My daughter just showed me an interesting feature in Roblox (an online children's game like Minecraft). The game automatically censors many words (replaces them with hashes) if you try and type them in chat. This includes the obvious profanities, which is not unreasonable for a game targeted at children.
But there are also some oddities. In particular, you are not allowed to type Jesus. That gets censored. However, there is no censorship and it is perfectly acceptable to discuss Satan and hell.
Now, some might argue that people use Jesus as a swear word, and therefore it should be censored. But people also say hell in exactly the same context, and that is deemed OK. That argues to me it is not really the profane context they are censoring, but the religious connotations.
Just a data point to consider when deciding what your children are allowed to play.
You'd rather assume children are on Roblox to evangelize? I think blasphemy is far more likely, just talking odds here.
Jesus' name is used as a filth word ALL THE TIME on the internet, even here on GAW.
Soooo...I'm just going with what seems obvious. You think they are trying to thwart kids from talking about the gospel? Do you understand the demographic that plays RB? Come on.
You think they are blocking the name Jesus so kids can't evangelize?
I SAID
DO YOU EVEN KNOW THE DEMOGRAPHIC THAT PLAYS ROBLOX?
Do they strike you as an overly Christian and evangelical group?
Just looked into the creators. They look Jewish and one said he's offended by religion? lol yer right afterall. Losers.
Peace.
I did.
Roblox blocks blasphemy.
Saying "hell" is not blasphemy.