A Texas state representative alienated many Twitter users Friday with his comments on extraterrestrials.
After The New York Times posted a story about the Pentagon’s Unidentified Aerial Phenomenon Task Force, Republican Rep. Jonathan Stickland suggested that if ETs exist, they will need extra help if they want to get to heaven.
IF aliens are real, salvation through Jesus Christ is the only way they enter Heaven. #txlege
— Jonathan Stickland (@RepStickland) July 24, 2020
Stickland described himself as a “Christian conservative liberty-loving Republican,” but many of his Twitter followers weren’t impressed with the theological implications of his tweet.
That’s a pretty arrogant statement. Given that they’re likely not human, and are evolved beyond the mental constructs of heaven and hell.
— Pat McDonald (@patmcdonald1972) July 24, 2020
I don't even know where to start. It is a virtual certainty that intelligent life exists elsewhere in the universe. But why would they need salvation? And why is salvation only available through your god? If they reach us, they are far more advanced than we are.
— James Hamric (@HokieinSA) July 24, 2020
Any alien life form is not dumb enough to blindly follow a make-believe invisible man in the sky and some desert dude that was created by a bunch of other men in a desert thousands of years ago. In fact, that is most likely the reason why they are staying the fuck away from us.
— falbi (@falbi24) July 24, 2020
Maybe they have their own sky god(s).
— Libtard Jesus, ANTIFA (it’s in the Bible) (@LibtardJesus1) July 24, 2020
Maybe THEY created us.
Maybe your god was a precocious child of theirs that ran away and made a mess in a mud puddle.
All this and more is possible.
I am so sad for all the Gorblaxians from Nulsar 7. Their civilization died out several million years ago before they could even become aware of our planet and Jesus.
— Christian "Chonky Lynx" Restifo (@restifo) July 24, 2020
Now they're burning in hell and don't even understand why. Such a shame.
Why would God hold them accountable to the savior of mankind?
— 🌮🌮🌮3tacopequeño (@3tacopequeno) July 24, 2020
Wouldn't they get one of their own?
What if they're still in his good graces an not in need of salvation?!
*humans are the bad ones*
Pretty sure if they can travel across the universe they don't need advice from people who won't wear a mask.
— Edde Nunez (@EddieandtheView) July 24, 2020
Wow, aliens haven't even been confirmed and Christians already trying to push their religion on them.
— 🌺🔥🐲Mandy🐲🔥🌺 (@mandymais) July 24, 2020
One person jokingly offered some sage advice.
A little too early to be smoking weed dude.
— 𝕛𝕚𝕞𝕞𝕪𝕠🧂 (@jimmyotx) July 24, 2020
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