UFOs and Religion

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Religion and UFOs
articles & documents

Alexander UFO Religious Crisis Survey: Development of Questions and Analysis of Responses
John Alexander, Ph.D, NIDS (National Institute for Discovery Science)

Alexander UFO Religious Crisis Survey: Statistical Analysis
John Alexander, Ph.D, NIDS (National Institute for Discovery Science)

Alexander UFO Religious Crisis Survey: The Impact of UFOs and Their Occupants on Religion
Conducted by Victoria Alexander, (NIDS / Bigelow Foundation)

E.T. and God: Could earthly religions survive the discovery of life elsewhere in the universe?
Paul Davies, The Atlantic Monthly, September 2003

Missionaries to Mars? The religious implications of the search for life in the Universe
David Wilkinson, The Plain Truth, Apr-May 2004
Will Christians have to hold a closing-down sale if extraterrestrial intelligence (ETI) is found elsewhere in the Universe? Or has there already been the passion of the Christ on different worlds? R

Possible life on Mars raises theological implications
CNN, August 7, 1996

Religion and the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence
Joseph L. Spradley, Department of Physics, Wheaton College (in PSCF 50, September 1998)
Recent SETI literature reveals that this effort is sustained by quasi-religious motivations, but both the possibility and improbability of alien contact have theological implications relating to Christology and human significance.

UFO Research and Christian Faith
Dennis G. Balthaser, June 2004
Over the years at symposiums and in conversations, I've been questioned several times about whether I was a Christian or not, and my answer is always, "Yes I am." Many people seem to have a problem or "hang up" about that, whereas I never have.

Ufology and Theological Clarifications
Monsignor Corrado Balducci, Vatican theologian
Finally I have obtained an English translation of the unprecedented paper Monsignor Balducci gave me at our historic Meeting in Rome in December (2002). In this seminal work, the Monsignor-theologian, (who is the Pope's choice as Chief Exorcist for the Archdiocese of Rome/Vatican itself), not only makes an air-tight case for the reality and acceptability of Star Visitor contacts with humans, but argues that these Visitors are more highly intellectually and spiritually evolved than humans. (Boylan) R

Ufology and Theological Clarifications
Monsignor Corrado Balducci, Vatican theologian
Finally I have obtained an English translation of the unprecedented paper Monsignor Balducci gave me at our historic Meeting in Rome in December (2002). In this seminal work, the Monsignor-theologian, (who is the Pope's choice as Chief Exorcist for the Archdiocese of Rome/Vatican itself), not only makes an air-tight case for the reality and acceptability of Star Visitor contacts with humans, but argues that these Visitors are more highly intellectually and spiritually evolved than humans. (Boylan) R

UFOs and Extraterrestrials - A problem for the Church?
Monsignore Corrado Balducci, Rome
Msgr. Balducci is one of the best-known and most respected Italian theologians. We publish his paper for the first time in an English translation. It is indeed noteworthy, since it is the very first detailed statement of a senior Roman Catholic theologian and Curia member on the UFO phenomenon. More than that, it demonstrates the openness of the Roman Catholic church in this question and can be considered the first ever complex positive statement regarding the UFO/ET reality from the point of view of a major world religion - with its over 1 Billion faithful, the RC Church is indeed the largest religious community on Earth. R