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Book Description Occult influences march freely across the American landscape today. From Pokémon cards and Buffy the Vampire Slayer to Marilyn Manson and psychic hotlines, the nation is under siege. Occult beliefs-presented as the path to enlightenment and peace-permeate our society, powerfully influencing our children, our neighbors, our government and even our churches. Cindy Jacobs reveals the deadly impact of Satan's dominion over the media and the resulting rise in violence and immorality that plague our society. She then shows how through prayer, spiritual warfare and activism we can halt the destructive advance of the devil's kingdom in the land.
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Probably NOT the most Biblically based teaching you'll ever read... May 1, 2006
Marc Jacobs is the Pastor of "Church for All Nations" here in Colorado Springs. Cindy is his wife. While i attended their church i found such incredibly unBiblical teachings as "Jesus was a rich man and the disciples had PLENTY of money" to the idea that EVERYONE has the gift of tongues. Their "church", and i use the term loosely, is more concerned with buying land and renovating their facility than it is in doing ANY of the works Christ called us to do. When their budget came out only 17% of it was used for mission work. The rest was for salaries, paying off debt (??? since WHEN does a CHURCH have DEBT???) and renovating their physical plant. Moreover, Marc Jacobs and his staff are "prosperity preachers" (give to God and he will bless you financially. So, with all THAT in mind? I kind of wonder how Biblically based this book really is...
A Poor Book Jan 19, 2006
I began reading this book in a local Christian bookstore. I was utterly shocked at the bad reasoning that is passed off in this book as "proof" that popular trends, including Pokemon and Harry Potter, as evil.
The author first claims that the vomiting and dizziness that some people experience while watching Pokemon is "proof" that Pokemon is Satanic. It's called 'epilepsy', Jacobs, and according to http://www.cptech.org/ip/wto/p6/msf052003.pdf, there were 1.4 million people who suffer from it in 1996.
She then claims that Pokemon "encourages" its players to cheat using the GameShark - a cheating device for those who don't know. This indicates lack of knowledge on her part. First of all, the GameShark is not a Pokemon phenomenon; you can cheat on almost any videogame. Secondly, I rather doubt that cheating on a videogame is proof of "bad morals" on the part of the gamer.
Jacobs concludes her Pokemon section by citing an instance when a fourteen year old Pokemon fan assaulted someone in his high school in order to obtain a Pokemon. Since when, exactly, has the bad behavior of one teenager reflected on an entire franchise? That's like saying that ALL Christians are responsible for the dishonest practices of televangelists like the Bakkers and Robert Tilton.
The section covering Harry Potter contains similar bad logic. Jacobs cites a quote from a young fan of Harry Potter who claims that they want to "become a witch", thereby reasoning that the entire Harry Potter franchise must be evil because of the acts of one fan.
She also concludes that Harry Potter "must" be evil because it is about witchcraft. The Bible contains historical accounts of entire civilizations being eliminated and many other violent subjects, but that doesn't mean that anyone who reads the Bible is murderous. It means that the Bible happens to contain violent passages.
Jacobs is supposed to prove conclusively that Harry Potter, Pokemon, Magic cards, and other trendy fads are Satanic, but I think that her arguments are quite weak. She more proves that these fads are NOT Satanic than she does prove that they are.
Get a Clue Jan 22, 2005
You people really need to read before you assume that the occult is a bad thing.
Should Be 10 Stars-A Fantastic Resource Oct 15, 2004
This is a great book. It should be rated 10 STARS or more. There is a wealth of information in here and every parent and Christian needs a copy of this in their home. Churches need copies in their libraries.
This book tells the truth about Pokemon, Harry Potter, Freemasonry, satanism, and many more of the evils out there waiting to ensnare Christians and especially their children. Satan wants to get your child's attention and KEEP IT and he will do anything and everything he can to accomplish it.
As I read this book I did a lot of highlighting in it to mark important parts and things to remember. I highly suggest others do the same. And, get a new highlighter when you start the book as you will be using it A LOT!
The information in here on spiritual warfare is invaluable. It is loaded with great, useful and timely information for the days in which we live.
Get this book!!!
Excellent for Beginners Dec 26, 2003
Ms. Jacobs' book is a good starting point for those who want to learn more about how Satan is subtley taking hold of our families, most recently through the "games" and books our children are being coerced into playing and reading (namely Pokemon and Harry Potter, not to mention many of the much more obviously occultic type games and books that are hitting our adolescent/teenage age children in the form of Dungeons and Dragons, Vampire, Warcraft, Diablo, etc.). It's time for Christian families to become armed with the truth and start taking a stand against the wiles of the devil.
