I find the reaction to Sony's PS3 Game, Resistance: Fall of Man really interesting. The game reportedly depicts a bloody shoot-out inside Manchester Cathedral - something which church leaders have described as "desecration".

I think that I support Manchester Cathedral on this issue, although that's at least in part because big media companies like Sony make a big deal of preserving their own "intellectual property rights" - a concept I'm actually cynical of - whilst not giving a hoot about other organisations without their legal clout. It makes me think they should talk less of rights and more of power.

Leaving that aside, however, many of us watch violent films, read violent books and play violent games. I haven't quite got my head around the human fascination with violence (I don't believe we're inherently violent), but it seems undeniable.

Can we honestly say that violence depicted in a church is worse than violence depicted anywhere else? There is a strong argument that a church is a sacred space, a place of God. But surely every human being is a sacred place where we find God?

My point is not that Sony should be allowed off the hook. Rather, I'm wondering if we should think about the depiction of all violence? Hmmmm.... but I do like my action movies... :/