UFO Religions

Christian Theologians Prepare for ET Life

Another regurgitation of the typical popular article that covers this topic every year.  Yes, it’s superficial; yes, it has to quote a Baptist pastor who gives little indication of ever having thought deeply about the subject. BUT …  it offers some new things, like the unexpectedly nonsensical quotation by Ted Peters. I tend to think the quotation lacks context, since Peters usually has thoughtful things to say on the subject. But anyone can have a bad day.

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back from vacation tonight - blogging to resume

I’ll be back tonight from vacation. I was (literally) in one of the most unwired places in the US (only dial-up, and even that was rare).  Thought I was ready for that, but my pre-planning went awry. It was like a Dilbert cartoon!

I’ll be posting and answering comments starting tomorrow!

Mike

On Vacation

Just a note - I’m on vacation with limited online access.  I’m sure I’ll fall behind on posts and comments.  Back July 2.

ETs and Evolution?

Saw this interesting post over on UFO Iconoclasts.  Some good thoughts that ought to be seriously entertained.

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The Rutherford Institute . . . And UFOs and Aliens?!

According to its website, here’s how Rutherford Institute wants to be known by the public:

Founded in 1982 by constitutional attorney and author John W. Whitehead, The Rutherford Institute is a civil liberties organization that provides free legal services to people whose constitutional and human rights have been threatened or violated.

The Rutherford Institute has emerged as one of the nation’s leading advocates of civil liberties and human rights, litigating in the courts and educating the public on a wide spectrum of issues affecting individual freedom in the United States and around the world.

No surprise–I’d certainly heard of them before.  Imagine my surprise when a reader (thanks Tom W.!) sent me the PDF file of the October 1996 issue of their newsletter, Rutherford.  The issue was devoted entirely to the subject of aliens and UFOs!  Check out the issue at the link above–it has some good sections dealing with religious responses and cultural acclimation (via major media) to UFOs and ETs.

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