Before You Say "The Shack" is "Just Fiction," Read This

If a fictional book portrays a real person, that person can sue for libel if his character behaves in ways that misrepresent him. In fact, people can win libel suits if a fictional character closely resembles them even if the character doesn’t bear their name.

Saying the character is “just fictional” doesn’t cut it with the law because there’s great power in the written word, whether fictional or true. The written word can damage, deceive, mislead, and endanger.

If my husband were misrepresented in a fictional book, you can bet I’d be there to defend his honor. 

And there’s only one person more important to me than my husband – my Lord. The Shack portrays the God of the Bible in ways that contradict His words, His character, and His purposes. These contradictions deceive and confuse people about the true nature of God, about salvation, and about sin.

I have received a great deal of criticism from professing Christians for pointing out the misrepresentations of God’s character in The Shack.

But no amount of popular opinion should keep us quiet when The Shack identifies God by His Biblical names and misrepresents His character in significant ways.

Dear Christians, we must understand the power of the written word and we must defend the honor of God's Written Word above all other written words. No amount of good found in the book can overcome the error it spreads about God.

Are you open to examine the errors The Shack spreads?
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