Why are Christians so uneasy about the paranormal

[vorlon13]

Catholic Lady's soldier boy husband pees in his pants when he has a nightmare. Therefore? .....waiting? ..... waiting....?

That's kinda mean. Maybe I shouldn't have told you guys what happened if ppl are you going to insult my husband.

For goodness sake, don't tell him about the spider thing.

[WinterHold]

It's not condescending at all.
Until now, women are called "Hareem" by the natives -Harem-. 

The culture itself is pretty harsh on women; and that limits the concept of "women rights". Imagine being called a Harem by your own parents -who actually love you-, but since that's the name the native culture gives to women; you are reminded with every call -even by your loved ones- that you're nothing but a Harem.

"Horma" is the singular.

The some who understand get thrown in jail under charges like "disturbing peace-insulting the king...etc". Torture is the fate.
So many are hesitant to even talk about their views. 

Therefore the numbers are a mystery. People only talk publicly when economy is dropped, like when the oil prices fell. Critics of the culture increased and it became somehow more frequent to hear a voice against the culture itself.

The culture needs to get washed away or even replaced, for voices to be louder. Also, the iron fist of the government prevents some from talking.
I don't think the numbers are big to change the culture. 

BTW; Oppression made Saudi women stronger in many things. I can pretty much say that if a culture changer came; it'll be a group of women

Would help if the "great" nations of the world stopped sucking up to Saudi Arabia and actively condemned the governmental oppression of women and atheists there.

By the way, why it's not called Saudia in English instead of Saudi Arabia is beyond me.

Your worth is decided by how much money you have. If respect can't be earned; money can buy it. 
Sadly; that's the case to many people.

"Saudi Arabia" is the correct abbreviated name; the original full name being
"The Arabian Saudi Kingdom" Or in Arabic
"المملكة العربية السعودية".

So in English, the name would just be abbreviated to "Saudi Arabia"; or in other words "The part of Arabia controlled by the Saud family".

This is what you get when you create a kingdom out of the blue in a desert that never was suited for a kingdom controlled by one family.
The place is hot, to immense levels, it's dry, and it's full of oil, and moreover: Britain got it after WW1. The native allies wanted a country like the rest of the other native allies -like the Jordanians-.

The English name is more correct than "Saudia"; Saudia became used by everybody in the Arab World -including Saudi people-because the original name is just too long. But the official name is nothing but "The kingdom of Saudi Arabia".

Forgot:

And Christians and other religious groups, along with LGBT and such.

I find religious groups and also other groups, easily persuaded by cash too 

Catholic_Lady

That's kinda mean. Maybe I shouldn't have told you guys what happened if ppl are you going to insult my husband.

I like hearing about paranormal stuff : I end up refuting them but it's more of a mixture of certain beliefs mixed with strange phenomena.

The dark stirs fear and shock, the shadows also play on the eyes making the mind confused. Add a bad dream to that, stress, fatigue, and you'll get yourself a scary show. I think your husband had an incubus of some sort? 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incubus#Sc...planations

[Cyberman]

Meh... I think if anything, it makes more sense to say he imagined it than to say he was actually asleep the whole time and the whole thing was just a dream that he thinks actually happened.

Hypnagogic hallucinations can occur at the onset of sleep, either by day or at night. They are usually quite vivid and visual.
Visual hallucinations usually consist of simple forms such as coloured circles or parts of objects that may be constant or changing in size. A formed image of an animal or a person may appear and it is often in colour.

https://patient.info/doctor/hypnagogic-hallucinations

I have personally experienced many such hallucinations. I've spoken about the most striking one before. I had turned in for the night while Sam was visiting Shell three floors above. I wasn't even dozing off when I distinctly heard Sam's voice outside the bedroom, calling for me weakly and then groaning. I immediately jumped up and threw open the door but there was nobody there. I even opened the front door and checked the landing and stairwell. Some time later, she came trotting down the stairs happy as anything.

I knew about hypnagogia so I immediately recognised it, but it's still a remarkably convincing experience.

[chimp3]

Catholic Lady's soldier boy husband pees in his pants when he has a nightmare. Therefore? .....waiting? ..... waiting....?

That's kinda mean. Maybe I shouldn't have told you guys what happened if ppl are you going to insult my husband.

I agree Catholic Lady! That was a shot to the groin. Penalty box for me. Sorry.

[Catholic_Lady]

That's kinda mean. Maybe I shouldn't have told you guys what happened if ppl are you going to insult my husband.

I agree Catholic Lady! That was a shot to the groin. Penalty box for me. Sorry.

It's cool 

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Would help if the "great" nations of the world stopped sucking up to Saudi Arabia and actively condemned the governmental oppression of women and atheists there.

By the way, why it's not called Saudia in English instead of Saudi Arabia is beyond me.

Forgot:

And Christians and other religious groups, along with LGBT and such.

Basically everyone who is not Muslim following Sharia Law.

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Meh... I think if anything, it makes more sense to say he imagined it than to say he was actually asleep the whole time and the whole thing was just a dream that he thinks actually happened.

Hypnagogic hallucinations can occur at the onset of sleep, either by day or at night. They are usually quite vivid and visual.
Visual hallucinations usually consist of simple forms such as coloured circles or parts of objects that may be constant or changing in size. A formed image of an animal or a person may appear and it is often in colour.

https://patient.info/doctor/hypnagogic-hallucinations

I have personally experienced many such hallucinations. I've spoken about the most striking one before. I had turned in for the night while Sam was visiting Shell three floors above. I wasn't even dozing off when I distinctly heard Sam's voice outside the bedroom, calling for me weakly and then groaning. I immediately jumped up and threw open the door but there was nobody there. I even opened the front door and checked the landing and stairwell. Some time later, she came trotting down the stairs happy as anything.

I knew about hypnagogia so I immediately recognised it, but it's still a remarkably convincing experience.

Yeah, it could have been his imagination due to being tired and the stress of basic training, etc. The convincing part about it to me though is how upset he described being. He's not the type of person to lose his cool. I don't think he would have unless the experience felt very, very real.

[Cyberman]

That's the nature of hypnagogic hallucinations. They do seem completely real. The one I described, though I realised straight away what was going on, still troubled me at the time. Essentially it's a waking dream, your mind goes into screensaver mode even though you are fully awake and aware.