Who are Raëlians?

Raëlians are individualists who believe in sexual self-determination. As advocates of the universal ethic and world peace, they believe the world would be better if geniuses had an exclusive right to govern in what Rael terms Geniocracy.

What is Raëlian feminism?

Raëlians routinely advocate sex-positive feminism and genetically modified food and actively protest against wars in addition to the Catholic Church. For example, a photographer of the Associated Press snapped a picture of half-naked Raëlian women wearing pasties as part of an anti-war demonstration in Seoul, Korea.

Do the Raelians prefer large groups or small groups?

Raelians Prefer Small Groups. The Raelians have about 40,000 members. Small groups can be more easily manipulated, in part because they are in regular contact with their leader. Large numbers spread across the globe are difficult to control.

What is a Raëlian seminar?

These seminars are used by Raëlians as an opportunity to form friendships or sexual relationships. Attendees at these seminars wear white togas with name tags; they have also used colored bracelets to indicate whether they wanted to be alone, be in a couple, or simply meet people.

What is the Raëlian symbol?

From 1991 to 2007, the official Raëlian symbol in Europe and America did not have the original swastika, but Raël decided to make the original symbol, the Star of David intertwined with a swastika, the only official symbol of the Raelian Movement worldwide.

What are some good books about Raëlianism?

“Women in the Raëlian Movement: New Religious Experiments in Gender and Authority”. In Lewis, James R. (ed.). The Gods Have Landed: New Religions from Other Worlds. Albany, New York: SUNY Press. pp. 105–136. ISBN 0-7914-2329-8. Raël, Geniocracy. The Raëlian Foundation, 2004. Raël, Intelligent Design. Nova Distribution, 2006. ISBN 2-940252-20-3.

Is the Raelian movement ‘even stranger than science fiction?

“His body could die here and he is immortal with his other body on another planet,” she said. If truth is often stranger than science fiction, then UFO religions like the Raelian Movement can often be “even stranger than science fiction,” Palmer said in her book on the Raelians.