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let's bring in Fox News contributor and pastor of First Baptist Church, Robert Jeffress. Pastor Jeffress, great to have you on. So I want to get your take here. The Vatican put out a statement and they said that there was an exchange of views. We don't know what exactly that means, but they exchanged some views. Give me your take about this public criticism from really both sides. Yeah, look, I think it's commendable that the Trump administration is meeting with the Pope and trying to work with the Pope. The Pope is a good man. He's sincere in his faith, but he is sincerely wrong when it comes to Iran. The Pope ought to know, and I think he does know, God created both the church and government for two distinct purposes. The role of the church is to point people to faith in Jesus Christ, but the role of government is to protect citizens from evildoers, according to Romans 13. And look, three days after this conflict began, I was in the Oval Office with President Trump and a few other faith leaders, and he told us that Iran was within weeks of getting a powerful weapon that would destroy Israel, much of the Middle East, and could bring great harm to America, and he had no choice but to act. And I thanked him then for having the courage to fulfill his God-given responsibility to protect our nation. And you know, the great irony is it looks like President Trump has a better understanding of what the Bible teaches about the role of government than the Pope has, and I'm glad the president hasn't backed down at all. Okay, I gotta ask you about this, pastor. I can't believe I'm asking you about this, but as you know, the federal government under the authority of President Trump just released a lot of UFO files, and apparently the Department of War, when they launched this on their website, got 340 million hits in just 12 hours. A lot of people are very interested to know if there's other life out there. An article came out this week saying that religious leaders apparently were told to prepare now for UFO disclosure to unleash Bible-changing reveal, revel, and it says an evangelist, a Bible teacher, an author from Tennessee warned that fellow pastors were recently invited to a secret meeting with U.S. intelligence officials to prepare for the release of secret files on extraterrestrials, and he said you're going to have people who are going to say if there are galaxies and there are allegedly other creations in the galaxies, then the whole creation story is a myth. So first of all, was there a secret meeting, pastor, and what do you say to people who are wondering, okay, if there's aliens out there, what does that say about my faith? Well, I guess my invitation got lost in the mail. I certainly wasn't there at that B&B in Tennessee or wherever it took place. But look, if it was found, discovered, that there is life on other planets, it would not shake my faith at all. There's nothing in the Bible that precludes life on other planets. When it comes to the Bible, people need to remember the Bible tells us everything we need to know. Everything the Bible tells us is true, but the Bible doesn't tell us everything. And when I think about creation, I think of Colossians 1, 16, Jesus Christ created all things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, all things were created by Him and for Him. And if that all things includes life on other planets, so what? It's the same God who created them who created us. And the most important thing in life is to be in a right relationship with that God who made us all. Wow, that's surprising. So you're leaving the door open, pastor, to potential alien. Do you believe that there are aliens out there? What's your personal take? I don't know. I doubt it, but I think it's normal to doubt it because we're so confined to this world. And the truth is our planet, our galaxy, is like a grain of sand on the Sahara Desert compared to the vastness of this universe. We serve a great God, a creative God, who can do whatever He chooses to do. And every single day we find new creation here on this planet, in the ocean, everywhere, in the rainforest. So why would we be surprised if there's something else out there? And like you said, you're saying that it's all under God's dominion no matter what it is, where it's at. That's right. And what I do know is God loved us so much He sent His Son, Jesus Christ, so that whoever believes in Him may have eternal life. That's what I need to know. Okay, Pastor Jeffress, thank you for that. That's a high note that we end this show. Great to have you on.

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