Spaced Out

 Fred and Bobby Dimond of "Most Holy Family Monastery" have an unhealthy fascination with UFOs. I do believe that the approximately 5% of truly "unidentified flying objects"(those that are not hoaxes, have no scientific explanations, and are not reported by the delusional) are most likely demonic manifestations. However, just as they distort sedevacantism with their Feeneyite heresy, their harping upon UFOs distracts from a far more insidious problem. Many movies and television shows have been put out since the 1960s depicting science-fiction/fantasy revolving around aliens, space exploration, and galaxies "far, far away." Most people see them as harmless fun, and some are fanatics regarding, e.g., Star Wars or Star Trek. The men behind such productions have worked to advance their religious and philosophical beliefs while simultaneously denigrating Christianity. The real threat from space is not an alleged demonic UFO sighting in some relatively underpopulated region of  Kansas, but the doctrine of demons that millions let into their homes in the form of movies, TV shows, and even toys for their children. All of this is calculated to allow errors about God into the heart and mind, and can result in the loss of countless souls.

In this post, I will illustrate my point by examining the works of three men that have become household names worldwide: Gene Roddenberry's Star Trek, George Lucas' Star Wars, and Steven Spielberg's E.T. the Extraterrestrial. 

Strange New Worlds Devoid of God

Eugene ("Gene") Wesley Roddenberry (d. 1991), was raised in a devout Southern Baptist household. He went to church every Sunday as a young teen and sang in his church choir. Around the age of 14, Roddenberry stated he had an "awakening to the truth." In his own words: "I remember complete astonishment because what they were talking about were things that were just crazy. It was communion time where you eat this wafer and you are eating the body of Christ and drinking his (sic) blood. My first impression was, '[God's name in vain] , this is a bunch of cannibals they've put me down among...', I guess from that time it was clear to me that religion is largely nonsense, was largely magical, superstitious things." (See Star Trek Creator by David Alexander, [1994], pgs. 36-37). This quote belies Roddenberry's ignorance of his own religion (Baptists don't believe in the Real Presence), and even the Dogma of Transubstantiation does not make one a "cannibal." [Not to digress, but in cannibalism, one only consumes a body, not a Person. The person would be dead and his soul departed.  In the Eucharist, we consume the entire Person of Jesus Christ, Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity. You are not consuming "one of your kind" due to the Hypostatic Union. Secondly, we consume Christ, but He is Living and unaffected--which obviously cannot be said of cannibalism.---Introibo]

Gene Roddenberry would go on to to openly declare himself an atheist and received an award from the American Humanist Association in 1991. He died later that year from his long-time drug and alcohol abuse. Roddenberry was the creator of the original Star Trek series (1966-1969), and various spin-off series followed such as Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987-1994). To be brief, the original Star Trek takes place in the 23rd century on the spaceship ("Starship") Enterprise. It has a five year mission to "explore strange new worlds," and "to boldly go where no man has gone before."

We discover that by the year 2201, Earth is a paradise where there is a one-world government that has solved all of our problems with technology. There is no more hunger, wars have been eliminated, and most diseases eradicated. Without saying as much, religion has disappeared. According to James Van Hise in The Man Who Created Star Trek: Gene Roddenberry, [1992], Roddenberry said, "How can I take seriously a God-image that requires that I prostrate myself every seven days and praise it? That sounds to me like a very insecure personality."(pg. 7). 

Here is but a sample of the treatment given to religion in Star Trek:

• The ship's doctor, "Bones" McCoy, was originally meant to be a Christian chaplain, but Roddenberry balked,  stating that humanity would have no need of religion in the 23rd century
•   Mr. Spock, the First Officer, is half human and half Vulcan (alien). His "religion" consists in some rituals where logic and reason is exalted and emotions rejected. There is no room for a Supreme Being which would be "illogical"
• There were at least eight (8) episodes wherein advanced aliens or other life-forms would assert themselves as gods, only to be debunked by Captain Kirk, Mr. Spock and the crew of the Enterprise. The idea behind these episodes was to promote skepticism of religious beliefs. This theme carried through into the later incarnations of Star Trek

This treatment of religion was subtle yet strong for 1966. In the series that followed years later, the idea of God was openly mocked. Star Trek: The Next Generation, takes place 100 years after the original series and had Captain Picard on a planet where the primitive culture thought him to be a "god." Picard's response was telling:

"Horrifying… Dr. Barron, your report describes how rational these people are. Millennia ago, they abandoned their belief in the supernatural. Now you are asking me to sabotage that achievement, to send them back into the dark ages of superstition and ignorance and fear? No!" 

In the latest version of the series, Star Trek: Discovery (2017- ), the cast members are forbidden to say the word "God," and there was introduced an openly sodomite character. (See https://www.worldreligionnews.com/religion-news/god-banned-new-star-trek). 

George Lucas and the Farce of "The Force"

George Walton Lucas Jr.(b. 1944) was born in Modesto, California and raised as a Methodist. Originally wanting to become a race-car driver, he was nearly killed while racing at 18 years old, and abandoned his career path. He went to college, got interested in cinematography, and wanted to bring the science-fiction he loved to read as a child to the movies. His Star Wars franchise is arguably the most profitable and influential series of science fiction movies ever. Lucas got involved in Eastern paganism and refers to himself as a "Methodist-Buddhist." According to George Lucas' biographer Dale Pollock, "The message of Star Wars is religious: God isn't dead, he's (sic) really there if you want him (sic) to be. 'The laws really are in yourself,' Lucas is fond of saying; the Force dwells within." (See Skywalking: The Life and Films of George Lucas, NY: Ballentine Books, (1983), pg. 139). 

Where did Lucas get his idea for Star Wars?  According to his aforementioned biographer, Dale Pollock, "Lucas's concept of The Force was heavily influenced by Carlos Castaneda's Tales of Power. This is an account of a Mexican Indian sorcerer, Don Juan, who uses the phrase 'life force.'" Kenneth Minogue, Professor of Political Science at the University of London states, "Castaneda's is entirely in the occultist tradition."  Lucas's biographer concludes: "Yoda's philosophy is entirely Buddhist--he tells Luke that the Force requires him to be calm, at peace, and passive; it should be used for knowledge and defense, not greed and aggression." (pg. 140; Emphasis mine) Star Wars parallels with Eastern religion and occultist views of pantheism; the view that God is everything, and everything is God. "God" is within. Pollack writes, "...when people die their life spirit is drained from them and incorporated in a huge energy force...joining the ethereal oneness of the Force." (pgs. 140 & 204) 

Star Wars (1977) is about a war in a galaxy "far, far, away." The Jedi Knights in this galaxy have practices that the first movie (now with the prequels it's renumbered the fourth movie; "A New Hope") that are directly referred to as "religion" no less than three times. A character named Tarkin states to Darth Vader, "The Jedi are extinct...you, my friend, are all that's left of their religion."

The Force is an impersonal and universal energy field that permeates all things in the universe. It is neither good nor evil in itself, but it can be used for either purpose. While not omnipotent, it is the source of great power to perform feats that defy natural laws, such as gravity. All religions have an Ultimate of some kind. The Force is an omnipresent, supernatural power that surrounds all things and to which all things return. The Force is, therefore, the equivalent of God or a Supreme Being.

By means of the Force (always capitalized--like the word God) the Jedi disciple can perform miracles such as levitating a sunken ship, knowing when someone is nearby, guiding your physical movements, allowing you to see without using your eyes, etc. Religions have moral codes. The Jedi religion teaches you must use "the good side of the Force" and avoid "the Dark (evil) side" by getting rid of anger and hatred which lead to the Dark side.

The movies clearly portray life after death. At the end of  Return of the Jedi, we see the deceased Ben Kenobi, Yoda, and the former Darth Vader as spirits in a state of happiness. Ben Kenobi willingly dies at the hands of Darth Vader so he can guide Luke Skywalker as he "returns to the Force." It is implied there will be an absorption and end of personal existence at some point after death.

Faith in the Force is the means of salvation. It is the source of deliverance in the universe. However, belief in absolutes is evil and "Only a sith (evil character) speaks in absolutes," says Yoda. (However, that statement is also absolute, which would make Yoda a sith too, but logic is not the strong suit of George Lucas). Even the religious benediction "May The Force Be With You" is a blasphemous deviation of "The Lord be with you."

 Here are the striking and irreconcilable differences between the religion of Star Wars and Christianity:

a) The Force is impersonal, God is personal

b) One is a cosmic force, the Other is a loving Heavenly Father.

c) The Force is not omnipotent, God is all-powerful

d) Lucas's Force has a good and evil side, God is omni-benevolent with no taint of evil whatsoever

e) The Force is a power to be felt but not to be thought; God is a Person to be known by reason and loved with all your heart (See St. Matthew 22: 36-37)

f) The Force is an energy field permeating all things; God is a Personal being that transcends the universe He created and upholds its very existence

g) The Force is generated by all living things, but God is the Creator of all things both living and non-living

h) The Force has no consciousness; God is omniscient

i) The Force fatalistically determines the future; God controls the future, but does not negate human free will

j) Lucas tells us that after death one is absorbed into the larger Force; God has willed all people to retain their personal identity, either with Him in Heaven, or (God forbid) without Him in Hell

The movies are seeped in Eastern and occult pantheism. 

Steven Spielberg: A Tale of a False "Christ"

 Steven Allan Spielberg (b.1946) was born an Orthodox Jew, and has been one of the most successful movie makers in history along with his friend, George Lucas. His first blockbuster was Jaws (1976). The scenes in the film terrified thousands of people and summer beach attendance dropped significantly after it hit the theaters. This is another incontrovertible proof that movies do shape lives and affect many life decisions. After seeing the film, how many people can relate to a time when the thoughts of a "Jaws-like" shark attack entered their minds? His movie, Poltergeist (1982), depicts a family which comes into contact with evil spirits that wreak havoc upon them and are ultimately exorcised by a psychic medium that tells the family they must do whatever she asks of them "even if it goes against your Christian beliefs." Spielberg no longer practices Judaism, but contents himself to the promotion of occult themes woven into his movies, Poltergeist being the most blatant example. 

Before E.T. (1982), aliens were depicted as ugly and scary. Spielberg's creature is shown as having three fingers and three toes, which is a common way "spirits" (demons) who manifest to witch doctors are described by them. Now, E.T. is found "lovable" and apes Christ. The alien is a false Messiah, who promises "to return" not for judgement of the good and evil, but to "save" (control) all humans. In the movie, his young friend Elliott becomes "connected" to E.T. who then controls him, and Elliott speaks of himself as "we." Even the movie poster (shown at the top of this post) is a blasphemous and twisted representation of Michelangelo's Creazione di Adamo ("Creation of Adam") where the ugly alien's finger replaces that of God, and a small child is an "Adam" for a new race to be subjected to the extra-terrestrials.  

Consider also that E.T.:

• Came from out of the world, has to leave and promises to come back
• Pointed to his friend Elliott and promised to live inside him always
• Could heal people
• Dies from the pollution on Earth, and resurrects himself
• Ascends into the clouds in a spaceship with his followers looking up

Conclusion

Many science fiction movies and TV shows involving space travel and aliens are promoting false beliefs and religions, while downplaying or denying the Christian God. These evil messages are influencing millions; especially young children. As usual, the Vatican II sect does nothing to warn against them. Others, who rant and rave about UFOs, miss the real "alien invasion" creeping into the minds of many.Get rid of these movies and shows. What will happen to people (especially children) who are exposed to such false ideas? In the words of Han Solo, "I have a bad feeling about this."