Be careful of what you bring into your home! You would be surprised how many times I have seen people with infirmities caused by things they had brought into their house!
Occult objects and idols can wreak havoc on your life.
Deuteronomy 7:26,Neither shalt thou bring an abomination into thine house, lest thou be a cursed thing like it: but thou shalt utterly detest it, and thou shalt utterly abhor it; for it is a cursed thing.
Deuteronomy 13:17,And there shall cleave nought of the cursed thing to thine hand: that the Lord may turn from the fierceness of his anger, and shew thee mercy, and have compassion upon thee, and multiply thee, as he hath sworn unto thy fathers;
This was a message sent to me by an evangelist. Also, sometimes other missionaries say things similar to this. During initial missionary training I had an instructor warn us along these lines for about an hour during one course. This way of thinking is often very widespread among missionaries.
How would you respond to this or counter their views in a gentle manner? Some folks would think I am being careless if I used old tribal charms as decorations, etc.