Hypothetical reaction to extraterrestrial presence from religious organizations

Many people think that a fraction of the US government has either some or a lot of information about ET presence on earth but these people within the government don't want to disclose such info. One of the reasons proposed for non disclosure is that disclosing an extraterrestrial presence on earth would upset the current religious and social order.

I have been wondering what would be the reaction from the different religious denominations after a limited disclosure from the US government indicating that the extraterrestrial presence is real. A limited ET disclosure would mean that the US government declares that extraterrestrial beings exist and that we are being visited by one or more alien species without going too deep on the information disclosed.

So I decided to start theorizing about it beggining with myself. I was raised as a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints more commonly known as the Mormon Church or LDS Church.

I no longer believe in the teachings of the church for reasons that have nothing to do with the possibility of ET presence on earth. However I can understand the mindset of most mormon people because I used to believe what most active mormons believe.

I think most mormons would accept a limited ET disclosure with no problem because it doesn't conflict with their beliefs. Also I think that the official church response and/or adaption to the new paradigm would go with no big hurdles.

However, and this is a big however, if the ET disclosure information provided by the government where to include information confirming the reality of alien abduction and/or any information that contradicts the beliefs of the mormon population there would big problems in their belief system and as a consequence there would be a big period of instability and paradigm shifting and adjusting for most of the mormon poulation.

Myself having gone through a change of strong beliefs that took years I can say that having a deep change in your belief system can bring depression and a lot of confusion to the mind and heart.

As of know I consider myself an agnostic, I am open to the idea of the existence of a God however I don't adhere to any particular religious denomination or organization.

I think that given the amount of testimonies by reliable witnesses (pilots in particular) of UFO sightings and also the serious studies of the Ufo phenomena it is extremely likely that we are indeed being visited by one or more extraterrestrial civilizations. If the US goverment were to confirm what I think is very likely a reality I don't think I'd have a hard time at all accepting it.

But, if it turned out to be that alien abduction is real and confirmed, well, that would be hard to swallow and live with. It is one thing to think that alien abductions might be real and a very different thing knowing that not only aliens exist but that you or someone in your family could be abducted and there is nothing you can do about it.

So, going through the hypothetical disclosure scenario reminded me of the first Matrix movie. There's a scene after Neo is extracted from The Matrix in which Morpheus tells him that the older a person is, the more trouble the mind has letting go of The Matrix.

In the movie, The Matrix means and encompasses ALL PERCEIVED REALITY. In many ways that applies to people with strong religious beliefs. My point of view is that the more ingrained a belief (incompatible with ET existance and ET presence on Earth) someone has the harder it will be for that person to accept an ET disclosure.


One of my roommates is a Baptist and one time when I was watching an Ufo documentary he asked me if I believe ET people exist. I told him yes and he started saying that ET don't exist and that alleged ET craft or alleged ET sightings all come from the devil because the bible says so.

You see, the way he interpretates the Bible makes him believe that mankind and all living beings on this earth are the only living beings God has created in the universe and that Ufos and aliens are deceptions from Satan.

I tried proposing alternative views and reason with him but he was completely close minded to my points of view. This brings me to the following questions.

Which are the biggest religion denominations?

What are the percentages of religious denominations in the world population?

What would be the reaction of the people within those groups if a limited
ET disclosure were to occur?

According to Wikipedia here are the Organized religions by population ranking

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As you can see in the following graphic the two major religious groups are Christians and Muslims

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Here's a Christian/Muslim Proportions World Map

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The Christian group subdivides into these branches

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Maybe you belong or know someone who belongs to one of these groups. I invite you to contribute to this thread and provide some insight on these questions.

I am personally interested in knowing the position on this issue by people who belong to all of the Christian branches.

* Catholic
* Protestantism
* Eastern Orthodox Christian
* African Indigenous Sects
* Pentecostal
* Reformed/Presbyterian/Congregational/United
* Anglican/Episcopal
* Baptist
* Methodist
* Lutheran
* Jehovah's Witnesses
* Latter-Day Saints
* Adventists
* Apostolic/New Apostolic
* Stone-Campbell Restoration Movement
* New Thought (Unity, Christian Science, etc.)
* Brethren (incl. Plymouth)
* Mennonite
* Friends/Quakers


Also wondering about the following...

Religion denomination statistics for the US.


Which Christian denominations would be considered fundamentalists?


What would be the reaction of Christian fundamentalists?
My Baptist roommate considers himself a fundamentalist, so judging by his comments I guess a have a good idea of the Baptist point of view assuming most baptists think the same way he does.


What would be the reaction of Muslims and Muslim fundamentalists?