No, there's nothing odd about Scientology. Unless you count building an alien space cathedral and spaceship landing pad in New Mexico for the post-Armageddon alien meet-n-greet. If I were in this (literally) space cadet religion, the first thing I'd want to know from...
Theosophy
Chariots of the Frauds: The Real Erich von Daniken
Kudos are once again in order for Jason Colavito for his review of the Ancient Aliens episode entitled "The Legacy of von Daniken." As part of his review, Jason summarizes some of the material that can be found in his book The Cult of Alien Gods: H.P. Lovecraft And...
Promotion of Racist Theories Using the Bible
I recently discovered a book that I can't wait to read called Adam's Ancestors: Race, Religion, and the Politics of Human Origins (author: David Livingstone; Johns Hopkins University Press, 2008). The book is about how, in response to Darwinism, certain 19th and 20th...
Are Christians the Only Ones Who Consider ET Evil?
I wanted to share some thoughts on the most recent Partridge article I posted. Basically, I want to make sure you all caught some of his more important ideas, and to share some thoughts of my own with respect to those ideas. First, Partridge lays out his thesis very...
UFOs, ETs, and Religion (Balducci’s Conundrum, Part 5)
It's been a while since I've posted on Msgr. Balducci's conundrum. The rabbit trails have been good, though, and we'll revisit some of them in more detail in the future. Those who didn't catch the previous four posts on this can find them on the blog. Briefly, though,...
UFOs, ETs, and Religion (Balducci’s Conundrum, Part 4)
In my third post summarizing religion scholar Christopher Partridge's overview of UFO religions and abduction spiritualities, I noted the similarity between the ascended masters of occult Theosophy and the space aliens described by George Adamski. In my closing...
UFOs, ETs, and Religion (Balducci’s Conundrum, Part 3)
In the last post, I quoted Christopher Partridge's article in UFO Religions as follows: "Whilst there are some differences between the theosophical masters / mahatmas of wisdom (who were usually thought to reside in Tibet), and the early accounts of aliens, in actual...
UFOs, ETs, and Religion, Part 2 (Balducci’s Conundrum continued)
As I mentioned in my last post, Christopher Partridge writes the first chapter of the book he edited (UFO Religions). The introductory chapter is called "Understanding UFO Religions and Abduction Spiritualities." Partridge begins by briefly overviewing "the emergence...