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I had read this book by a new author recently. The reviews looked good, and I think for the most part they were accurate… I enjoyed it but when I read it, the recent UFO disclosure stuff wasn’t going on.
But now, I’m reading news reports that Tim Burchett was briefed on alien-human hybrids, the government is slowly releasing cryptic UFO videos, and we’re in the middle of a war with Iran.
The book covers aliens that look like people, war with a break off group that stole nuclear materials from a destabilized Iran and an anti-alien authoritarian regime that comes after.

I really enjoy exploring interesting concepts in fiction (huge Ted Chiang fan) but when it’s hitting this close to home it’s uncomfortable.

Anyone else have a recent read that’s made them uncomfortable in the present?

https://www.newsweek.com/pastor-meeting-told-aliens-invented-christianity-eric-burlison-hits-back-larry-ragland-perry-stone-11917635

>Republican Representative Eric Burlison of Missouri—who is the more outspoken voices in Congress on the topic of UFO disclosure—responded to the clip on X: "I would remind people to listen to what I have already stated publicly. Which is basically the following: I do NOT know what the strange objects in the skies are and I certainly do NOT know their origins. I was asked to call in by phone to a conference/meeting of theologians."

>He added: "I could not tell you all that was said at that meeting because I was not there and did not hear much of what was said. When I had a chance to speak, I expressed my views which is that we Christians tend to get dug into our personal world views even if they have nothing to do with what has actually been written in the Bible."

>On Wednesday, Ragland issued a statement addressing the viral video and "setting the record straight."

>**"In this video, I stated that a congressmen from Missouri had called in to speak to the pastors. And of course, it's being revealed now that this is Congressman Eric Burlison," he said. "He did call in. But he called in to encourage us and to thank us pastors for the work that we're doing."

>The pastor said: "In that moment, I began to state things that I have always said—that is my opinion ... and all it is, is my opinion—that when this disclosure comes out, it will be spun that the aliens have always been here, that they seeded us, that they created the first religion and all of that.

>"I should have stopped and paused and said, 'And this part is my opinion,' and in the heat of that, I didn't."

>He added: "I want to make it very clear that Eric Burlison did not say those words. Those were my words, and I want to own it, and I want to apologize directly to Congressman Burlison."

Here is what the pastor originally said during his podcast:

>He was he called into that meeting as well that that was just for pastors. And this is what he said on speakerphone. this sitting powerful member of Congress said, "Are the pastors listening to me?"

>I'm getting chills right now because this happened to me. He said, "Are the pastors in the room listening to me?"

>And I said, "Yes, sir. We are here." And he said, "Listen to me. Go and tell the church they are not ready for what is coming. The narrative that is coming, what they are going to say is going to be like nothing you can even imagine.

>They are preparing to tell us that they are from another dimension. That they are our creator and that these beings, these aliens or whatever you want to call them, they were the ones that seated us here. There is no such thing as God. Jesus was invented by them. The Bible was invented by them. And begin to just say, "Listen, prepare the people for what is coming because they're not ready."

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