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...turning point came for Marsic after a Raelian friend loaned him "The Final Message," the book written by the movement?s French founder, Rael. Formerly known as Claude Vorilhon, Rael reportedly claims to have been taken up in a spaceship by a 4-foot-tall, green-skinned, long-haired, oval-eyed alien who directed him to write a book revealing the identities of the aliens as the creators of human beings. The aliens reportedly called him Rael...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Who Are the Raelians? | 1/4/2003 | See Source »

...Even if Marsic had doubts, Rael?s work "was like a calling," he said. He spent "a few months analyzing it in detail" and questioning, a practice which is encouraged by the Raelian movement. "I had been told that evolution was a fact and that life on earth appeared by itself." But "if evolution is true, how can it be that life can be created by extraterrestrials?" he asked. With further exploration, Marsic says he discovered other scientists who do not believe in evolution and with even further investigation, he "only found confirmation that ?the message? is true...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Who Are the Raelians? | 1/4/2003 | See Source »

...really think that this book was given to mankind by extraterrestrial people," Marsic says. Raelians call the extraterrestrial creators Elohim, a Biblical term, but the Rael movement is "an atheistic religion," with "no God, no supernatural," says Marsic. Even so, "we have a spiritual teaching. We believe in love and nonviolence and, as Raelians, we always try to improve ourselves, to raise our level of consciousness. We hope to contribute to make the earth a better place...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Who Are the Raelians? | 1/4/2003 | See Source »

Contact: Julia Rael or Melissa Dukes, Bureau of Land Management, National HR Management Center, Denver Federal Center, Bldg. 50, Box 25047, Denver...

Author: By Benjamin D. Grizzle, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Don't Fret, Get a Job | 3/3/2000 | See Source »

Forget about sheep: cloning is as old as mankind--according to the Raelian Movement, which claims 35,000 members. Raelians believe extraterrestrials called Elohim cloned humans and in 1973 contacted Rael, a Frenchman whose mother was inseminated by aliens. Rael now teaches a sensual technique designed to inspire awareness of infinity. Raelians hope to build an embassy in Jerusalem to signal humanity's readiness to welcome the Elohim...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Notebook: Apr. 21, 1997 | 4/21/1997 | See Source »

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