Ah, now we get to the juicy bits, do we?
First off, don’t worry, no offense taken ^^ I actually rather enjoy discussions like this.
Yes, games are just one form of media among many. I’m not condemning religious media per sé, it always depends on circumstance and the intention behind them. With games especially, since many (not all, but incidentially, most religious games) are aimed at children, it really goes in the direction of childhood indoctrination, which is something I am strongly opposed to, because I firmly believe that the question of faith is something that every person on this world has the right to decide for themselves, and by extension nobody should have the right to impose their own religious beliefs upon someone else, not even their own children. It’s a deeply personal matter, and as such should be completely and solely at the discretion of each individual person.
As far as other media go, like I said, it depends. Christian books, for example, are fine. Until someone makes them a mandatory read in schools for religious reasons, of course. The same goes for any other religion, by the way.
Music … well, music is probably more of a matter of taste than any other form of media, and as such I can of course only speak for myself … but in my eyes, christian music in and of itself, fine by me. What really rubs me the wrong way, though, is stuff like “christian metal”. You may have guessed, I’m a metalhead. I see this genre not only as a classification of music on the purely technical side, but also as a subculture, one that commonly holds certain values and ideals (among those you’ll often find an oppositional attitude towards authority and a rather fierce individualism and independence; pagan influences and opposition to especially christianity are also rather common). Now, the problem with christian “metal”, for example, is that it often actively aims to become part of said subculture to inject christian ideals (which, for the most part, are nearly diametrical opposites to the ideals and values traditionally present in the subculture) into it - it’s basically missionary work of sorts. Not to mention that the music itself may be considered “metal” from a technical perspective, but definitely not from an ideological one, which is the reason many metalheads - myself included - do not consider it actual metal.
I realize I’m fulfilling Godwin’s Law with this, but the analogy works rather well here: Have you ever heard of NSBM? National Socialist Black Metal is - as the name implies - black metal that exhibits political, right-wing, fascist ideals. Now, in analogy to what I think about christian “metal”, I do not consider this kind of music actual black metal. I see it as a tool that’s used to spread fascist propaganda in a certain group. The passion for the music, for creativity, takes a back seat to political propaganda. I see something similar in christian “metal”: It’s a tool to spread religious propaganda in a certain group. Now, mind you, I may speak very generally here, but I realize there are exceptions to this, as with everything. Some christian “metal” groups maybe just really like the music from a technical standpoint, but want to display a christian image instead, christian texts, and so on, just because they personally like it. But as I said, that’s not really metal. And many groups actively proselytize, which is plain wrong.
What I’m getting at with this is … religious people are as free to use any kind of media as they see fit, just as everybody else. But at the same time, we all have the right to heavily disagree with how they do it and what they do with it. For me, personally, as soon as they attempt to convert people using those media as a mere tool, they cross a line. Your right to swing your arm ends at the other guy’s nose, and this applies to religion as well. If they keep it to themselves, just leave people the option to consume those media or not, I couldn’t care less. But there are organizations actively pushing, say, christianity into metal (handing out “metal bibles” on open air festivals and stuff like that), and that’s wrong. Just as it is wrong to force religious media on children with the intent of indoctrinating them - even your own.
As to your last question … that’s a loaded one, huh? There is no such thing as the “religion of Atheism” or the “religion of Humanism”. Atheism is not a religion, not even a worldview. It’s a single position on a single question, and nothing more.
Humanism is a philosophical and ethical stance, not a religion. I know many religious people don’t (want to) see a difference, but there is a difference, and it’s a quite significant one at that.
So the question really makes no sense.
Oh, and - since I think I haven’t clarified that yet - no, I do not condemn any religion in particular. This discussion so far has been about christianity, since it was the predominant religion in europe during the medieval era, but my opinion about religion and religious media remains the same for any other religion, be it islam, hinduism, judaism, taoism, asatru (although I personally find it rather fascinating, but that’s a different matter), you name it.
. Calling Atheism and Humanism religions was a little rash on my part. They are not really religions in and of themselves but they are beliefs that help make up a person’s own set of beliefs.