Category:Raelians: Difference between revisions

{{Infobox Organization

| name = Raëlism

| image = Raelian_symbol.svg

| image_size = 250px

| caption = The Raëlian symbol with the swastika. (For the alternate version, see below.)

| formation = 1974

| type = [[Wikipedia:New religious movement|New religious movement]], [[Wikipedia:UFO religion|UFO religion]]

| headquarters = [[Wikipedia:Geneva|Geneva]], [[Wikipedia:Switzerland|Switzerland]]<ref name="International Headquarters: Raelian Movement">[http://www.rael.org/e107_plugins/raeladdresses_menu/addresses.php International Headquarters: Raelian Movement], ''Rael.org''. Retrieved 20 October 2010.</ref>

| membership =

| language =

| leader_title = Founder

| leader_name = Claude Vorilhon ("Raël")

| key_people = {{Plainlist|

*Claude Vorilhon

*Brigitte Boisselier

}}

| staff =

| budget =

| website = {{URL|www.rael.org}}

}}

'''Raëlism''' (also known as '''Raëlianism''' or the '''Raëlian movement''') is a [[Wikipedia:UFO religion|UFO religion]] that was founded in 1974 by [[:Category:Claude Vorilhon|Claude Vorilhon]] (b. 1946), now known as '''Raël'''. The Raëlian Movement teaches that life on Earth was scientifically created by a species of [[Wikipedia:Extraterrestrial life|extraterrestrials]], which they call the [[Wikipedia:Elohim|Elohim]]. Members of this species [[Wikipedia:humanoid|appeared human]] when having personal contacts with the descendants of the humans that they made. They purposefully misinformed early humanity that they were angels, [[Wikipedia:cherub|cherub]]im, or gods. Raëlians believe that messengers, or prophets, of the Elohim include [[Wikipedia:Gautama Buddha|Buddha]], [[Wikipedia:Jesus|Jesus]], and others<ref name="CANADIAN CULT SAYS FIRST HUMAN CLONE IS NEAR BIRTH">Nickerson, Colin, [https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/boston/access/270198311.html?dids=270198311:270198311&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Dec+20%2C+2002&author=Colin+Nickerson%2C+Globe+Staff&pub=Boston+Globe&desc=CANADIAN+CULT+SAYS+FIRST+HUMAN+CLONE+IS+NEAR+BIRTH&pqatl=google CANADIAN CULT SAYS FIRST HUMAN CLONE IS NEAR BIRTH], ''[[Boston Globe]]''. 20 December 2002. Retrieved 21 March 2011. [https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=raelians+buddha&sa=N&tbs=nws:1,ar:1 ''(highlight)'']</ref><ref name="Cloning Spawns Silliness">Krishtalka, Leonard, [https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=3rUyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=M-kFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6734,6391249&dq=raelians+buddha&hl=en Cloning Spawns Silliness], ''[[Lawrence Journal-World]]''. 31 December 2002. Retrieved 21 March 2011. [https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=raelians+buddha&sa=N&tbs=nws:1,ar:1 ''(highlight)'']</ref><ref name="UFO-BASED FAITH PROMOTES CLONING MEMBERS BELIEVE CONSCIOUSNESS CAN BE TRANSFERRED TO CREATE ETERNAL LIFE.">Davis, James D., [https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/sun_sentinel/access/77220981.html?dids=77220981:77220981&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Aug+09%2C+2001&author=James+D.+Davis+Religion+Editor&pub=South+Florida+Sun+-+Sentinel&desc=UFO-BASED+FAITH+PROMOTES+CLONING+MEMBERS+BELIEVE+CONSCIOUSNESS+CAN+BE+TRANSFERRED+TO+CREATE+ETERNAL+LIFE.&pqatl=google UFO-BASED FAITH PROMOTES CLONING MEMBERS BELIEVE CONSCIOUSNESS CAN BE TRANSFERRED TO CREATE ETERNAL LIFE.], ''[[South Florida Sun-Sentinel]]''. 9 August 2001. Retrieved 21 March 2011. [https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=raelians+buddha&sa=N&tbs=nws:1,ar:1 ''(highlight)'']</ref> who informed humans of each era.<ref name="Analysis: Raelian origin and organization are discussed">Norris, Michele, [http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_action=doc&p_docid=0F83507B9D42E561&p_docnum=1&s_dlid=DL0111032122311604084&s_ecproduct=SUB-FREE&s_ecprodtype=INSTANT&s_trackval=GooglePM&s_siteloc=&s_referrer=&s_subterm=Subscription%20until%3A%2012%2F14%2F2015%2011%3A59%20PM&s_docsbal=%20&s_subexpires=12%2F14%2F2015%2011%3A59%20PM&s_docstart=&s_docsleft=&s_docsread=&s_username=freeuser&s_accountid=AC0109083112065524669&s_upgradeable=no Analysis: Raelian origin and organization are discussed], ''[[National Public Radio]]''. 27 November 2002.. Retrieved 21 March 2011. [https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=raelians+buddha&sa=N&tbs=nws:1,ar:1 ''(highlight)'']</ref> The founder of Raëlism received the final message of the Elohim and that its purpose is to inform the world about Elohim and that if humans become aware and peaceful enough, they wish to be welcomed by them.

==See also==

*{{Wikipedia-inline|Raëlism}}

==Notes==

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