The Raelian Movement is presented as the largest atheistic organization of the world.
This sect, founded by Claude Vorilhon, born in 1946 in France, affirms to have 60 000 adherents.
Rael, alias Claude Vorilhon, claims to have received in 1974 a message of The Extra-Terrestrials, the "Elohim", who are at the origin of the human race on Earth. Here some extracts of this message:
"... God does not exist, we were the ones who made all life on earth"
".. you mistook us for gods and distorted our teachings of love"
" we now reveal how to realise your potential and achieve global peace "
Raelians introduce themselves as being atheists and His Holiness Rael even decreed 2004, The International Year of Atheism".
This announcement has mislead nobody: raelians are not atheists. As you will see it in the table below, there is no difference with a traditional religion, except the "sect" aspect that preaches the elitism ("The World Geniocratie"), wants to clone humanity and asks its members to pay 3% of their incomes.
Sacred
Religion
Rael & "raelism"
Divinities
God, Allah, Yahweh
The Elohim, the Extra-Terrestrials who created life on earth (noted the prefix "El" that meant God for the populations of Canaan)
Prophets
Moses, Jesus, Mohammed…
Claude Vorilhon (Rael)
Myths
Bible, Gospel, Koran
"The Message Given by Extra-Terrestrials":
the revelation to Rael (13$)
Symbol, totem
Cross, Green Crescent, Star of David
Initially a swastika in the center of a David's star that became soon "galactic spirals" within the David's star.
The elect among the elect
Saints
Guides (it is necessary to pay 7% of one's incomes to become a Guide), the Angels which will be charged to welcome the Elohim at the time of their arrival on Earth.
The reign of God
The Apocalypse and the reign of Jesus during thousand years
The installation of a "World Geniocratie" and, in 2035, the coming back of the Elohim who will be welcome in "Embassies".
Ritual
Mass, Way of the Cross, processions
Training sessions with cosmic songs and extraterrestrial messages