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Originally posted by Squirrel:
Then I saw an alleged "Christian therapist" on Pat Robertson's "700 Club" show arguing that anorexia was caused by demonic posession.

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I'm not certain but isn't Pat Robertson caused by demonic possession?

Reader Alexis

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These two books purport to be Christian novels. I would seriously question that identification. The theme of each of the books is the occult, and this theme is tackled with a hideous relish. Larson’s theory of a widespread occult conspiracy left me totally unconvinced. Graphic, detailed portrayals of Satanic rituals including child sexual abuse of an absolutely horrifying nature left me feeling personally defiled. Perhaps these obscenities genuinely occur — nevertheless I wonder whether they are fit fare for Christian reading in the light of Phillipians 4:8! Though evil is stymied by the end of each book, the flavour one is left with is exactly that — that it is merely a temporary setback. There is no hint of the ultimate and assured triumph of Christ over all evil.

For good or ill, Frank Perretti’s books introduced a new wave of books concerning spiritual warfare and the struggle of evil against good, and they have also set the standard for books of this type. Larson’s offering falls very far short of this standard. Christian booksellers would do a significant service to the Christian community by immediately withdrawing these books from sale.

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