Are Aliens Part of God's Plan, Too? Finding E.T. Could Change Religion Forever
I don't really see how the knowledge of extra-terrestrial life would "change religion forever" or, at least, change Christianity forever. After all, our religion is predicated on the radical redefinition of community, and a close encounter would certainly be radical.
Then again, this is from a science journal and I've noticed that many contemporary science writers are theologically "simple".