[PEN-L:33435] Rael: "atheist, non-profit, spiritual organisation"

[Chris Burford <cburford@xxxxxxxxxx>]

The news that a very special baby has just been born around the time of the
solstice has ancient resonances. But what a modern twist that it is the
first reported human clone!

As Marx implies at the beginning of Capital, the wants of the mind are more
important than the wants of the body. Now we have, free at first over the
modern communication channels, a modern religion. Based, yes, on the recent
bourgeois idolatry of DNA, but responding to the need for a universalist
faith for the global empire, that is somehow scientific, even atheistical,
but has resonances of all previous religions. There is even a sort of
historical materialist message in the brief description available on the
web-site.

My own spiritual atheism, would be closest to the religion of Spinoza, if
possible, but the reason for these contributions is my belief that the
ideological is part of the total society, and that we need to analyse
developments there as well as economically, if we are to see the prospects
for radical or even revolutionary change.

I see the Raelian organisation as an interesting and noteworthy symptom,
rather than as an answer. A contribution to the ferment in the global
Empire, rather similar to that in the Roman Empire 2000 years ago, except
that the final result then was monotheism.

I see one speech by Rael on the website is entitled:
MANHATTAN TRAGEDY: MONOTHEISM IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE GREATEST CRIMES
AGAINST HUMANITY


Rael Organisation's quick summary below:

http://www.rael.org/int/english/index.html

Chris Burford
London

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QUICK SUMMARY OF THE MESSAGES: SCIENTISTS FROM ANOTHER PLANET CREATED ALL
LIFE ON EARTH USING D.N.A.

Traces of this epic masterpiece of creation can be found in all religious
writings. It is to them that Moses, Jesus, Buddha and Mohammed referred to.
It is now time to welcome them.

WHAT HAPPENED?

On the 13th of December 1973, French journalist Rael was contacted by a
visitor from an other planet, and asked to establish an Embassy to welcome
these people back to Earth.

The extra-terrestrial was about four feet in height, had long dark hair,
almond shaped eyes, olive skin and exuded harmony and humour. He told Rael
that "we were the ones who made all life on earth, you mistook us for gods,
we were at the origin of your main religions. Now that you are mature
enough to understand this, we would like to enter official contact through
an embassy".

THE MESSAGES

The messages dictated to Rael explain how life on Earth is not the result
of random evolution, nor the work of a supernatural 'God'. It is a
deliberate creation, using DNA, by a scientifically advanced people who
made human beings literally in their image" what one can call "scientific
creationism". References to these scientists and their work, as well as to
their symbol of infinity can be found in the ancient texts of many
cultures. For example, in Genesis, the biblical account of creation, the
word "Elohim" has been mistranslated as "God" in the singular, but it is a
plural, which means "those who came from the sky".

Leaving our humanity to progress by itself, the Elohim nevertheless
maintained contact with us via prophets including Buddha, Moses, Jesus and
Mohammed, all specially chosen and educated by them. The role of the
prophets was to progressively educate humanity through the messages they
taught, each time adapted to the culture and level of understanding at the
time. They were also to leave traces of the Elohim so that we would be able
to recognise them as our creators and fellow human beings when we had
advanced enough scientifically to understand them.

THE EMBASSY

Now that Man has put his foot on the moon, and our scientists are creating
life through the synthesis of DNA, we are finally capable of understanding
our creators rationally instead of mystifying and dumbly adoring them. For
this reason the Elohim have contacted French journalist Rael. They have
asked him to make their final message known throughout the world and to
establish an embassy for them where they will officially meet with us and
our world governments.



WHY DO THEY NEED AN EMBASSY?

They are not invaders. They have shown their desire to come but they
respect our choice to say no. It is up to us to invite them - and
our invitation is the embassy. It's the least we can do.

Without the neutrality of an embassy, free air space and an official
welcome, an unannounced and undesired landing would have enormous
political, economic and social repercussions with disastrous consequences
world-wide. Nor do they wish to endorse any government, religion or
ideology other than that of the Raelian Philosophy, by contacting any other
institution first. Thus they will only come when we build their embassy,
such is their love and respect for us.

Following the extra-terrestrial's instructions, Rael established the
Raelian Movement, an international organization to bring together anyone
who wishes to help.

It is an atheist, non-profit, spiritual organisation; "atheist" because it
demystifies the old concept of god, "spiritual" because it links us with
our creators and infinity, and "non-profit" because no member gets paid any
salary, not even Rael himself.

It is a completely open organization designed not to convince people, but
to allow those who wish to help, to join or leave anytime.

AIMS

Its aims are:

- To inform without convincing. - To establish the embassy. - To catalyse a
society adapted to the future.

In the message which they dictated to Rael, which he has now published as a
series of books, they kindly bring us a new vision of the universe, which
provides us with the keys to awakening our own potential and a series of
values to revolutionise society.

This new philosophy, where spirituality and science meet, is taught at
international seminars on every continent and is the final ingredient
necessary to ignite a personal and global revolution of individuality,
freedom, love and respect. It is already sweeping the globe and allowing
humanity to transform war into peace, labour into leisure, poverty into
fulfilment and money into love. The Raelian revolution is made up of people
from all walks of life, from all sexual orientations, from all races, all
ages, everyone different and fiercely non conformist, turning everything
they touch into fun and pleasure.

Check your old religious writings, check out the latest scientific
discoveries, check out the UFOlogical evidence and our bibliography and you
will find that they are all increasingly supporting the Raelian Message.

And most important of all, read the book "The Message Given by
Extra-Terrestrials" the book which will revolutionize your thinking,
transform your life and which is already changing the world.