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UFOs in the News

Have you noticed that there have been a slew of news articles and announcements concerning UFOs in the past month? It's getting kind of weird!

First, there was the reoccurance of the "Phoenix Lights" on April 21. Sure, I know that official story is the lights were just flares - and I also know that there is a large population of people who are not buying that explanation. I'm not from Phoenix, nor I have I ever seen anything that I would have considered a UFO (ok...there was that one time when driving past Wright Patterson Air Force Base - but I knew it was an experimental jet). But, there are hundreds of people who say they saw something - and hundreds more from the first 'showing' .

Then, I read that the UK has released all of its confidential UFO research, dating back to the 1950s. The conspiracy theorist would say that it has all been sanitized. However, considering the timing, it is interesting nonetheless.

Finally, the Vatican announced that it is fine to believe in aliens. The Rev. Jose Gabriel Funes, who is the Jesuit director of the Vatican Observatory, says that the vastness of the universe means it is possible there could be other forms of life outside Earth, even intelligent ones. He also said that such a notion "doesn't contradict our faith" (which is Catholic, in his case) because aliens would still be God's creatures. That is quite a break from the more literalist Christian views, such as is more prevalent in the South. Around here, I think it would be a big blow to the Baptist churches if our alien friends (or enemies) came to visit.

I am not drawing any conclusions today. For me, it sounds like a viral marketing campaign for the next "X-Files" movie...and, you know, that might be a good conspiracy theory right there!

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Posted by Fred on April 10, 2009 10:24 AM
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