Religious groups seek to stop sale of violent video games to minors

Published: 2005-12-21

WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Too many violent video games rated M, for mature audiences, are going directly into the hands of minors who buy them from retail stores, a group of religious investors has declared. The group, the Interfaith Center for Corporate Responsibility, is seeking voluntary agreements from retailers to stop those sales, lest state and federal lawmakers pass laws that would be aimed at the same result but would levy stiff fines for breaking those laws. "Our clients at Christian Brothers Investment Services don't want to profit from certain things and we want to see things change in corporate America," said Julie Tanner, corporate advocacy coordinator for Christian Brothers Investment Services, a member of the interfaith center. If laws are passed to ban the sale of violent video games to minors, and companies are fined for violations, this will drive down the stock value of retailers in Christian Brothers' portfolio.

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