Guard Our Communities. Give Evil No Welcome.

LETTERS TO THE FAITHFUL · A CALL TO SPIRITUAL VIGILANCE

Let our homes be places of faith, our churches places of courage, and our public witness a testimony to the light.

Dear friends,

The Covenant takes the biblical call to resist the devil seriously. Satanic symbolism does not become worthy of our allegiance because it is printed on a shirt or sold beside a promise of personal freedom. To us, evil is not a costume that loses its meaning when it becomes fashionable. Nor should the language of spiritual opposition become an excuse for fear, rumor, or hatred. We are called to vigilance that is rooted in God and expressed in the way we live.

“Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.”James 4:7 · King James Version

Resistance Begins with Our Own Allegiance

The instruction begins with submission to God. Before we challenge what another person promotes, we must examine what we permit to shape our own habits: pride, cruelty, dishonesty, indifference, and the desire to turn every disagreement into a contest.

Prayer, repentance, Scripture, and care for our neighbors are not incidental to our response. They are its foundation. A loud campaign without those commitments would fail to represent the faith it claims to defend.

Do Not Turn the Adversary Into an Emblem

Our research brief on Blackcraft documents devil-themed products and a stated philosophy that places goodness outside the need for God or organized belief. The Covenant objects to these messages from a Christian perspective. We ask believers to consider what they affirm through the things they buy, wear, watch, and share.

We believe that celebrating the devil and making demonic imagery desirable dulls the very vigilance Christians are called to practice. We refuse to treat the adversary as a harmless emblem of empowerment. That is our spiritual concern, not a demonstrated claim that a product causes possession or that a film opens a supernatural doorway.

Guard the Home Through Conversation

Ask what a symbol represents. Ask what a story invites its audience to admire. Explain why some messages conflict with your beliefs. Set clear household boundaries and make room for honest questions.

Offer more than a prohibition. Give your family good stories, meaningful work, time together, and opportunities to serve. Help young people recognize that faith includes things worth loving, not merely things to avoid.

Our Neighbors Are Not the Enemy

Ephesians describes a spiritual struggle rather than a war against other people:

“For we wrestle not against flesh and blood…”Ephesians 6:12 · King James Version, excerpt

We will not turn a filmmaker, shop worker, theater employee, fan, or person of another faith into a target. No one’s clothing or entertainment preferences justify intimidation. A person who disagrees with us remains a neighbor to whom we owe dignity.

A Concrete Response for Our Communities

1. Pray together. Ask for wisdom, courage, humility, and protection from both evil and our own anger.
2. Read before repeating. Use the linked sources in our brief. Keep documented facts distinct from religious interpretation.
3. Choose where your support goes. Decline purchases or screenings that violate your convictions and explain the decision without personal attacks.
4. Speak respectfully. If you write to a venue, identify the film and your concerns accurately. Ask it to reconsider a screening without threats or pressure against individual staff.
5. Organize peacefully. Use our resources, respect property and access, and welcome participation without coercion.

We must not give evil a welcome in the life of our communities. Let that conviction first be visible in truthful speech, faithful homes, and the refusal to answer darkness with cruelty. Stand firm. Stay prayerful. Love your neighbor.

In faith and fellowship,
The Covenant of Archangels

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