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Raëlism, also known as Raëlianism or the Raëlian movement, is a UFO religion that was founded in 1974 by Claude Vorilhon, now known as Raël. An adherent of Raëlism is a Raëlian. The Raëlian Movement teaches that life on Earth was scientifically created by a species of extraterrestrials, which they call the Elohim. Members of this species appeared human when having personal contacts with the descendants of the humans that they made. They previously misinformed (on purpose) early humanity that they were angels, cherubim, or gods. Raëlians believe that messengers, or prophets, of the Elohim include Buddha, Jesus, and others〔Nickerson, Colin, (CANADIAN CULT SAYS FIRST HUMAN CLONE IS NEAR BIRTH ), ''Boston Globe''. 20 December 2002. Retrieved 21 March 2011. (''(highlight)'' )〕〔Krishtalka, Leonard, (Cloning Spawns Silliness ), ''Lawrence Journal-World''. 31 December 2002. Retrieved 21 March 2011. (''(highlight)'' )〕〔Davis, James D., (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. (''(highlight)'' )〕 who informed humans of each era.〔Norris, Michele, (Analysis: Raelian origin and organization are discussed ), ''National Public Radio''. 27 November 2002.. Retrieved 21 March 2011. (''(highlight)'' )〕 The founder of Raëlism, members claim, 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. The Raëlian Church has a quasi-clerical structure of seven levels. Joining the movement requires an official apostasy from other religions. Raëlian ethics include striving for world peace, sharing, democracy and nonviolence.〔Susan J. Palmer (2004). Aliens adored: Raël's UFO religion, Page 62〕 Sexuality is also an important part of the Raëlian doctrine. The Raëlian Church, with its liberal views of sexuality, has attracted some of its priests and bishops from other religions.〔 Raël founded Clonaid (originally Valiant Venture Ltd Corporation) in 1997, but then handed it over to a Raëlian bishop, Brigitte Boisselier in 2000.〔(Clonaid Homepage: History ) Retrieved 26 March 2008.〕 In 2002 the company claimed that an American woman underwent a standard cloning procedure that led to the birth of a daughter, Eve (b. 26 December 2002). Although few believe the claim, it nonetheless attracted national authorities and the mainstream media to look further into the Raëlians' cult status. The Raëlians frequently use the swastika as a symbol of peace, which halted Raëlian requests for territory in Israel, and later Lebanon, for establishing an embassy for extraterrestrials. The religion also uses the swastika embedded on the Star of David.〔http://altreligion.about.com/od/symbols/ig/Raelian-Symbols/Official-Raelian-Symbol.htm〕 Starting around 1991, this symbol was often replaced by a variant star and swirl symbol as a public relations move, particularly toward Israel. ==History== The beginnings of Raëlism are rooted in the claims of a French former automobile journalist and race car driver Claude Vorilhon. In his books ''The Book Which Tells the Truth'' (1974) and ''Extraterrestrials Took Me to their Planet'' (1975), Vorilhon alleges that he had alien encounters with beings who gave him knowledge of the origins of all major religions. The movement traces its beginnings to a conference in Paris, France of two thousand people in 1974.〔(Rael: Messenger of the Elohim ), ''The International Raelian Movement''. Retrieved 1 December 2006.〕 From there, the MADECH organization was born.〔 The name MADECH is a double acronym in the French language. The first stands for "Movement for the welcoming of the Elohim, creators of humanity" ''(Mouvement pour l‘accueil des Elohim, créateurs de l'humanité)'' while the second stands for "Moses preceded Elijah and the Christ" ''(Moise a devancé Élie et le Christ)''.〔 By 1976, Claude Vorilhon (called Raël) transformed MADECH into the International Raelian Movement.〔(Raelians and Cloning: Are They for Real? ), ''CESNUR.com''. 16 January 2003. Retrieved 15 September 2007.〕 From 1980 to 1992 Raël and his movement became increasingly global. In 1980 Claude Raël's fifth Raëlian book ''Sensual Meditation'' was published and formal publication of the Raëlian Messages in the Japanese language began〔(Harmony Revolution ), ''Japanese Raëlian Movement''. Retrieved 2 November 2006.〕 as part of the Raëlian mission to Japan.〔 Two years later, Africa became another target area in the mission to spread the Raëlian messages.〔 On 26 December 2002, Brigitte Boisselier, a Raëlian Bishop and CEO of a biotechnology company called Clonaid announced the birth of baby Eve, supposedly the first-ever human clone. The announcement ignited much media attention, ethical debate, doubt, criticism, and claims of a hoax. Spokespeople for the movement, including Claude Vorilhon, have suggested that this is one of the first steps in achieving a more important agenda. They claim that through cloning they can combine an accelerated growth process with some form of mind transfer, and in such, may achieve eternal life.〔(THE CLONING DEBATE ), ''MacNeil/Lehrer Productions''. 27 December 2002. Retrieved 10 February 2007.〕〔Todd, Stephanie, (Scientists scoff at cloned baby claim ), Scotsman.com. 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