It's not that confusing. The Bible (As I have heard) says don't be gay, but it doesn't say don't be alien.
But what if it were aliens just screwing around....and landing then laughing their arses off as they went straight up. Maybe it is their version of teenage drivers. Even aliens have a sense of humor....... DD
If they can travel across the galaxy, I am pretty sure we look like monkies to them, maybe not even that significant.
LMAO, but seriously If they were hostile aliens, we would get annihilated....If they have the technology to travel across galaxies, they most likely have the protection to defend themselves against cruise missiles and revolvers....
"A rifleman behind every blade of grass." That's what the last aliens that attacked us said. And by aliens, I mean by the traditional sense, and by us, I mean the United States.
The Church didn't oppose Galileo's findings... until he started trying to challenge the Church's interpretations of scripture. Galileo got caught up in politics, that's all. In fact, the Catholic church encouraged heliocentrism when he first found evidence of it. And as far as this goes, ultimately, it comes down to this: What is a religion but a search for truth? The goal of any religions is to find truth in the world and answers to the same questions people have been asking for millennia. Whether Christian, Buddhist, Muslim, or Zoroastrian, we're all searching for that same thing. And Catholics believe that truth IS Christ. No matter what religion you are, it is God's grace and mercy through the death of Jesus that saves us. Period. Only Jesus. So a Tibetan monk who has never heard of Jesus is still saved by Jesus. If he spent his whole life earnestly searching for truth, he spent his whole life earnestly searching for Christ because He is the ultimate truth. I'm not very eloquent, but, yes, that IS dogma. And the Church has been very consistent in that only mortal sin can keep us from God. Code: Mortal sin check: 1.) It must be a grave matter (It's gotta be bad) 2.) It must be committed with full knowledge of the sin and the gravity of its offense (You've gotta know it's bad) 3.) Knowing your act is gravely wrong, you must deliberately and freely commit the action (You've gotta do it anyway). Mortal sin is a free, conscious and intentional rejection of God's will and grace. Those who have never heard of Jesus or have been conditioned to reject Him are held accountable only to what they know and understand. This is one of the places where Catholicism differs greatly from Evangelical Protestantism. They believe salvation comes only through faith in Christ. If you've never heard of Christ, you're supposed to see Him in nature. Salvation is an event in your life where you profess faith in Christ. If you truly believe, your life will reflect that. If you don't, it won't. Protestants largely believe good works are a by-product of faith. Catholics believe salvation comes through faith and works. Salvation is not past-tense. We're not saved; we were brought into the Church and into Christ's mercy in our baptism, and we renewed that vow in our confirmation. But Catholics believe in what I mentioned up there; we believe we can also choose to reject that salvation and reject that mercy. We believe salvation is a lifelong process. The Vatican has long taken the position that the accounts of creation in Genesis aren't to be taken literally. They're stories. But just Jesus' parables, that doesn't mean they don't have meaning. The Church has no problem with people believing in evolution. Humans may possibly have evolved, but God still set whatever proto-humans aside at some point and time and endowed them with a soul. So if the Church has no problem with evolution... And if the Church says that you're not eternally damned just because you've never heard of Christ or are a follower of some other religion... Why again would aliens landing matter? Catholics aren't the issue. An alien landing would cause a LOT of trouble with many Evangelical Protestants who take the Bible extremely literally. When I was at Fort Bend Baptist Academy (6th and 7th grades), they talked a LOT about the Revelation to John. The Rapture will come (when Christians all over the world mysteriously disappear and meet up with Jesus in heaven), and the consequences for the world will be catastrophic. Imagine if 1/3 of the world's population disappeared. Plans would fall out of the sky, electronic networks would stop functioning, etc. A charismatic figure often referred to as the Antichrist will take hold and establish order in this world. And he'll explain the mass disappearances with a great lie. And over and over and over, I kept hearing people say this great lie would be aliens. Mass abductions had taken place, and that's why people disappeared. Yadda yadda yadda, Jesus returns and kicks the devil's butt. While most Protestants tend to believe (to my knowledge) that the Rapture will take place before the Tribulation (where God is sending all sorts of wonderful fiery and grotesque presents to the world), some believe it will take place after or during. And the UFO thing isn't some sort of official doctrine, but I've heard it from many, many Evangelicals. If a UFO landed, man, that would mess things up. Look at it like this: 1.) Our belief that we are alone in the universe is kaput. My faith is a sham. But according to my (former?) faith, if I'm so willing to give it up, maybe I never believed in the first place? I guess I was wrong. Those Catholics/Buddhists/Hindus/Pastafarians seem unfazed. Maybe I'll look into them... 2.) "Aliens" have landed; the End Times are coming/here! Let us organize a Christian brotherhood to counter the Antichrist. To the bomb/Tribulation shelter! 3.) Aliens have landed, and I, like most people who claim to follow a religion, couldn't care less. I don't go to church anyway, so why should it affect me? Blech. I know this is gonna stir up some debate. Call it a gut feeling.
Ah, but you are wrong my friend. We posses something that an alien could only dream of having. Something that will turn the tide of battle in our favor... Penises. The male penis is the ultimate weapon. It's like creating a saved game or a respawn point. We are invincible. As long as we continue to be fruitful, the aliens have no chance.
Depends - mainly the decision lies on whether or not I'll meet premature death because I chose to sleep with them. I'm a little attached to living, so if I'm going to die after coitus, then NO.
They have 5x12" penises each and they generate instant ass-kicking soldiers. Do you? Of course they have major welfare issues on their planet.
