# Talk:Raëlism

"a symbol that had been prominently used by Germany's Nazi..."
Ignorance!  that symbol is thousands of years old.  
The Ukrainians too used is to paint on their Easter eggs! So what!? 
That just does paint the right picture of this age old symbol. Stjohn1970 (talk) 16:29, 8 April 2022 (UTC)

prominently used. Not exclusively used. Its connotations, however, are mostly anti-Semitic and is primarily associated with Nazis. — VORTEX3427 (Talk!) 05:43, 10 August 2022 (UTC)
Its connotations, however, are mostly anti-Semitic and is primarily associated with Nazis...in the western world.  This doesn't necessarily hold true in other parts of world, e.g. Asia.  Beware systemic bias.  73.239.149.166 (talk) 21:18, 3 December 2022 (UTC)

The symbol at the beginning of this article includes the Swastika variant of the logo, captioned "The Raëlan symbol". However, later in the article it clearly states that they switched from the old logo (containing the Swastika) to a new logo (containing a spiral) in order to avoid false assumptions towards their religion. Not only is the header image for this article outdated, it may lead to some false and hasty assumptions regarding the "symbol that had been prominently used by Germany's Nazi[s]..." being embedded at the center of their logo. Infectiontag (talk) 03:31, 6 December 2022 (UTC)

Both https://www.rael.org/ and https://raelusa.org/symbol-of-infinity/ use the version with the Swastika. I don't know if the Raelian movement switched back to this, or if the version with the spiral only ever was an alternate option, but not the main symbol. Anyway, I've changed the image and caption so that now both symbols are shown. --Jonas kork (talk) 14:50, 6 December 2022 (UTC)
This is covered quite plainly in the article, with sources:  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 Raëlian Movement worldwide.  Source: [1] 73.239.149.166 (talk) 20:07, 6 December 2022 (UTC)
The Swastika-containing logo was changed because at the time they (the Raelians) were trying to establish an embassy in Jerusalem and for obvious reasons this was a non-starter.  Note however, that other religious movements such as Theosophy that also use the Swastika have a presence in Israel.  The latter is tolerated I think because these movements pre-date Nazism and the Swastika in these contexts don't hold the same type of negative connotation.  It seems foolish and antagonistic to chose this symbol in the modern era though, if one were choosing a symbol for a new religion.  Valgrus Thunderaxe (talk) 12:00, 24 December 2022 (UTC)

The page currently gives "/ˈreɪlɪzəm/", "/reɪl/". As I just brought up on Raël's talk page, I see no reason why the English pronunciation of this name should be homophone with "rail", when it clearly has a diaeresis over the e and thus should be pronounced homophone with "ra el" (like the two gods Ra and El), or like the last part of "Israel"—from which it is allegedly derived. However, I accept sometimes English pronunciations are just wacky. So, it seems to me like we need some good and representative sources for this part... Dingolover6969 (talk) 11:39, 5 May 2023 (UTC)

This is a REALLY good question.  I went digging and I'll be damned if I can find a WP:RS on this.  No dictionary seems to have it, YouTube pronunciation videos (which aren't RS anyway) are all over the place, and the Raelism website doesn't explicitly say.   The best I could do was dig up some videos of Claude Vorilhon doing seminars and it would SEEM like he's saying /ˈreɪlɪən/ when speaking English, but I'm also hearing it through a thick French accent.  Frankly, given that there are no WP:RS I can find on this, I would be just fine if the IPA just disappeared. 24.22.161.114 (talk) 21:17, 18 May 2023 (UTC)
Wow, thanks for looking! Interesting findings. I've thrown some s up on the IPAs because we need some, but I currently have no opinion about whether they should stay or go. Perhaps if you could link me the Claude Vorilhon seminars I could take a listen to them. Dingolover6969 (talk) 06:44, 28 May 2023 (UTC)

do they understand that cloning is not resurrection or eternal life? The clone is just your identical twin living its own life with a personality molded by its own experiences and memories... Do they envisage that the donor also performs some kind of brain dump onto the clone body? 2A01:CB0C:1704:9A00:E467:7C49:5293:F2D5 (talk) 20:35, 7 February 2024 (UTC)

A completely valid point; but that discussion would be for other fora, not this one about the fact that the belief is held at all. It is, and that's that. Mamapapaxp (talk) 12:47, 22 September 2025 (UTC)

have they ever addressed the incoherence of the elohim returning with guidance precisely when we have shown we no longer need it? 2A01:CB0C:1704:9A00:E467:7C49:5293:F2D5 (talk) 20:37, 7 February 2024 (UTC)

yes we know it is a much older sigil co-opted by the nazis but that being so, did the problem that might cause, particularly with Israel but really with decent people everywhere, only dawn on the elohim in 1992? 2A01:CB0C:1704:9A00:E467:7C49:5293:F2D5 (talk) 20:40, 7 February 2024 (UTC)

But how can this be true?  What about Scientology? Wikinetman (talk) 13:26, 26 January 2025 (UTC)

Yeah, that's a bit loose. The article on UFO religion cites several authors listing scientology as a UFO religion, even though it occupies a distinct space (love the remark about scientology keep the space opera stuff under wraps). I'll attempt a rewrite with link to the article. Robincantin (talk) 14:43, 26 January 2025 (UTC)

In the third paragraph of this section, it reads: "Chryssides noted that, should the Elohim not arrive in 2035, the Raëlians will have to adapt to the new circumstance in which their eschatology remains unfulfilled."
As interesting as this appears to be, it seems to follow something that has not been included anywhere in the article as a whole; specifically that the Elohim are supposed to reappear in 2035!
This is the first hint at what is, undoubtedly, very important information about the current-times mind-set of the followers. (All living followers of milleniarist or millenialist doctrines, with a pending due-date, are more likely to exhibit behaviors/actions markedly more aligned with, or in preparation for, said due-date.)
It is my suggestion, therefore, that something needs to inserted to prepare the reader for this sentence. (I would gladly contribute myself, but I am (a) just a passing Wikitraveller, and (b) I don't have access to the book  [Chryssides, George D. (2003). "Scientific Creationism: A Study of the Raëlian Church". In Partridge, Christopher (ed.). UFO Religions. London and New York: Routledge. pp. 45–61. ISBN 978-0415263245.] from which all of Chryssides' references are taken.) Mamapapaxp (talk) 13:37, 22 September 2025 (UTC)

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