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E3 keynote Governor is religious nutter

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Texan Governor Rick Perry, the guy giving E3's keynote this year, believes that all non-Christians are doomed to an afterlife in Hell.

Perry's sensible views have been outed by the Dallas Morning News, after he attended a 90-minute service at the Cornerstone "megachurch" in the Texas city, hosted by a Rev. John Hagee.

During the ceremony, Hagee said, "If you live your life and don't confess your sins to God almighty through the authority of Christ and his blood, I'm going to say this very plainly, you're going straight to hell with a nonstop ticket."

Afterwards, Perry said, "In my faith, that's what it says, and I'm a believer of that."

Brilliant. As this Escapist piece points out, Perry was also involved with the formation of a law last year that denies financial incentives to games developers who produce titles with "inappropriate content."

We're just hoping someone gets busy with the eggs on July 15.

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Patrick Garratt is a games media legend - and not just by reputation. He was named as such in the UK's 'Games Media Awards', the equivalent of a lifetime achievement award. After garnering experience on countless gaming magazines, he joined Eurogamer and later split from that brand to create VG247, putting the site on the map with fast, 24-hour a day coverage, and assembling the site's earliest editorial teams. He retired from VG247, and the games industry, in 2017.
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