Thursday, April 8, 2010

Love to read but....

Ok, I love to read. Who doesn't? That's a rhetorical question so you don't have to answer that....
Last month, I took an unexpected trip to Indiana. My dear grandfather passed away and I was able to go to the funeral. There was a conflict with Michael's schedule which resulted in my having to change my return flight from Monday to Thursday. It was while I was there that my sister introduced me to a book series called the House of Night. Sounds a little spooky. She insisted, much like she did with the Twilight series, that I had to read this series. She had them so I started with book number 1. I did get hooked, I will admit that but I have to say that this will be series that I will not be collecting at home. Sure the story is interesting and entertaining but it has a few, ok, more than a few areas that are more than questionable.
The story is about a world where vampyres (notice the spelling) exist with humans and humans know they exist. There are some other non-traditional facts about the vamps in this series but what I noticed which sent up red flags was the amount of wiccan influence. These vamps would have special powers or some of them did and some of them would have "affinities" for the "elements" of wind, fire, earth, water, and spirit. This story also has a goddess who the vamps worship. Wiccan beliefs often center around goddesses and nature. This story also slams God repeatedly (makes my blood boil just thinking about it) and states things like "terrible Bible verses." I have never known, nor will I EVER find a Bible verse to be terrible. Something else I noticed was how much 'trust' the characters put into their goddess (and no, I will not capitalize the spelling). I am currently reading book 4 and I read this statement, "Nyx is working strongly in Aprodite's life. Do you trust Nyx's judgment?"
Interesting how the characters and more than likely the author are putting their faith and trust into a figment of their imagination. Its like they are putting the faith that Christians should have for God on a daily basis into something that isn't real. Its sad to see their faith so strong and the faith of many Christians so weak. Ironically is this: how many people in the real world are failing to see God working in their lives or trust God's judgment. And He is real! People are quick to believe in a rock to have healing powers or to believe in a goddess that doesn't even exist but they don't want to believe in the one true God.
Ephesians 2:2 says, "Wherein in times past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience."
Notice it says "the prince of the power of the air" and I previously mentioned the affinities for earth, fire, water, spirit, and AIR! Interesting. Now look at the latter part of the verse "the spirit what now worketh in the the children of disobedience." Hmm...children of disobedience....James 4:7 says, "Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin." So if a spirit works in the children of disobedience and these children know to do good and don't then clearly this spirit is Satan. This makes it clear that this 'goddess' who is named Nyx in the book, isn't a goddess at all but Satan. These vamps worship Satan. Their "circle calling" and even making like these affinities are separate entities clearly show the wiccan beliefs and wicca is another word for witch. Exodus 22:15 says, "Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live." I guess if the story were true about vampyres existing with humans I guess this verse would ring true for them as well.
overall, I am not going to purchase this series because of the increasing reference to what is nothing short of satanic practice and also because of the repeat slamming remarks against God. I guess the question is why am I continuing the series? I just want to know what happens at the end.

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