DOD Stops Plan to send Christian Video Game to Troops


	DOD Stops Plan to send Christian Video Game to Troops

SurfingTheTao

8-16-2007 4:04 PM

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SurfingTheTao says:

Not sure what's worse; that they would send such games to the troops, or that they restrict things like video games. The whole thing is strange.

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