Understanding the Christian Fundamentalist View of UFOs and Aliens, Part 8

by drmsheiser | Jun 27, 2010

Readers will recall that we’re looking at elements of Christian eschatology as preparatory to me getting into my concerns as to the marriage of one specific view of eschatology to the UFO / ET question on the part of Christians into UFOs and ETs.  Here is the latest installment of my eschatology discussion over on The Naked Bible.

The Pope Wants to Baptize Aliens (Again)

by | May 12, 2014 |

SIGH. Those of you who read my material (especially the biblical stuff) know I don’t bash Catholicism, though I have serious disagreements with it. (I’m here to irritate everyone, not just Catholics). 🙂 I have no doubt that this pope has a good heart, and...

The Torah’s Teaching on Aliens

by | Feb 15, 2013 |

I was tempted just to leave the page of this post blank, but some might miss the joke and think there was a malfunction. Those of you who don’t think biblical illiteracy is a problem will want to read this essay by Micah Hanks: “The Torah’s Teachings...

TIME Magazine and (Exo)Theological Ignorance

by | Jan 15, 2013 |

I saw this essay from TIME Magazine pop up on Twitter today: "Dabbling in Exotheology." The date of the essay was 1978 (unless that's a typo). The essay opens with this question: "Can the "image of God" survive in extraterrestrial life?"  An understandable one, but an...

Jesus, Klingons, and DARPA

by | Nov 17, 2012 |

[Thanks to Cris for this link.] According to the Washington Post, the Pentagon apparently spent $100,000 for a workshop on interstellar space travel, which included a session that asked, “Did Jesus die for Klingons, too?” Taxpayers aren’t thrilled,...

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