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1 posted on 02/24/2005 3:55:41 PM PST by traumer
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124 posted on 02/24/2005 4:58:33 PM PST by Sam Cree (Democrats are herd animals)
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Please let this thread remain in Breaking News as a LIVE THREAD.

Please.

Pretty Please.

Pretty Please With Sugar On Top.

126 posted on 02/24/2005 4:59:23 PM PST by Momaw Nadon ("...with the ultimate goal of ending tyranny in our world.")
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Am I too late to make a joke about illegal aliens?


128 posted on 02/24/2005 4:59:42 PM PST by durasell (Friends are so alarming, My lover's never charming...)
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I don't believe in Peter Jennings. UFOs? Maybe. Jennings? No.


142 posted on 02/24/2005 5:06:38 PM PST by msnimje
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Beam me up Scotty!


143 posted on 02/24/2005 5:06:52 PM PST by kcvl
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Now at the risk of being flamed into oblivion, let me suggest that the topic of UFOs is not something which should automatically be assigned to the category of bad jokes and one liners, because without doubt, SOMEthing has been going on for a long time which cannot be explained scientifically.

It is true that there have been hoaxers, liars and all sorts of deception from the very first reports of UFOs, especially post-1947 after Kenneth Arnold made his now famous report of unidentified aerial objects while he was flying his private plane.

Now a majority of Americans profess to a belief in God, and many FReepers likewise profess a very devout Christianity. Many of us happen to believe that prophetically, we are much further along God's Timeline (as detailed in the Bible) than anyone dares suspect.

Having said all this, if one believes in God, one must likewise believe that there is an adversary to God, whether you call him Lucifer, Satan, Ol' Slewfoot, the 'Devil' or what-have-you, very few Christians will deny the existance of an actual Devil, let alone the presence of evil in this world. And if we believe that God has prepared a place for us in His House, i.e., in Heaven, we must also be willing to concede that there is a place which is the ultimate destination for those truly evil individuals in this world, who will have no part of God's Kingdom.

Thus, if we will be reminded that Satan is described as 'The Prince of the Power of the Air', it is not at all unreasonable to accept the possibility that UFOs may in fact be of demonic origin. And why would the Devil wish to perpetrate such a hoax on humanity?

The answer is obvious: What if it is possible to convince the inhabitants of Earth that there are benevolent aliens who are just 'waiting for the right time' to make their presence known in an irrefutable and public fashion, to invite Earth to join with them in advancing our species, in putting aside our violent tendencies and readiness to make war, that we can do what they have done, i.e., reach for the stars and actually touch them, to become more than what we are, to basically live that whole Star Trek mythology and 'go where no one has gone before'?

Doesn't that sound wonderful? Of course it does. It appeals to our collective ego, and it makes us feel like we're really worthy, that if we just choose to accept the wisdom of such ancient entities (who will no doubt suggest that they 'seeded' us here in the first place), we can 'be as gods', and attain the greatness that we aspire to.

One problem. Such an approach leaves out one very important ingredient, which is Jesus Christ, Who IS Almighty God manifested in the flesh, Who IS coming back just as He said He would, and none of us will escape that Day, we will all be here, in one form (transformed with Christ), or another (damned and condemned in our sins).

We have no problem in seeing a literal war of 'Good vs. Evil', our own President has cast the fight against terrorism in those exact terms, and for the most part, we fully agree and endorse his views on fighting terrorism and the enemies of our Nation. Why should we be skeptical then, of a greater conflict of Good vs. Evil, one which is going to be played out before the eyes of all humanity? And how can we dismiss the presence of UFOs in the sky as being nothing but natural phenomena, individual or mass hysteria, hoaxes, and the like? When in fact we may be witnessing a cosmic 'psyops' operation conducted by that which is Evil, led by God's adversary himself.

Now I have no hard evidence of all this, no physical proof that would convince anyone, but it is a theory that I don't think can be dismissed out of hand.

In the past when this subject came up (Jennings liddle show), I mentioned a Professor David Jacobs of Temple University in Philadelphia, who has spent his life investigating the topic of alien/human abductions. It isn't something anyone wants to think about, most prefer to joke about it. It is no joking matter. Another highly qualified individual is Dr. Stanton Friedman. I have read the works of both men (among others) and I have found their research to be scholarly, well documented, and worthy of consideration.

Neither of them, I might add, buy into the idea that UFOs might in fact be something inherently evil.

My apologies for the long rant, now I'm going to tune in Petah and see what that dual U.S./Canadian citizen has to say about all this... ;)

Regards,

MM


148 posted on 02/24/2005 5:09:52 PM PST by Mad Mammoth
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Balloons with glowsticks released...


166 posted on 02/24/2005 5:18:08 PM PST by polymuser
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Out of the blue. . .Peter is doing UFO stuff. . .amazing.
180 posted on 02/24/2005 5:23:07 PM PST by cricket (Just say - NO U.N.)
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It's Bush's fault. Karl Rove did it. I'm series.


192 posted on 02/24/2005 5:28:25 PM PST by advance_copy (Stand for life, or nothing at all)
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If the show is to be the least bit factual, they need to have an extended interview with General Johnson Jameson. He'll reveal the secrets...


204 posted on 02/24/2005 5:33:28 PM PST by zoyd (I'm with the government. We're going to make you like your neighbor.)
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To: traumer; grizzfan; Lori675; dennisw; JennysCool; lainie; bd476; olde north church; Cheapskate; ...

ART BELL / COAST TO COAST PING

Thu 02.24 Coast to Coast tonight....

First Hour: Theoretical physicist Michio Kaku will discuss the ABC special Peter Jennings Reporting: UFOs (airing tonight) which he is featured in.

210 posted on 02/24/2005 5:35:09 PM PST by BurbankKarl
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If the space aliens were landing at prime time and revealing the secrets of the universe, it still wouldn't be enough to make me watch Peter Jennings.


214 posted on 02/24/2005 5:35:29 PM PST by Savage Beast (My parents, grandparents, and great grandparents were Democrats. My children are Republicans.)
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I saw a UFO a couple of years ago. No vehicle - just unexplained lights. A row of 5 green lights was coming straight at our car as if an airplane was landing on the highway. Another row of lights approached the first at a right angle and it continued to drop lower and lower - heading straight for us. My husband hit the brakes and stopped. We were just about to drive in the ditch to avoid a collision when it disappeared. We both got out and heard no sound. I contacted a pilot we know to see what he thought it was. He had no explaination and said in his opinion most pilots believe in UFOs. There may have been a perfectly logical explanition but at this time it's still an unidentified flying object. Not that it matters but I'm a 50+ year old, church going, Republican grandma.
219 posted on 02/24/2005 5:37:03 PM PST by Garden Mama
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I am recording this program to watch later. I'll read this thread tomorrow...(I want to BELIEVE :~)

sw

249 posted on 02/24/2005 5:45:22 PM PST by spectre (Spectre's wife)
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I think much of the answers are here.
252 posted on 02/24/2005 5:45:46 PM PST by Musket
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256 posted on 02/24/2005 5:47:22 PM PST by Fintan (©1950)
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He lost me at "As a journalist," says Jennings...

I'm sure he is many things, but journalist is not one of them, IMHO.
261 posted on 02/24/2005 5:48:19 PM PST by hummingbird ("If it wasn't for the insomnia, I could have gotten some sleep!")
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"After almost 150 interviews with scientists, investigators and with many of those who claim to have witnessed unidentified flying objects, there are important questions that have not been completely answered — and a great deal not fully explained."

Like what really hit FL800???

267 posted on 02/24/2005 5:50:32 PM PST by patriot_wes (papal infallibility - a proud tradition since 1869)
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Amazing how these huge UFO's scrupulouly stay away from large citys IN THE DAYTIME... so that thousands of people can video tape and observe them.. unless its a large 3rd world city.. that worships RATS or other creepy thing.. simply amazing..

Hard to believe a race that can travel across space light years distant will play hide and seek.. unless the mentalitys that see them never really grew up..

319 posted on 02/24/2005 6:08:46 PM PST by hosepipe (This propaganda has been edited to include some fully orbed hyperbole....)
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not watching this one

More Bravo Sierra than Peter's bowl

329 posted on 02/24/2005 6:13:12 PM PST by higgmeister (if I see it here; it's a Raptor or Hercules)
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