Dear Beth Ann O’Reilly-Amandes and all associates of Logos bookstores:
I just read the article (Harry Potter series finds place on Christian bookstore’s shelf). You’ve got to be kidding right?
link to article
How completely and utterly ridiculous that I even have to address this issue. Basic principles of our Christian faith speak LOUDLY that we are not to have any association in the occult, which includes sorcery, casting spells, witches, warlocks, etc. Please spare us the nonsense that Harry Potter promotes Christian principles and cultivates spiritual growth of our faith. I am not that naïve, nor are most Christian folks. Please don’t be quick to hurl quotes from “Christian” authors who endorse Harry Potter either. My number one source for spiritual wisdom comes from the only one and true source, the WORD OF GOD. Man’s opinions are secondary, especially when they contradict the scripture. EVERYTHING about Harry Potter contradicts scripture.
Those who endorse, distribute, or indulge in these types of WITCHCRAFT books are drawn to their mystical enticements…it’s called feeding the flesh. If you read it, it is because you enjoy it…you are drawn to it…you are sucked into the lure of mysticism and the occult, it is not because you are picking through it to find aspects that you can apply to your Christian walk! You cannot deem yourself a Christian and dabble in this sorcery. It is not innocent. It is not educational. It is not good reading for a Christian adult or child. IT IS EVIL. Call it as it is.
Please take one moment to ask yourself this question, and please answer it to yourself with utmost sincerity and honesty….
Would our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ encourage or read Harry Potter himself?
It is such an elementary question that I intend to teach my kids, how sad that we so called adults have forgotten our child-like faith.
One of the two must be removed from Logos….the WITCHCRAFT material, or your identity as a CHRISITAN bookstore. The two do not coincide and can never be.
Praying for true conviction to speak to your heart so that you will do the right thing and remove this WITCHCRAFT from your shelves.
Karissa
Not a good way to start the day. Karissa doesn't understand that the Logos Bookstores are independently owned and operated, that we aren't a chain as the AP article by Hillel Italie falsely reported...
"But O’Reilly-Amandes believes the Potter books fit the store’s mission to bring in more customers. The Oak Park Logos is part of a 30-store chain in the United States, Canada and the Bahamas that targets both Christians and non-Christians. The philosophy is to attract “hidden people,” including those who don’t shop in religious bookstores, and “are completely unaware of the wealth of Christian literature written on their level and addressed to their needs.”
It may not seem like a big deal, but it's an important distinction. Because we are not a chain, we each decide what we will or will not carry. I believe in the philosophy stated above. But for my particular store (as with some of the other Logos stores) we just don't feel that the Harry Potter books fit, or even make sense, to stock on our shelves.
Karissa's email is just one example of what happens when a Christian bookstore stocks something that someone doesn't like. Just an FYI, I don't carry the Harry Potter books, and for many reasons. But I'm going to leave that for a separate post...
Almost weekly, I'm judged by someone for being too liberal or too conservative. Pretty wild, huh!
My question is this, is Karissa going to shop at Wal Mart, Target, and Borders, and other big box stores? They all sell those books, plus other stuff I'm sure in which she doesn't approve.
~Shane
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