No. Nothing has changed. Any Christian Bookstore that isn't indpendently owned is affiliated and will only stock affiliated books (books produced by CBA and/or ECPA affiliated publishers or at least this has been my experience.) Independent Christian bookstores can order whatever their readers want! :)
How cool is that!
Thanks Steve at Manny's and thanks Dub for letting me know about Manny's.
When you visit Steve, ask him how the name Manny's came into being. It's a neat story.
And tell Steve I said hey. :)
Addendum: My bad. Some independent Christian bookstores are actually affiliated so you actually have to ask each Christian bookstore if you want to know whether they'll have the kind of fiction you're looking for. :)