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Book buying	Frank	Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Question: The Peace of Christ be with you, I am a fairly avid reader and shop at bookstores,or did, with some regularity.Something that troubles me about most of these stores is that they have a section on the occult including satanism (not just studies about but actual advocates and practioners of) .While I would never buy or read such books,I was wondering if buying books at all in these stores was dangerous,perhaps a sin ? Thank you and God Bless - Frank
Question Answered by Bro. Ignatius Mary, OLSM Dear Frank: Sorry for the delay in responding. Buying occult books, in some cases even if the book is not read, can be spiritually dangerous. Certainly reading occult books will be spiritually dangerous. As for buying other more suitable books from a bookstore that happens to also have an occult or new age section somewhere is not a problem. Just stay out of the occult section. God Bless, Bro. Ignatius Mary P.S. It should be noted that Christians ought to stay out of occult bookstores completely. Those places can actually have demons attached to them. But regular bookstores are okay. For information on how to receive help see our Help page. We suggest that before contacting us directly for help you try the Seven Steps to Self-Deliverance. These self-help steps will often resolve the problem. Also our Spiritual Warfare Prayer Catalog contains many prayers that may be helpful. If needed you can ask for a Personal Consultation.

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Frank

Wednesday, July 16, 2008

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The Peace of Christ be with you,

I am a fairly avid reader and shop at bookstores,or did, with some regularity.Something that troubles me about most of these stores is that they have a section on the occult including satanism (not just studies about but actual advocates and practioners of) .While I would never buy or read such books,I was wondering if buying books at all in these stores was dangerous,perhaps a sin ?

Thank you and God Bless - Frank

Question Answered by Bro. Ignatius Mary, OLSM

Dear Frank:

Sorry for the delay in responding.

Buying occult books, in some cases even if the book is not read, can be spiritually dangerous. Certainly reading occult books will be spiritually dangerous.

As for buying other more suitable books from a bookstore that happens to also have an occult or new age section somewhere is not a problem. Just stay out of the occult section.

God Bless,
Bro. Ignatius Mary

P.S. It should be noted that Christians ought to stay out of occult bookstores completely. Those places can actually have demons attached to them. But regular bookstores are okay.

For information on how to receive help see our Help page. We suggest that before contacting us directly for help you try the Seven Steps to Self-Deliverance. These self-help steps will often resolve the problem. Also our Spiritual Warfare Prayer Catalog contains many prayers that may be helpful. If needed you can ask for a Personal Consultation.