group of Christians.

I guess I am not being clear. This story is a complete fabrication created by cobbling together a few blog entries. If there is a Christian group behind this then name it! Perhaps by new the hysteria over Wii has spread to some more gullible Christian forums but I believe this rumor was not started by a Christian group but a single bloger and it got out of hand after than.