A Well-Worn Pseudo-Journalistic Template: "The Discovery of ET's Could Spell Doom for Christianity"

Here's another example of a bogus news story that seems to appear in one form or another, by what almost looks like a law of nature, every several months or so. The topic is always treated according to this template: "The Discovery of ET's Could Spell Doom for Christianity." Under the headline, "If intelligent extraterrestrials exist, what about God?," MSNBC has the non-story story:

The discovery of intelligent aliens would be mind-blowing in many respects, but it could present a special...