Word: raelian
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...Rigidity is not a Raelian characteristic. Individual expression is encouraged among Raelians. People wearing different types of clothing and hairstyles other than the top knot sported by Rael attend the annual U.S. "seminar" at Lake Mead in Las Vegas, Nev., each spring. The only common piece of attire is a medallion, bearing a symbol for infinity, which only some Raelians choose to wear...
...There are Raelian rituals, including baptisms and marriages. "We don?t baptize children because it?s always a personal choice," he says. Raelian parents are not supposed to force a belief upon their children, but offer them choices...
...Raelian baptism, a "guide" or a Raelian priest, puts his or her hand on the forehead of the person wishing to be baptized in order to transfer the baptized person?s "genetic information" to extraterrestrials. The ceremony can only occur between 3 and 4 p.m. "We believe at that particular time," says Marsic, "that there is some spaceship that records what is happening...
...Marsic has been training for three years to become a guide. There is no formal teaching. "It?s just a life teaching," he says. To become guides, trainees must pass the approval of Raelian bishops. There are only 25 Raelian bishops in the world, but there are approximately 150 guides...
...Raelian marriage celebrates partnerships of people who wish to live together, with a benevolent look to future separations. "The idea is people commit themselves to keep a high level of love and harmony between them and to have the wisdom to separate before this level of harmony decreases too much," Marsic says. "So, we actually encourage divorce when people don?t feel like being together...