Crossposted from https://lemmy.nz/post/38380382
Washington priest removed as exorcist after linking UFOs to work of demons
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/04/washington-priest-exorcist-ufos-demons
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/04/washington-priest-exorcist-ufos-demons
Crossposted from https://lemmy.nz/post/38380382
21 Comments
EatingOnions@lemmy.world · 30 pts · 61d
I don't understand American obsession with UFO, is there something behind it?
SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca · 45 pts · 61d
Mostly poor education in STEM and a massive distrust of government.
underscores@lemmy.zip · 17 pts · 61d
It's mostly because of a highly credible and stable intelligence officer
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Grusch_UFO_whistleblower_claims
Essentially he was tasked with finding where funds are going and it led him to a rabbit hole of black programs
Keep in mind this doesn't mean any of the implications of the programs are true, but the programs do exist, whether their purpose is legitimate or not is the question
schipelblorp@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 60d
If you want an American to believe something, tell them the government says it is a hoax.
kinther@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 59d
I would encourage you to look into a recent documentary about the congressional testimony from numerous high ranking intelligence officers - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Age_of_Disclosure
tl;dr Of the claims they make in the documentary, the biggest thing (to me) appears to be a massive siphoning of tax dollars into black ops programs that don't report up through the government. Whether there are actual UFO/UAP programs is up to debate.
teyrnon@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 60d
The confirmed, filmed sightings of UAP doing things we understand to by physically impossible are behind it yes. I refer you to the US Air Force, and their publicly released footage.
My guess, and it's a left field one, holograms.
phutatorius@lemmy.zip · -1 pts · 59d
My guess is that people's intuitive interpretation of unfamiliar phenomena can be massively wrong.
phutatorius@lemmy.zip · 0 pts · 59d
A culture that stigmatizes intelligence, mainly. "My lazy ignorance is just as good as your hard-earned knowledge."
pasdechance@jlai.lu · 0 pts · 61d
58008@lemmy.world · 21 pts · 60d
oh no who will perform the totally real and actually effective exorcisms now??
mosspiglet@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 60d
We can't have our nonsense be tainted by someone spouting nonsense!
schipelblorp@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 59d
Honestly, I see UFO stories as just the same imaginative human instinct that brought us saints & demons. They are definitely linked.
ZeroCool@piefed.ca · 8 pts · 61d
This guy clearly hasn't finished reading all of 'Childhood's End' yet.
AwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.works · 8 pts · 60d
I didn't realise it was possible to be too credulous to be an exorcist.
flabbergast@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 60d
Not the right kind of supernatural?
finallymadeanaccount@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 60d
Fair enough. You just can't allow such rampant UFOism to take root in the church!
Imperious_melange@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 61d
necrobius@lemmy.zip · 1 pts · 60d
So where are his balls?
Imperious_melange@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 60d
phutatorius@lemmy.zip · 2 pts · 59d
Tried looking in the Albert Hall?
GalacticGrapefruit@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 60d
It was my understanding that these days, exorcists were more or less glorified guidance counselors for people who are a very specific kind of religiously mentally ill.
stenAanden@feddit.dk · 3 pts · 60d
pasdechance@jlai.lu · 3 pts · 61d
Another "credible person"
phutatorius@lemmy.zip · 0 pts · 59d
Sounds like he's angling for a job with JD Vance.