I came across an interesting article on the Christian evangelism website Dare2Share.org, which has a number of programmes where youths look at ways to affirm their faith through popular culture and different outlets.
The Dare 2 Share ministers recognise the size of the Halo 2 audience and see it as a way to share their message, though they are not actually in favour of the game because of the violence.
One of the three ways the article suggests to witness (affirm your faith in public) through Halo 2 is to point out parallels between the storyline of the game and Jesus' saving of humanity:
Jesus came to this planet to save the planet from a group much worse than the Covenant (the aliens) and from a fate much worse than physical death. Satan’s goal is to make sure people have a miserable and short life that stays as far away from the gospel as possible so he can have company in hell. Jesus died on the Cross and came back from the dead to give us the life God intended us to have. Remember this: for the Christian, this life is the only hell we will ever experience. For the non-Christian, this life is the only heaven they will ever experience. So the next time you are hanging out with friends who know Halo but don’t know God, try bringing up a conversation about the storyline behind planet earth.
How to Witness Using 'Halo 2'
The Saga of the XBox - ''How To Witness Using Halo 2''
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