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»	Raelian Perspective on Baptism and Individual Rights: Challenging Traditional Practices Baptism has been a cornerstone ritual in many religions for centuries, but it also raises important ...
»	The New Middle Ages of the US With every progressive milestone this nation achieves, such as the legalization of gay marriage in 2015, Christian fanaticism grows. Certainly, in retaliation against these commendable policies, they strangle liberties elsewhere, like reversing Roe v. Wade and ending the once-lauded constitutional right to abortion. If US citizens do not take an adamant stand against these changes, we may find ourselves no better than those living in Islamic theocracies. Louisiana citizens are the latest to befall such medieval decisions. On June 19, 2024 state Governor Jeff Landry passed a law mandating every public school classroom to display the Ten Commandments. They must be shown prominently and clearly, and schools must have them in place by 2025. While Landry justifies this by saying the Commandments have 'historical significance,' this is a weak argument when confronted by the First Amendment of the Bill of Rights - another document with historical significance yet is not required to be displayed in every classroom - which states we 'shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof...' The law is just part of this religious trend with conservative lawmakers. Last month, Louisiana legislators also banned abortion, declaring abortion pills as dangerous controlled substances. Elsewhere, states like Texas and Florida passed laws allowing religious chaplains to provide mental health services or support for public school students. There are critics of these laws. Maitreya Rael, founder and leader of the Raelian Movement, advocates for freedom in all things, including religion. He spoke in 2006 about the Western world potentially sliding backward towards religious policies that favor discrimination and constrict peoples' rights. "...he western world must continue to accelerate its progressive reforms which allow it to completely destroy the last puritanical and conventional traces inherited from the oppressive Judeo-Christian traditions," he said that year. That was almost 20 years ago, and it seems like the US is struggling in this regard. In order to destroy these last traces, as Maitreya Rael says, we must start with the children. We must reconsider the values we expose to them. How much time and effort is taken teaching the names of military generals, brutal colonizers, and tyrannical kings compared to the names of the brilliant inventors of daily objects like toilets, laundry machines, dishwashers, and the automobile? How can we drill the details of the Magna Charta but omit the Universal Declaration of Human Rights? This is the document that should be in every classroom. If we are thoroughly examining our children's education, we must critique religion itself - monotheistic beliefs in particular. After the World Trade Centers were attacked in 2001, Maitreya Rael said, "Whether it is the Bible, the Gospel, or the Koran, all these sacred books spread hatred, intolerance, and encourage violence and barbarism." The very nature of monotheism and its traditions endorse discrimination and conflict - after all, if there is only One God and you believe a different one then one must be wrong and the other right. He continues in his speech, ...such texts must no longer be taught to children! Because the fact is that while the world cries over the victims of Manhattan, there are children who are receiving a religious education that will turn them into the terrorists of tomorrow who will in turn create new strife among different religious schools. To post the First Commandment in a classroom, which says, 'You shall have no other gods before me,' is to instill intolerance of those who believe in a different one! We must embrace tolerance and celebrate the differences among each other. However, we cannot impose them onto others, nor throw out decades of freedom and liberty, all of which are happening more and more in this country. We must teach our youth tolerance, respect, and fraternity for all other men and women, regardless of their ethnicity, culture, or religion. Rob Sansone
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Date published: Sat, 26 Apr 2025 21:17:38 +0000

The time has come to move beyond belief and embrace understanding

Las Vegas, April 17, 2025 — The Raelian Movement invites you to discover one of the greatest deceptions in human history in Episode 7 of the thought-provoking and enlightening docuseries Rael: 50 Years of Spiritual Revolution, titled “Atheism.”

This compelling installment unpacks a central pillar of the Raelian philosophy: the deconstruction of the God myth and the emancipation of humanity from superstition and primitive beliefs—barriers that have long obstructed societal progress and human happiness.

Contrary to popular belief, there is no god. The so-called deities referenced in sacred texts worldwide were highly advanced human beings from another planet—extraterrestrials who created humanity in their image thousands of years ago. These beings, referred to in the Book of Genesis as the Elohim, are not divine entities to be worshipped, but advanced men and women who love us and care for us deeply, and invite us to take full responsibility for our actions—on every level of our existence.

“Belief in a god is a poison, responsible for some of the greatest crimes and bloodiest wars in human history,” says Ya Boni, Raelian Guide featured in this episode, as he recalls the suffering his people endured from atrocities committed in the name of an imaginary deity. “The Raelian Movement is the only religion that actively stands against blind faith in a supernatural being.”

For over 50 years, Rael—founder and spiritual leader of the Raelian Movement—has spoken out against the harmful impact of traditional religions, particularly on children, who are indoctrinated from a very early age with notions of sin and guilt.

“These teachings should be considered criminal. Only our religion teaches peace, love, harmony, and breaks the false belief in a supernatural being, along with the fear and guilt it brings. Life is to be celebrated, free from the dangerous myth of a god... who does not exist.”

The episode includes a profoundly moving moment for Raelians: Rael’s 2004 speech in Rome, delivered beneath the statue of Giordano Bruno—the visionary philosopher burned alive by the Catholic Church in 1600, now honored as a symbol of free thought and resistance to religious oppression and intolerance.

“Remembering Giordano Bruno is a moral duty, just as we remember concentration camps, racism or the persecution of religious minorities today,” Rael stated. “He was burned alive by a religion claiming to teach love, yet guilty of crimes against humanity. One that persecuted, tortured, and murdered thousands of men and women for simply being different. And if it could, it would do it again. We must remember him, and make sure he did not die in vain.”

It is time to move beyond religious obscurantism and irrational beliefs and embrace a new form of humanism—one grounded in understanding, love, freedom, and an atheistic spirituality aligned with the scientific awakening of the third millennium.

This seventh episode, along with the previous installments, is available on the following YouTube channels:

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