Once Condemned as Evil, Pokémon Go Now Sending Lots of People to Church
Pokémon Go, the popular new augmented reality game app from the Pokemon media franchise that some Christian churches once condemned as evil, is surprisingly now sending many players of the game to local churches, and in some cases, they are being welcomed with open arms.
Reddit user Fanatix_phil first highlighted the trend in a thread last Thursday, just a day after the app was released, with a meme highlighting three churches in the game tagged as Pokéstops.
"Decades ago churches condemned Pokemon as being satanic and evil for children. Now that we're grown we're finally going back to those very churches to tell them we turned out OK and also to stock up on supplies," a message on the meme noted.
Pokéstops are basically free item drops placed around the world. They are mostly stationed at important cultural spots, such as statues, public buildings, and other locations like churches....
Bill Noonkesser | 8/1/2014
