Headlines are swirling about a reported gathering of pastors and podcasters briefed by experts on UFO disclosure and its potential impact on faith leaders. Tony Merkel, host of The Confessionals, joins CBN News to clear up misconceptions and explain what really happened.

I was part of the pastor alien disclosure meeting everyone is talking about, and there is a lot people are getting wrong. This was not a secret government meeting. It was a private Christian intelligence effort to better understand what is really happening behind disclosure, the technology involved, and the spiritual deception surrounding the alien narrative. Today, I’m sharing what actually happened, why pastors were involved, and why I believe this conversation matters for the church right now.

What if the technology in your pocket is being used to program you, and someone already pulled the trigger? A NASA research fellow opens fire. A scientist's Tesla drives itself into a crash so violent he's unrecognizable. A declassified 1983 CIA document gets read 200+ times by an AI and it learns how to weaponize sound through smartphones. These aren't disconnected headlines. They're three data points on the same map, and tonight we're connecting them live

Eleven scientists. Twelve, if you count the latest. All dead or missing. All tied to classified nuclear programs, aerospace research, UAP disclosure, or the deepest corners of America's top secret defense infrastructure. And now the FBI, the House Oversight Committee, the Department of War, and the Department of Energy are all circling the same question. Is this a coincidence, or a coordinated purge of the people who know too much? What if the witnesses to disclosure are being erased before disclosure ever happens?

The White House, FBI, Department of Energy, NASA, and other federal agencies have been asked to review cases involving researchers and personnel who reportedly had access to sensitive scientific or national-security information. The House Oversight Committee has also requested briefings on what lawmakers described as individuals connected to “U.S. nuclear secrets or rocket technology” who have “died or mysteriously vanished in recent years.”

What if the things people have been reporting in the woods for decades just put a woman in the hospital? The Pittsburg County Sheriff has been in law enforcement for 38 years. He says he has never seen injuries like this from a wild animal. DNA is being tested. No identification has been made. She described it as dog-like. Meanwhile, in northeast Ohio last month, eight people reported encounters with a massive bipedal creature in just five days.

Millions are playing a viral "game" where someone guides you into a trance to walk through doors inside your own mind. They're calling it Red Door Yellow Door. Most think it's harmless. It isn't. On this Slingshot Nation Live, we break down where this ritual actually comes from, its direct roots in shamanic spirit journeying and occult trance work, and why people keep encountering the same dark entity behind those doors, a tall man in a suit no one told them to expect. We're also discussing how NASA's Artemis II just carried astronauts around the far side of the moon for the first time since 1972. The world cheered. But who is Artemis? Why does the space program keep reaching into ancient mythology, and what does that signal beyond the headlines?

Former Congressman Matt Gaetz just said something that has people asking serious questions, and most aren’t realizing the full weight of it. On this Slingshot Nation, we break down the growing conversation around alien-human hybrids and what it could actually mean. Is this advanced science, a controlled narrative, or something that connects back to ancient accounts and spiritual realities? Why is this topic being spoken about more openly right now?

Gregg Phillips, current head of FEMA’s Office of Response and Recovery, has drawn attention for a series of supernatural claims involving alleged teleportation events. Phillips has reportedly described the incidents during appearances on several podcasts, recounting experiences that sound more like paranormal events than unexpected travel mishaps.

Something new just surfaced about the Miami Mall incident… and it’s raising more questions than answers. In this livestream, we’re breaking down a Reddit post that’s been circulating online, claiming to reveal new details and overlooked evidence from the night of the Miami mall chaos. From the scale of the police response to witness accounts that don’t quite line up with the official story, we’re going to examine what’s being presented, and ask whether something is being misunderstood… or intentionally downplayed.

Vice President JD Vance says he is deeply interested in the mystery surrounding UFOs, but his interpretation of the phenomenon is not the standard extraterrestrial one. During a March interview with political commentator Benny Johnson, Vance said he had been “obsessed” with UFO files since taking office and still intends to investigate what the government knows about unidentified flying objects and unidentified aerial phenomena.

What if the line between technology and the supernatural is thinner than we think? In this Slingshot Nation, we’re sitting down with ‪@thesupernaturalsleuth‬ to explore chilling encounters, Appalachian mysteries, and the growing concern that modern tech, like VR and AI, may be opening doors we don’t fully understand. We’ll dive into real-life experiences, strange creatures, and unexplained phenomena as we try to uncover what might really be out there, and how close we are to understanding it. Join in the conversation, jump into the chat, and decide for yourself… is it all coincidence, or something much deeper?

Violence and faith are rarely discussed in the same sentence… yet the Bible contains warriors who were honored by God. We start by looking at the Hebrew word often translated as “murder.” Does the commandment actually forbid all killing, or is the meaning more specific than most people realize? Understanding that distinction changes how we view justice, protection, and the defense of the innocent.

Unlike most “mountain monsters” that leave tracks or take something from you, the Dark Watchers take certainty. They show up when the Santa Lucia Range is half-lit and fog-smeared, when distances lie and the ridgelines start to look like the edges of another world. You notice a figure standing where no one should be standing… and then the mountain edits it out. Today’s Creature Feature Friday looks at 5 fast facts about California’s most unsettling silhouettes — the Dark Watchers.

The sudden disappearance of retired U.S. Air Force Major General William “Neil” McCasland has sparked concern among investigators and national security observers. McCasland, 68, vanished on February 27 around 11 a.m. after leaving his home on Quail Run Court in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Despite a large search effort involving the Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office and the FBI, authorities have not determined where he went or what happened.