Are real Aliens?

In just a few days, Roland Emmerich's apocalyptic epic, 2012, opens in theaters across the United States.  In the trailer for the film, which is posted below, iconic Christian sites as the Sistine Chapel, Saint Peter’s Basilica, and the Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro are portrayed as being dramatically destroyed once doomsday arrives.  However, 2012 is not alone in this focus on the destruction of Christian symbols.  In the new ABC television series V, there is a very dramatic scene where a statue of Jesus topples over and shatters on the floor once the aliens arrive.  The not so subtle message in both cases seems to be that when cataclysmic events occur in the not too distant future, conventional ideas about the Christian faith will be devastated and the faith of millions of believers will be shattered.

But is this true?

Would cataclysmic events in the years ahead cause millions of people to turn away from the Christian faith?

Such an occurrence certainly seems to be on the mind of those writing movies and television shows.  You can't watch the videos below and reasonably come up with any other explanation.  It is obvious that Christian symbols were chosen for a reason.

But why focus so much on Christianity in particular?

Emmerich, the director of 2012, explained his reasoning for focusing on the destruction of Christian symbols while leaving other religions such as Islam totally alone: "We have to all, in the western world, think about this. You can actually let Christian symbols fall apart, but if you would do this with [an] Arab symbol, you would have ... a fatwa. So it's just something which I kind of didn't [think] was [an] important element, anyway, in the film, so I kind of left it out."

While Emmerich's reasoning may be highly questionable, the reality is that his film does touch on some elements of truth.  If there are massive natural disasters in 2012, the faith of many will be shaken.  Many will wonder where God is and why He is allowing such things to happen. 

In the trailer for 2012 below, try to focus on how many Christian symbols are depicted as being destroyed.  This was obviously done quite purposefully.....

But what had our jaws on the floor was what we saw in the premiere episode for the new ABC series "V" which features aliens who have come to earth and have made open contact with mankind.  In the first episode when the aliens make their initial appearance above earth, there is a dramatic scene inside of a Roman Catholic church where a statue of Jesus topples over and shatters on the church floor.

What are we supposed to think when we see that?

Obviously the writers of V did not pick a statue of Jesus by accident.

The truth is that they obviously meant to communicate to us that when aliens do make open contact with mankind that it will destroy the very foundations of the Christian faith.

But would it really?

If aliens arrive on earth would it change everything that you believe about God?

Is there anything in the Christian faith that would explain the existence of extraterrestrial life?

The premiere episode of V featured several conversations between Roman Catholic priests where they actually discussed those kinds of questions.

Actually more Americans than ever are thinking about those kinds of questions.

One recent poll found that approximately 60 percent of Americans believe that extraterrestrial life exists on other planets.

That is a solid majority.

In the poll, of those who believe that extraterrestrial life exists, most agreed that they would be "excited and hopeful" upon the announcement that we had made contact with extraterrestrial life.

And that is just how most Americans reacted in the premiere episode of V when the Visitors arrived.

So how would such an event change the way that Americans view Christianity?

Well, another survey had Americans respond to the following statement: "Official confirmation of the discovery of a civilization of intelligent beings living on another planet would so undercut my beliefs that my beliefs would face a crisis."

Over 80% of "religious Americans" responded to the statement above by answering either "Disagree" or "Strongly Disagree".

But it is hard to say exactly how people would react until something like that actually happened.  Perhaps people truly underestimate how quickly an earth-shattering event like an alien landing could change beliefs.

And actually some of the most powerful religious organizations in the world  are openly preparing for what they feel is inevitable. In fact, the Roman Catholic church plans to greet any visiting aliens as "brothers":

http://www.wired.com/science/space/news/2008/06/alien_religion?currentPage=all

But should the Roman Catholic church welcome visiting aliens as "brothers"?

Could it be possible that aliens that claim to come to earth in peace are actually very evil beings that seek to deceive mankind just as the television show V depicts?

That is something to think about. 

A video preview of the new television show V is posted below. Pay particular attention to the scene where the Jesus statue shatters on the floor of the Roman Catholic church.....

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