Dear BUNGiE,
In talking with my friends last night, I realized that the name >>Jesus-Khrist<< (but with a "C" and not a "K") is censored, as if it were a coarse word, profane word, or an insult. Why, and under whose authority was this censorship put in place? The censor replaces his name with a >>_blam_<< (hyphenated instead of underscored).
The name "Buddha" (of the buddhists) is not censored, the name "Allah" (of the Muslims) is not censored, and the name "Bab" (of the Baháʼí) is not censored. Multiple names of deities with no historical nor historically accepted attributions of miracles such as Old Greek deities, and Old Egyptian deities (the name of Ikora's mentor is the name of an Old Egyptian deity) are all uncensored. Yet Jesus of Nazareth the Christ, after his death and resurrection, presented himself alive (in flesh and blood) after his suffering, in many certain proofs, being seen (by many) through forty days, and speaking concerning the Kingdom of God (ref: the book of Acts). Indeed, BUNGiE, you declare to the state of Washington and to the United States and all that have legal authority over your company that you do not disciminate your players and that you do not tolerate discrimination in your community, and some of your players believe that Christ died for our sins according to the Writings, and he was buried, and he has risen on the third day according to the Writings (the Tanakh), and that he appeared to Cephas of Bethsaida (called Petros or Peter), then to the Twelve Talmadeim (his close student-followers), afterward he appeared to above five hundred brothers at once (quite plausibly to more than thousand if you count the entire families and not the legal responsible for the household in those days), of whom the greater part remain until now, and some also fell asleep; afterward he appeared to James, then to all the apostles (the ones who are sent), and this has historical authenticity (easily ref. 1st Corinthians, and writings from 50 AD to 400 AD). Yet most of the uncensored names of figures even loosely "related to religion" have zero historical cross-reference, or are known to be invented by artists like H.P. Lovecraft (such as the rising cult of "Cthulhu" which many in the internet use as a religion in a rebellious anti-truth memetic attitude).
The above and other BUNGiE legal and moral stances considered, why censor the name of Jesus-Khrist of Nazareth, who commands all that believe (and become born-again Christians) to love their enemies, to pray for those that persecute and destroy Christians, to honor their parents (even telling those that "hate" their parents to honor their parents in all things), that Christians shall never take revenge from their adversaries/haters/enemies because revenge is from the Creator and He will one day righteously judge all, to not put their trust in riches nor on earthly treasures but tells us that it is more blessed to give than to receive, believed on historically by hundreds of millions of people some of whom lived nearly blameless lives as a result? Why is his name censored as profane, perverted words are also censored from BUNGiE.net?
If this is a mistake, can you please fix it? If it is not a mistake, can you have the courage and can you stand firmly on your conviction or reasoning for why it is in any way fair that you censor the name of the historical Jesus of Nazareth, called Jesus the Christ? His teachings were of perfectly pure siblinghood (brotherhood), perfectly pure caring (called agape "love"); I can quote the Bible more on this, but here is a lovely quote from Star Trek: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNfTwGu9FpU
Please also enjoy a video from The Infographics Show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lctv_pyT62o
(( To the Destiny 2 community that may also read this, peace and health this day and indeed this season. Have a right measure of fun <3 ))
Happy Pesach and Resurrection Remembrance Day 2025!
Thanks in advance,
—E
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[quote]The name "Buddha" (of the buddhists) is not censored, the name "Allah" (of the Muslims) is not censored, and the name "Bab" (of the Baháʼí) is not censored. [/quote] They should all be filtered per the code of conduct. [quote]The following contents (and the users who create or contribute to it) will be removed from Bungie services, with a possibility of being banned from our games, regardless of intent: Discussions, Clan information, or Bungie Names that are in reference to politics or religion – outside the context of in-game story elements.[/quote]