Navigating the world of the paranormal is not easy for anyone.
Christian Paranormal Experts are a strange animal when it come to the paranormal. On the one hand, they’re being honest for once: “Bigfoot is real! UFOs are real!” But on the other hand, they’re still quagmired in the false world of Christendom. Reviewing my previous article, we can confidently say that Yahweh is the demon of jealousy, and Jesus is kind of a 50/50 character depending on what kind of Christian you’re dealing with. Is Jesus literally the son of the demon of jealousy? Or are you dealing with a Christian who has successfully constructed a self-styled view where Jesus is divorced from the demonology of the Old Testament? Does the Christian you’re speaking with think that Jesus created the entire Universe right down to the icy dust on planet Pluto? In other words, how drunk or high is the Christian?
Many Christians are fixated on being “saved.” Saved from what? Hopefully at least saved from Yahweh. Some Christians think the “the name of Jesus” scares off demons. Yet, David Paulides (a Christian himself) has many Missing 411 reports of Christians who’ve vanished into thin air. In his books, you can even find cases of some Jews who have vanished into thin air. Ok, so obviously humans wish to be “saved” from negative paranormal phenomena and apparently sometimes they’re not. But to the Christians who don’t believe in paranormal phenomena, what in the world do they want to be “saved” from? Some might say they want to be “saved” from themselves, and if it weren’t for Jesus, they be snorting mountains of cocaine and having lewd sex with prostitutes every weekend — and then wind up penniless, smelling like bad shit, maybe missing a limb or two, and half dead in the sewer because of the hedonistic choices they made without Jesus. And some Christians just want to make sure they don’t go to Hell after they die and they want to be “saved” from that.
Obviously on this website we believe good luck trumps “being-saved.” (Savedness.) The Missing 411 phenomena and even alien abduction — neither appear to give two shits about whether or not their target has been “saved” by Jesus. In fairness, you can only judge the results in hindsight. Eg, “They vanished, so, apparently they weren’t really saved at all. Or at least… not yet.” Likely, there is a type of Christian who would chime in with their “no true Scotsman” argument: “This would not have happened if the person had truly been saved by Jesus Christ.” Somebody out there has probably said that, but, seriously, people like that must be very few. That’s a very crude and rude thing to say and I’m sure everybody knows it. Whether they’re religion has brainwashed them into oblivion or not, that’s objectively the wrong thing to say. That’s something nobody should be caught saying.
By contrast, using the word “luck” is a lot more fair. We still have the same issue of judging the results in hindsight, of course. Eg, “They vanished, so, apparently they didn’t have good luck. Perhaps… good luck will find them soon.” Luck is different from savedness. You’re never too sure if you’re about to get good luck, but people who say that they have been saved (by Jesus) have either said something or performed some type of of ritual to ensure, certify, and make certain than they have been saved. The luck paradigm is much more honest than the “saved” paradigm.
Yet, Christian Experts in the paranormal world persist. Two champion Christian Paranormal Experts I have heard about are Gary Wayne and Timothy Alberino. They are even more long-winded than Christian Apologists. (It’s my experience that apologists barely touch paranormal topics). You can find interviews of either of these gentlemen on YouTube, or you can buy their books on Amazon. Gary Wayne’s Genesis 6 Conspiracy probably covers the Christian perspective of the paranormal best. Christian Bigfoot researcher Scott Carpenter has done some amazing research and written some fine books, and his perspective has heavy overlap with Wayne and Alberino. Carpenter believes the Bigfeet are nephilim.
It’s worth checking out the Christian perspective of paranormal phenomena, just so that you know what it is. You will hear about the Book of Enoch, fallen angels, giants, nephilim, and etc. To be clear, as if I wasn’t clear enough already, nobody at this website denies the existence of giants, Bigfoot, “nephilim,” angels, or demons. Maybe even “Enoch” was real, who knows? Our objection is the Abrahamic conclusion that all non-Abrahamic religions (aka “polytheistic paganism”) are ultimately evil, demonic, and somehow related to the Biblical myth that “1/3rd of the angels were kicked out of heaven.” Nice try, Abrahamists, but your deity Yahweh was/is the demon of jealousy. And a lot more can be said, but I’ll save it for other articles.
David Paulides says he is Christian, but he appears to have more of an open mind about the paranormal. In fact, Paulides is the one who has reported more than once about religious people vanishing into thin air. (Incidentally, the disappearance of religious people isn’t the top trend in his Missing 411 database. The disappearance of people of German descent is the top trend.) So with Paulides, there is a solid layer of honesty. Although, it’s important to remember that he is Christian and has even said once before that “Jesus is my lord and savior.” So upon occasion you can find him positing a goofy hypothesis or two that is connected to his Christian beliefs. Paulides has written amazing books, and I always buy them and recommend them. He leaves his religious views out of his books, and I appreciate him for that.
Like I said at the beginning of the article, Christian Paranormal Experts are a strange animal. They have a tremendous interest, will go to very impressive depths in their research, and write extremely valuable books. Yet, they haven’t applied the same discipline to their own religion. It’s obvious of course, because if they had, they wouldn’t be “Christian.”
I know some Christians are going to say, “What about exorcisms? Christian exorcisms have been successful!” To be clear once again, nobody at this website is denying that exorcisms can work or have worked in the past. But there are also records of Christian exorcisms that haven’t worked. I don’t know what the statistics are or what the success to failure ratio is. And I’m also saying that just because an exorcism has worked, that doesn’t serve as proof “Jesus existed.” The Christian religion is not the only religion that performs exorcisms. Proof of A) your deity having existed in history, and B) your deity being the Supreme Creator of the Universe is apparently not required for a successful exorcism. I’m not an exorcist myself, but it would appear the mechanism for success is not the mechanism Christians think it is. Let’s not forget that in addition to being the leader in Christian exorcisms, the Catholic Church also leads the way in child molestation and closeted homosexuals in their clergy. So apparently it might also be possible for a Catholic child molester or Catholic closeted homosexual to be a successful exorcist? Christians need to be sure to think through their claims of “exorcism-monopoly.” It should be clear to everyone that Christians don’t have a monopoly on the profession. That said, I’m not saying not to hire a Christian exorcist if you need an exorcist. I recommend you hire anyone that delivers results. I don’t know if there’s Yelp.com listings featuring ratings and reviews, but if there are, that’d be a start.
As you navigate the world of the paranormal and supernatural, be aware of the Christians. They are strange animals.