Let's have a Look at a New ReligionPerhaps Pegasus could create it's OWN religion :D... but in the meantime I have yaken a closer look at one that has spring up.
Seems this group is embracing a lot of what is good in other religions and they have cool ROBES :D
I am speaking of the New Age Cult... the RAELIENS
(http://www.henrymakow.com/raelians0104.jpg)
"In the BEGINNING... there was Rael..."(http://media2.s-nbcnews.com/j/msnbc/Sections/Travel%20Section/______EDIT/PARTNER%20STORIES%20TO%20EDIT/XFiles-www.rael.org.grid-6x2.jpg)
Rael.org
In 1973, a French singer, journalist and race car driver named Claude Vorilhon said he was abducted by aliens and was told the secrets of the universe. Vorilhon renamed himself "Rael" and began teaching that humans were created by aliens who were mistakenly seen as gods by our primitive forebears. If the existence of intelligent aliens becomes indisputable, experts say that would pose a philosophical challenge for at least some of Earth's religions.The following article comes from Space.com and was carried in full on NBC News
QuoteORLANDO, Fla. — The discovery of intelligent aliens would be mind-blowing in many respects, but it could present a special dilemma for the world's religions, theologians pondering interstellar travel concepts said Saturday.
Christians, in particular, might take the news hardest, because the Christian belief system does not easily allow for other intelligent beings in the universe, Christian thinkers said at the 100 Year Starship Symposium, a meeting sponsored by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to discuss issues surrounding traveling to other stars.
In other words, "Did Jesus die for Klingons too?" as philosophy professor Christian Weidemann of Germany's Ruhr-University Bochum titled his talk at a panel on the philosophical and religious considerations of visiting other worlds.
According to Christianity, an historic event some 2,000 years ago was supposed to save the whole of creation," Weidemann said. "You can grasp the conflict." [10 Alien Encounters Debunked]
Here's how the debate goes: If the whole of creation includes 125 billion galaxies with hundreds of billions of stars in each, as astronomers think, then what if some of these stars have planets with advanced civilizations, too? Why would Jesus Christ have come to Earth, of all the inhabited planets in the universe, to save Earthlings and abandon the rest of God's creatures?
http://www.nbcnews.com/id/44749017/ns/technology_and_science-space/t/if-intelligent-extraterrestrials-exist-what-about-god/#.Uv_NVWJdW8E
Aliens and religion can still coexist (http://extraordinaryintelligence.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/ufo-cult_raelbrigitte03.jpg)
QuoteWeidemann, a self-described Protestant Christian, suggested some possible solutions. Perhaps extraterrestrials aren't sinners, like humans, and therefore aren't in need of saving. However, the principle of mediocrity — the idea that your own example is most likely typical unless you have evidence to the contrary — casts doubt on this, he pointed out.
"If there are extraterrestrial intelligent beings at all, it is safe to assume that most of them are sinners too," Weidemann said. "If so, did Jesus save them too? My position is no. If so, our position among intelligent beings in the universe would be very exceptional."
Another possibility is that God incarnated multiple times, sending a version of Himself down to save each inhabited planet separately.
However, based on the best guesses of how many civilizations we might expect to exist in the universe, and how long planets and civilizations are expected to survive, God's incarnations would have had to be in about 250 places simultaneously at any given time, assuming each incarnation took about 30 years, Weidemann calculated.
http://www.nbcnews.com/id/44749017/ns/technology_and_science-space/t/if-intelligent-extraterrestrials-exist-what-about-god/#.Uv_NVWJdW8E
Looks a tad like Norval :P
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Religious food for thought (http://petercaton.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/galleries/post-330/c5_01.JPG)
QuoteIf God truly became corporeal and took human form when Jesus Christ was born, this wouldn't have been possible, Weidemann said. The Rev. Thomas Hoffmann, a protestant pastor in Tulsa, Okla., said that the issues Weidemann raised were "really on target."
"If life is discovered elsewhere, unfortunately we need to have more discussion about it," Hoffmann said. "I think this is a very robust conversation we need to have."
While the discovery of extraterrestrial intelligence would likely spur profound soul-searching for people of all faiths, many of the world's religions might have an easier time accommodating the knowledge than Christianity would, said theologist Michael Waltemathe, also of the Ruhr-University Bochum."It seems to be only a problem of Christianity," Waltemathe said.
In Islam, for example, Muhammad was a prophet, or messenger of God, not God incarnate, so additional prophets could have simultaneously visited other planets to save extraterrestrial species, he said. And Hindus already believe in multiple deities, so accommodating more to guard over alien civilizations may not be difficult.
Ultimately, though, the discovery of intelligent aliens isn't likely to pose a serious crisis for Christianity, either, Hoffmann said. After all, the religion has survived challenging scientific revelations before.
"Religion is essentially conservative," Hoffmann told Space.com. "You can put almost anything in its face and it's going to shake out a little bit, and then it's going to drop right back down. We've seen this happen historically."
You can follow Space.com senior writer Clara Moskowitz on Twitter @ClaraMoskowitz. Follow Space.com for the latest in space science and exploration news on Twitter @Spacedotcomand on Facebook.
http://www.nbcnews.com/id/44749017/ns/technology_and_science-space/t/if-intelligent-extraterrestrials-exist-what-about-god/#.Uv_NVWJdW8E
Raëlism
Raëlism (also Raelianism or the Raëlian Movement) is a UFO religion that was founded in 1974 by Claude Vorilhon, now known as Raël. It is numerically the world's largest UFO religion. 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 and when having personal contacts with the descendants of the humans they made, they previously misinformed (on purpose) early humanity that they were angels, cherubim or gods. Raëlians believe messengers, or prophets, of the Elohim include Buddha, Jesus, and others who informed humans of each era. 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.
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/Raelians-Japan-Nov2012.jpg/397px-Raelians-Japan-Nov2012.jpg)
Japanese Raëlian character mascot.
The Raëlian Church has a quasi-clerical structure of seven levels. Joining the movement requires an official apostasy from other religions.
Raelian ethics include striving for world peace, sharing, democracy and nonviolence. Sexuality is also an important part of the Raëlian doctrine. The Raëlian Church has attracted some of its priests and bishops from other religions despite having liberal views of sexuality.
Raël founded Clonaid (originally Valiant Venture Ltd Corporation) in 1997, but then handed it over to a Raëlian bishop, Brigitte Boisselier in 2000. 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. Starting around 1991, this symbol was often replaced by a variant star and swirl symbol as a public relations move, particularly toward Israel.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ra%C3%ABlism
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fb/Ra%C3%ABlians_at_Love_Hug_Festival_in_Seoul%2C_South_Korea_2.jpg)
Raëlians at Love Hug Festival in Seoul, South Korea
(The boards say: Feminity = No violence, No War, Human being's future)
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/32/Ra%C3%ABlian_Membership_Estimates.png)
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ec/Topless_Raelians-2.jpg)
Topless Raelians. Demonstration in Venice Beach in 2009. Women are wearing pasties that imitate nipples. Source Wikimedia
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2f/Lady_on_bed_adorned_with_Ra%C3%ABlian_symbol.jpg)
Woman on bed adorned with Raëlian symbol Source Wikimedia
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Tent_version_of_Embassy_for_Extraterrestrial_Elohim_for_Ra%C3%ABlian_seminar_in_Columbia%2C_South_America.jpg/800px-Tent_version_of_Embassy_for_Extraterrestrial_Elohim_for_Ra%C3%ABlian_seminar_in_Columbia%2C_South_America.jpg)
Tent version of Embassy for Extraterrestrial Elohim for Raëlian seminar in Columbia, South America Source Wikimedia
Well heck... they look like a fun bunch :D Belief in UFO's Aliens and Free Love... Peace and Prosperity for Hu-mons
Whats NOT to like?
OH and did I mention HOT BABES?
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(http://img.gawkerassets.com/img/18lpfps3s4lchjpg/ku-xlarge.jpg)
Hatred in the streets of Montreal, Canada(http://www.raelx.com/img/charme/feminite1.jpg)
Typical French Canadiens :P
QuoteOn March 8, about 50 raelians participated to the women's day demonstration in Montreal. Veronique, the leader of order of angel in Canada tells us how it went :
"We were there wearing beautiful hats that we had made as we wanted to express our femininity. It started nicely despite the cold, we were feeling solidarity with the other associations walking up the street of Ste Catherine. Suddenly, about half way, a group started to shout "A bas les raeliens" which means something like "get off raelians". They were people from associations claiming on their posters the respect of human rights and of women's rights, tolerance and non-violence. A mother even left her child in a pram to come and yell at us derogatory words about our religion. After a while most of the participants were gathered around us telling us we have nothing to do there. Where were we? Was it a march for tolerance towards women? We found ourselves in the middle of a hainous crowd!."
http://raelianews.org/news.php?item.47.1
WHY would some crazy French Canadiens hate on these Pretty Faeries? :o
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Just how bored are you this afternoon?!?!? ::)
ok the swastika in the middle of the star of david is major creepy imo
(http://i58.servimg.com/u/f58/13/55/53/83/800px-10.jpg)
Quote from: sky otter on February 15, 2014, 10:04:48 PM
ok the swastika in the middle of the star of david is major creepy imo
I agree sky,
Very odd...
Quote from: Norval on February 15, 2014, 09:41:52 PM
Just how bored are you this afternoon?!?!? ::)
I agree. It's provided more Google links to garbage aha.
Struggling to equate "hot babes" with higher understanding. Or why it is a reason to be drawn to this creppola. (Yes, I agree with some of the ideas - like that We were genetically engineered - but They go askew here and there too.)
Asian hotties caught my attention...... er, I mean clearly this new faith deserves our reverent consideration.
Quote from: Eighthman on February 15, 2014, 11:30:38 PM
Asian hotties caught my attention...... er, I mean clearly this new faith deserves our reverent consideration.
aaarrrggghhhhh that got a chuckle outa me, , ,
To all pegasus members.
I have done a facial recognition scan of norvals face.that is not the religious leader.we are safe.
Quote from: robomont on February 16, 2014, 04:11:33 AM
To all pegasus members.
I have done a facial recognition scan of norvals face.that is not the religious leader.we are safe.
Did you do that scan on Zorgon? He just may be it!! :)