Some conservative Christian evangelicals hope that war, death and destruction - and a glimpse at a biblical future - are the recipe for market success for a new violent video game. Gamers can slaughter infidels who refuse to become born-again Christians or - if they're feeling particularly wicked - can choose instead to be soldiers loyal to the United Nations and the AntiChrist in the new video game based on the fiction book series Left Behind. The authors of the end-of-the-world book series are Jerry B. Jenkins and Tim LaHaye. LaHaye's wife, Beverly, is the founder and chairman of the board of the far-right Concerned Women for America.
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