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Ghosts and Religion

Ghosts, Investigating, and the Fundamentalist Christian

By: J.Brown - Independent Research Associate

Many, upon reading the title of this essay, will be saying, “This newsletter deals with the paranormal, leave religion out of it” yet those same readers will argue that ghosts and hauntings are spirits of the deceased.  Clearly, both topics are concerned with the afterlife, consequently they must be considered relevant to each other.   One may argue one or the other doesn’t have any bearing on each other.  But to do so in the case of religion, he must discount millennia of study by literally millions of people.  Or to discount the existence of something akin to ghosts, the observations and evidence obtained by numerous qualified witnesses must be ignored.  Neither of these options is indicated, so it becomes imperative to find a way both religion and what we define as paranormal can coexist.  Are there commonalities that bridge this gap?

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Before You Form a New Group

Before You Form A New Group….

By J. Brown
http://www.jimsdestinations.com
Independant Research  Association

Before you form a new group or even join a fledgling new one; there are a few things you need to consider.  If you intend to do any serious research there are a few things your group will have to decide as they begin their investigative work.   Probably the first is your own background and understanding of exactly what is required. If your background consists of watching every episode of Ghost hunters and Paranormal State as well as every paranormal special ever aired on TV;  You’ve studied them and decided that is not so hard, I can do that, well stop right here.  You have just learned how NOT to do it.   Actual investigating is not confined to a 30 minute or 60 minute time slot.  Cases aren’t resolved every week with just a couple visits.  In reality you will probably be required to make numerous visits, put in hours of research learning the background of the area, possibly call in outside consultants for areas you are unfamiliar with, and be ready to provide assistance to your clients.  If you aren’t ready and able to do this, then you are not ready to form your own group.  So how do you prepare?

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