Stonestreet Rejects Spielberg's Theology Challenge From 'Disclosure Day' as Director Says Film Will 'Mess With' Christians
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Updated · The Christian Post · Jun 16
Stonestreet Rejects Spielberg's Theology Challenge From 'Disclosure Day' as Director Says Film Will 'Mess With' Christians
3 articles · Updated · The Christian Post · Jun 16
Summary
John Stonestreet argued Steven Spielberg's new film "Disclosure Day" would not undermine core Christian beliefs, rejecting the director's claim that a mass revelation of extraterrestrial life would force believers to rethink God.
Spielberg told CBS Sunday Morning the movie asks whether God is only "our God" on Earth or also God for civilizations elsewhere, saying it will likely "mess with" many people's theology.
Stonestreet countered that the Bible's God rules the entire universe, so even hypothetical intelligent life beyond Earth would not alter Christianity's fundamentals; he also noted there is no evidence such life exists.
Drawing on nearly 2,000 years of church history, he said repeated predictions of Christianity's collapse—from Roman persecution to Enlightenment skeptics and Communist regimes—have failed, framing Spielberg's provocation as another such challenge.