I'd like to start off by saying that yes, there is a possibility that these were paid guys as part of a publicity stunt as rumours have said, however in America, this sort of thing happens. A lot. Remember Westboro Baptist Church? They also have some videos that might convince you otherwise at www.youtube.com/wearesavedgroup .
Dante's Inferno is looking good. One of the first well-made games to be based on classic writings (I'm sure there were a lot of god-awful Odyssey games on the NES or something) and despite it being written by a Christian from a Christian perspective, we still have the over-confident evangelical Christians in America who seem to think banning a game doesn't contradict something called 'freedom of speech' and 'freedom of expression'. Look, if we're damned to an eternal burning fest because we played a game in which we fought for God against his enemies, then I think we were screwed the moment we dared to breath his air. You're quite right, freaky obsessively-chewing Christian with Parkinsons, in Dante's Inferno he does kill someone with a crucifix. Though of course, not only are they already dead as they are in HELL, surely they also deserve it, because THEY'RE IN HELL. And don't say the crucifix 'isn't a weapon'. What was it originally used for? Look it up.
Nor will I go into their comment of 'this makes people think they can just go into hell and shoot people up', I think I adequately described my feelings of that kind of bullshit in my 'Where to look for the meaning of life...' post. If ya want freedom of speech, prepare to be offended if you're going to take it serioulsy. It's that or boring, mandatory religion and no good games.
Watch the video of their protest here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJgCh_eQ6NI&feature=fvw . Think it's a hoax? You make up your mind.
EDIT: It was revealed a few days after that it was a hoax. Cheeky EA.
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