RAPED WHILE I SLEPT -SEXUAL DARK DREAMS - Todd Edward Davis

The title is definitely get attention.

No. This is not appropriate (or spiritually discerning, but that's probably a topic for the theological discourse forums).

(How is an ad for this book permitted on the forums?)

It is extremely off-putting and offensive.  I will not direct men to these forums while it is present.

It is not a software question and not advertising a FL resource.  It should be removed.

I would take exception with this book's inclusion absent additional vetting and republication. I understand this is a testimonial work as well as a self-help book. So while my comment will clearly upset some folks, please prayerfully consider and responsibly research the following:  1--The book offers no permissions grant statements for the name-dropping of famous persons in situations (real or imagined, legal or criminal) of which those persons may not approve.  2--Associating known or famous persons with one's own experiences (plausible or not, legal or illegal) should be another red flag to the author and publisher.  3--The book saturatively covers the sin conditions, less coverage is given to the causes, the book closes with a victory fanfare to Christ for recovery. So, detailing the sin is understandable, if the ends justify the means. But a better visit states "how much shall we sin so grace can abound"? Or, "how much sin can I write about and hope that my appreciation of Christ's sanctifying process to victory will be learned"?  4--Despite strong claims attesting to the book's benefit, the author and book are conspicuously absent from topic-websearches relating to relevant articles, no comments about the criminal niche, no other web presence at all to partner, collaborate, or serve with any recovery groups, agencies, or entities - not even a blog post to any news articles (and there are many such reports) by the author or anyone who benefitted from the book and came through similar physical resolve and spiritual recovery.  5--Reviewing online book sellers, re-sellers, and reviews totals don't add up, for published work to sales to reviews totals stats.  Reviewing the book's reviewing audience at online booksellers should also inform Logos' vetting process.  6--I found no strides made by the author toward serving his intended audience other than his social network profiles declaring the book's promise to detail the darkest of evil details with a lightswitch cure at the book's end.  7--For a fledgling publishing effort, fine. For the caliber library Logos offers and intends for it's spin-off libraries, this book would need editing and an age-appropriate rating.  8--The 13-digit ISBN (and depending on the ISBN identifier legend used), the author is Nigerian origin serving language nationalities of predominantly Arab, African, So. American, and Norway markets. Taking into consideration the book's topic, author's language or national origin (indicated by the book's non-USEnglish sentence structure), and some Christian spin-off doctrinal anomolies, too many doctrinal qualifiers and transparency or legal issues are still outstanding for this book to be inventoried with Logos.

Dor Hale said:

I would take exception with this book's inclusion absent additional vetting and republication. I understand this is a testimonial work as well as a self-help book. So while my comment will clearly upset some folks, please prayerfully consider and responsibly research the following:  1--The book offers no permissions grant statements for the name-dropping of famous persons in situations (real or imagined, legal or criminal) of which those persons may not approve.  2--Associating known or famous persons with one's own experiences (plausible or not, legal or illegal) should be another red flag to the author and publisher.  3--The book saturatively covers the sin conditions, less coverage is given to the causes, the book closes with a victory fanfare to Christ for recovery. So, detailing the sin is understandable, if the ends justify the means. But a better visit states "how much shall we sin so grace can abound"? Or, "how much sin can I write about and hope that my appreciation of Christ's sanctifying process to victory will be learned"?  4--Despite strong claims attesting to the book's benefit, the author and book are conspicuously absent from topic-websearches relating to relevant articles, no comments about the criminal niche, no other web presence at all to partner, collaborate, or serve with any recovery groups, agencies, or entities - not even a blog post to any news articles (and there are many such reports) by the author or anyone who benefitted from the book and came through similar physical resolve and spiritual recovery.  5--Reviewing online book sellers, re-sellers, and reviews totals don't add up, for published work to sales to reviews totals stats.  Reviewing the book's reviewing audience at online booksellers should also inform Logos' vetting process.  6--I found no strides made by the author toward serving his intended audience other than his social network profiles declaring the book's promise to detail the darkest of evil details with a lightswitch cure at the book's end.  7--For a fledgling publishing effort, fine. For the caliber library Logos offers and intends for it's spin-off libraries, this book would need editing and an age-appropriate rating.  8--The 13-digit ISBN (and depending on the ISBN identifier legend used), the author is Nigerian origin serving language nationalities of predominantly Arab, African, So. American, and Norway markets. Taking into consideration the book's topic, author's language or national origin (indicated by the book's non-USEnglish sentence structure), and some Christian spin-off doctrinal anomolies, too many doctrinal qualifiers and transparency or legal issues are still outstanding for this book to be inventoried with Logos.

I think it would be safe to rely on Faithlife's own careful judgment to determine whether this book is appropriate to publish as part of the Logos or Vyrso family of books. As an independently published work, I've no doubt that the legal implications of its content including any attributions by the author would be examined as part of that process. There are always 'legal issues' outstanding when a book is first considered for publication.

On the question of the testimony itself, there are a variety of testimonies from all walks of life that are already published and available - some fairly confronting.  Assuming this is a genuine testimony, Faithlife would have to make its own decision as to whether this is safe to publish and marketable.  Personally, I would not buy this book (based on its description), but I can't dismiss the consideration that others may see benefit in it. I know that demonic attack on people is very real and often seriously discounted by conservative evangelicals (of which I am one) usually because of a lack of teaching and/or personal experience. It follows that some books on the topic can have an educative value.   

 I also agree with MJ's view that language and national origin should never preclude the publication of a book.

Keep well

Paul      

Dan:

I admire your willingness to explore different issues and from different angles. 

From my point of view, I would be interested in a deeper study of certain phenomena that could not be described as dreams, but seem to be actual experiences according to persons that had gone through it.

Possible causes, precipitating factors, is it places, objects, family  history, persons or group of persons in the victims circles of influence?

Then also ways to help those experiencing such events, etc.

From a very basic reflection on what I have read, seen, heard:

1 if persons can truly experience Out of body experiences (OOB), then succubus or incubus could be:

Drugged or persons in altered state of conscience that disconnect their ethereal to: try to have encounters with other unsuspecting persons and probably to just look for another high (drugged ones), or to try to rob energy or acquire certain perceived abilities in the victim (usually occultists).

2 supposedly some victims have been sexually molested by what is perceived as extraterrestrial beings (EBE), with no stated purpose. Some make conjectures that as a part of a hybridization program.

3 the less common I would think, would be rape by demons, that could be considered the more serious, and in dire need to understand the dynamics of it and the root causes to prevent recurrence.

The actual minute details of the event  maybe are not as important for general readership, as an understanding of the root causes and how one can help someone (or oneself) if in a case like one of the above.

FL has offered very good books on the exploration of life after death events, so the study of the above phenomena (more from a scientific and spiritual side) would be welcome by many. Again the minute details of the assault would probably disgust many so they could be left out unless it was a case of a more detailed serious study that could be provided for the finding of patterns and if they respond to the mental states or similar in the victims.

My 2 cents.