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	Raëlism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The symbol initially chosen by Raël for his movement was the source of considerable controversy: it resembled a Star of David with the image of a swastika embedded in its center.
		In regards to cloning, Clonaid and the Raëlian Movement are seen by the public as having orchestrated an enormous hoax.
		Further the Raelians do not seem to meet the requirements of cult checklists and there are mainstream sociologists who dispute deeming them such.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Raelism (2188 words)

	Raelians :Observatory on Religious, Spiritual and Philosophical Entities (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Lawsuits against the movement or against members of the clergy in America on the basis of one of the allegations from point 13.
		Complaints from members of the movement concerning intolerance, discrimination on the basis of their convictions and hindrances to the exercise of their liberties after the publication of parliamentary report on cults in Europe.
		The Raelian worship includes some religious ceremonies: baptism, prayer, attempts of telepathic contact on Sunday at 11 o'clock, marriage, divorce, funerals (recommendation to give his/her body to science or to be incinerated, but after having removed a piece of their frontal bone to be stored until the arrival of the Elohim).
	www.hrwf.net /html/raelianenglish.htm (2684 words)

	The Raelian Movement (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Rael, the founder and leader of the Raelian movement was born Claude Vorilhon in the town of Vichy, France.
		The Raelian movement considers many different aspects of sensuality and awareness of self, one of which is the importance of meditation.
		This Chapter is devoted to figuring out why the Raelian movement which, according to selected scholars, has all the conditions neccesary to attract and promote female leadership but has a ratio of men to women which is two to one.
	people.stu.ca /~parkhill/nrm03/raelians/final.htm (4860 words)

	The Watchman Expositor: Raelian Profile
		Since the "Raelians believe that the ancient Israelites had a special covenant with Earth's creator" and since they "believe that the destruction of the world is near," the Raelians also believe that "the state of Israel must grant Raelians land in Jerusalem on which to build an embassy to welcome the aliens" (Gazette, p.
		The Raelian Movement states that "All the great prophets, including Buddha, Moses, Jesus, and Mohammed were messengers of the extra-terrestrials" (section "The Messages of the Elohim: Book One - First half," at ).
		Raelians believe that "each person is watched by a computer which notes and will take score of his actions at the end of his life, but people who know about the messages which Claude Rael transmitted, will be recreated from the cells..." (Sun-Sentinel, p.
	www.watchman.org /profile/raelianpro.htm (1776 words)

	Religious Movements Homepage: Raelians
		The Raelians are connected to post-war era sightings such as Fry's because, according to the Official Homepage of the Raelian Religion, Rael claims he was chosen as a prophet of the Elohim partly because he was born the year after Hiroshima.
		In Raelianism, the belief in transmission of DNA is based on faith in the technologically advanced society of the Elohim.
		The Raelian Religion's original symbol was the Star of David with a Swastika inserted in its center.
	religiousmovements.lib.virginia.edu /nrms/new_rael.html (5541 words)

	Reli 101 Term Paper (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Raëlian Movement is overtly optimistic in its belief of the innate ability of humans to live prosperous lives.
		It is significant that a male is the leader of the movement, in particular because of its emphasis on sexuality.
		One of the goals of the Raëlian Movement is “to catalyze a society adapted to the future, not the past, based on the values of love, peace, freedom, individuality, pleasure and fulfillment.” (www.rael.org) This society arguably suits everyone because in it all people are happy.
	www.owlnet.rice.edu /~claym/coll_writing/reli101p1.html (3346 words)

	Other Religionshelp (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Raelian Movement is divided into two main structures, the first is the local Movement such as in Australia, and the second is the International Raelian Movement.
		The International Raelian Movement is structured into six levels of responsibility, allowing each member to help with the organisation according to their own level of commitment and specific talents.
		One of the aims of the Raelian Movement is to bring about a world of leisure, love and fulfilment, so that everyone has the courage to act as they wish without harming others.
	www.lib.monash.edu.au /databases/lau/arc-pro/contents/other/othaur.htm (1122 words)

	ipedia.com: Raelism Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Raelism is the belief system promoted by the Raelian Movement, a religious organization which believes that scientifically advanced extraterrestrialss known as the Elohim (derived from a Hebrew word appearing in the Torah) created life on Earth through genetic engineering, and that a combination of human cloning and "mind transfer" can ultimately provide immortality.
		The Raelians claim that the Elohim sent all the prophets at the origin of the main religions (Moses, Buddha, Jesus, Muhammad,...).
		The Raelians believe, furthermore, that when enough people on Earth become peaceful and come to know the message of the Elohim, the Elohim will come in the embassy they want to build for them and share their advanced scientific knowledge with us, their creation.
	www.ipedia.com /raelism.html (1003 words)

	Rael
		It is not a coincidence that the Raelian Movement operates with a theory of 'geniocracy', or democracy for a minority with an even smaller elite to lead the minority.
		This is the real reason why the movement support the elite society, which in fact has ruled all human societies since the beginning of the social classes in history.
		The Raelian Movement likes to speak about love, but behind the phrases is an authoritarian structure with the aim of pure capitalist business.
	www.geocities.com /youcreatedcosmos/Rael.html (1279 words)

	The Raelian Movement (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Raelian movement exists to spread ‘this ultimate truth’ of our existence.
		The Raelians believe that evidence of this truth can be found in all major religious writings.
		According to the official Raelian web-site "The Elohim have asked Rael to establish an embassy where they will meet with our political and scientific leaders and give us the benefit of their wisdom and technology.
	people.stu.ca /~parkhill/nrm03/raelians/introcon.htm (655 words)

	scientist backing cloning ufo religion (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Besides her two degrees in chemistry, Boisselier is a bishop of the Raelian movement, which teaches that humans were created by extraterrestrials called Elohim.
		In the Raelians’ case, the person was Claude Vorilhon, known as The Prophet by his followers.
		Following the news in 1997 that a sheep had been cloned, the Raelians founded a company in the Bahamas to carry out their own cloning research, but the island nation canceled the permit.
	www.blackvault.com /news2/scientist_backing_cloning_ufo_.html (837 words)

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		A relatively new religious movement birthed by a supposed UFO encounter is the Raëlian Movement, a.k.a.
		The ghost of Hitler’s master race was also evoked in the choice of the official symbol for the Raëlian Movement, the Star of David with a Swastika in its center, the latter considered by the Raëlians to be an image of the infinity of space and time and the emblem of the Elohim.
		In 1992, Raël publicly apologized to the Jews for insensitivity to the holocaust and revised the emblem, substituting a swirling galaxy for the Swastika.
	www.equip.org /free/DD807.htm (3705 words)

	Religious Movements Homepage: Raelians
		As a final note, it should not be overlooked that the Movement's own homepage states, " Welcome to the Mother Site of the Raelian Religion." While the previous analysis of the Movement as a religion is significant, it is equally as important to respect the Movement's own recognition of themselves as a religion.
		Although the Raelians claim the Swastika is one of the oldest symbols of infinity, it was abandoned as a symbol for the Raelian Religion in February of 1991 due to the bitter feelings it facilitated in the Jewish people because of its association with the Nazi holocaust.
		The Raelians' strong support of human cloning, which is in agreement with their religious convictions, is opposed by other embers of society for ethical reasons.
	religiousmovements.lib.virginia.edu /nrms/rael.html (5838 words)

	Directory - Society: Religion and Spirituality: Modern Movements: UFO: Raelian Movement
		The Raelian movement believes that humanity was created by extraterrestrials who contacted their founder with a revelation.
		Clone Ranger · Village Voice author Rebecca Segall interviews a Raelian and discusses the movement's reception in New York City and in the scientific community.
		Out of This World · iweb · cached · Guardian Unlimited article about the relationship between the Raelian movement and the company, Clonaid, which is attempting to clone humans.
	www.incywincy.com /default?p=938135 (373 words)

	The Raëlian Movement
		A main focus of the Elohim and the Raëlian Movement is eternal life made possible by cloning.
		Of course, joining such a radical movement can affect the personal relationships of individuals with in it, often motivating members to defend their beliefs.
		Nicole Bertrand admits the hardships of being a part of the Movement, but refuses to loosen her convictions: “When you become Raëlian, you have to be prepared to be laughed at, to lose your job, to lose friends and family.
	home.wlu.edu /~lubint/Touchstone/Raelianism-Miner.htm (4067 words)

	CNN.com - Dutch lesbian 'has clone baby 2' - Jan. 4, 2003
		Bart Overvliet, Raelian movement spokesman, told CNN the baby was born in the Netherlands on Friday and that mother and baby were in good health.
		The Dutch Raelian spokeswoman declined to give any further details of the Dutch mother, who was not a member of the movement.
		Brigitte Boisselier, the CEO of Clonaid, Raelian bishop and former French chemist, said the birth mother carried her own clone, which was born by natural childbirth.
	www.cnn.com /2003/HEALTH/01/04/human.cloning (920 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Health \| Who are the Raelians?
		The Raelian movement is the founder of the Clonaid company which claims to have produced the first cloned baby.
		The movement claims to have about 40,000 members in several countries, although the number is difficult to verify.
		The Raelians' interest in cloning seems to stem from their belief that the human soul perishes when the body dies.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/health/2610795.stm (412 words)

	Raelian Movement visits UofT to promote cloning - News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Rhein then said that the Raelian representatives were, "not only here to speak of science, but also spirituality." He spoke of the Raelian belief that humans could achieve eternal life through cloning, in three hypothetical steps.
		Over a long period of time, humans would be able to "accumulate knowledge and pass it on to society." The group established the company Clonaid in 1997, to research human cloning and reach its goal of creating eternal life.
		The Raelian Movement was founded in 1973, when journalist Claude Vorilhon, now know as Raël, claimed that he was contacted by extra-terrestrials.
	www.thestrand.ca /news/2003/02/05/News/Raelian.Movement.Visits.Uoft.To.Promote.Cloning-362205.shtml (605 words)

	Stefan Isaksson - New Religious UFO Movements : Extraterrestrial Salvation in Contemporary America - AnthroBase
		The Raelians have, unjustly, been portrayed as racists, Satanists, child sex abusers, and anti-semites (as pointed out by Melton 1993, 1125 and Palmer 1998, 398), and it is probably safe to say that the effort to change the original symbol was a welcome change for many of the Raelians.
		The Raelians look upon themselves as the saviors of a world that has lost the capacity to love and understand other people and they are determined that their religion and their philosophy are the tools necessary to save the creation of the Elohim, e.g.
		Raelians have to ask themselves whether or not they would wear a Raelian medallion at work, and also worry about how their parents would react upon hearing that their child was a member of a NRUM.
	www.anthrobase.com /Txt/I/Isaksson_S_01.htm (19742 words)

	Group to offer cloning for childless RP couples - Jan. 10, 2003 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Raelian movement got its name from its spiritual leader and founder Claude Vorilhon, 56, who wrote for car racing magazines in his native France before becoming the self-proclaimed prophet Rael 29 years ago.
		The Raelian movement is now in 84 countries and has more than 55,000 members worldwide, according to Japanese Raelian Movement's Kayo Takahashi.
		The PRM is in constant touch with the Raelian Movement, and has sent some of its members to Japan to attend seminars.
	www.inq7.net /gbl/2003/jan/10/gbl_4-1.htm (592 words)

	SABCnews.com - world/other
		The world's second cloned baby is due to be born tomorrow by natural childbirth to a Dutchwoman, the head of the Raelian movement in the Netherlands has said.
		Overvliet said she was not a member of the Raelian movement, which set up the cloning firm.
		The research is backed by the French creator of the Raelian movement, a religious group that believes aliens landed on Earth 25 000 years ago and started the human race through cloning.
	www.sabcnews.com /world/other/0,2172,50314,00.html (336 words)

	Raelian Movement supports ID Theory - Press Release
		The Raelian Movement supports the Intelligent Design Movement and their attempt to promote the teaching of ID theory within science classes
		For the past 29 years, the International Raelian Movement has been actively involved in spreading the revolutionary idea that life originated from an Extraterrestrial intelligence.
		We intend to support the ID Movement until legislation grants the right to promote all sides to the oldest debate on Earth ideas to students everywhere.
	non-profit.press-world.com /v/28991.html (554 words)

	cooltech.iafrica.com \| tech news Human cloning underway
		A team of scientists from Clonaid, a human cloning company linked with the Raelian movement, were working with "10 to 20 clients" on the firm's human cloning project, an official from the company said Wednesday.
		The Raelians, who claim 55,000 followers worldwide, believe that life on Earth was established by extraterrestrials who arrived in space ships 25,000 years ago and that humans themselves were created by cloning.
		The movement's founder, Rael - the former French journalist Claude Vorilhon - describes himself as a prophet in the line of Moses or Mohammed.
	cooltech.iafrica.com /technews/994014.htm (667 words)

	Out of the Cube : Two Interpretations of the Raelian Movement: Freud and Marx (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Since it isn’t in the interest of the Raelians to own land, they propose a system by which everything a person has during life is rented from the state the individual is part of.
		There are a few points in the Raelian Movement that Marx would agree with: the idea that we are still forced to labor for a living, that we drain our mind and body for a salary, that we relinquish freedom of choice for money.
		This person would see the Raelian Movement as the answer to all the world’s problems and would use it as a way of escaping reality, just like other religions are used.
	www.outofthecube.com /detailed/292.html (3023 words)

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