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Comment, not moment.

Well done to myself for failing to proof read :)
Bring in the troll! Bring in the troll!

I stand by my use of the word 'retard' in the moment. If you've never heard the word used as a sign of calling someone a complete idiot, then you've been living in a cave for far too long.

In addition, you assume that I'm a member of the Church of England. Your assumption is incorrect, so once again another argument proves a poster's idiocy.

With regards to your final point, thank you Captain Obvious for pointing that out. I do use more than one site for reading the news, so using 'everyday' would have been incorrect.
I don't think copyright is the issue here. It's about using a place of worship in a game where scenes of violence is performed. Sony did not discuss this with the Manchester Cathedral and that, quite simply, is wrong because it's disrespectful and can be seen as offensive to many people.

Just because you don't believe in the religion doesn't mean you have to be inconsiderate to members of it. It doesn't matter if the Church of England is loaded or what actions they took in the past. That has no effect on this situation and your argument, quite frankly, makes you look like a complete idiot.
Everytime I see an article about this story, idiots rise up on their soapbox and play hell about The Church of England.

Recreating a scene of violence, regardless of what that scene is, in a place of worship is going to cause concern for followers of that religion. That's common sense and I'm surprised that hasn't entered the thick skulls of some people. In addition, it seems that Sony haven't gone through all the necessary steps to gain permission from the Church, hence they were wrong to have this scene created in the first place. These two key facts puts Sony in the wrong, and whining about the Church taking action, which it's legally allowed to, just makes you look like a retard.

As for choosing Manchester Cathedral, that's just bad taste considering the serious problems they had with gun crime. It's probably a simple mistake, so I won't go into that.

With regards to the Church's demands, that's a whole different story. Recalling the game seems insane, yet understandable depending on which way you look at it. I don't it'll happen though. As for a donation, it is a bit cheeky, but asking for a donation that helps education towards gun crime is a lot better than sueing Sony for damages.
It's great to see that Albert is on the runners up list, but I can't help but wonder why it wasn't the winner.

I can understand why Gadgie was the staff's favourite, but personally I think the readers would have made Albert the winning entry.
Definitely a bad decision. Why Albert Castillo wasn't in the top entries I have no idea.
Would love to win this. My current camera has been acting up lately
You've gotta love the over-dramatic fanboys sometimes.
Spot the fanboy...
Let the hive mind of Engadget get that for you.
"I am looking for a device that will stream sound from one source to several recipients. For example, I want to stream sound from my TV or stereo to my phone or MP3 player that has radio and Bluetooth capabilities. I have looked into radio transmitters and they seem like a decent choice, but I can't find one that uses external power (USB or from the plug) and I would want one with a transmit range of around 50 meters. Thanks!"
 

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