Claude Vorilhon

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Name
Claude Vorilhon
Birth September 30, 1946 (1946-09-30) (age 61)
Vichy, Allier, France[1]
School/tradition Raëlism
Main interests auto racing, sexual intercourse, Universal morality
Notable ideas Sensual Meditation, Geniocracy, Raëlian cosmology
Influenced by Jacques Brel
Influenced Michel Houellebecq (The Possibility of an Island, 2005)
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Claude Maurice Marcel Vorilhon[2] (born September 30, 1946 in Vichy, Allier, France)[1] is the founder and current leader of the recent religion known as Raelism.

Rael was a singer at a young age and soon became a sports-car journalist and test driver for his own car-racing magazine, Auto Pop.[3][4] Following an alleged extraterrestrial encounter in December of 1973, he formed the Raëlian Movement and changed his name to Raël (meaning: messenger of the elohim). He later published several books, which detail the encounter he lived and the messages allegedly given to him by a being called Yahweh in 1973.[5] For some 30 years he has traveled the world giving conferences and seminars to the many that have read his books.[6] His movement now claims some 80,000 members in 90 countries.[7]

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[edit] Early life

Claude Vorilhon born in Vichy, France. He was raised in Ambert in the home of his maternal grandmother, who was atheist.[8] Claude was impressed during his visit with a neighbor, the "pope" of the Druids.[9] He attended a Catholic boarding school with Le Puy-en-Velay, and caused a scandal by taking part in communion without being baptized. His parents withdrew Claude from the boarding school to put him in the school of Ambert.[8]

At fifteen, Claude Vorilhon ran away from boarding school and hitchedhiked to Paris, carrying his guitar and two thousand francs. He was picked up by a race-car driver, who drove him to Paris and, flattered by the teenager's familiarity with his racing career, treated Vorilhon to dinner and a free hotel room. That night, they met two dance hostesses, where Vorilhon was formally introduced to lovemaking.[9]

The young Claude spent three years playing music on the streets and in the cafés and cabarets of Paris. He then had a fateful meeting with Lucien Morisse, the director of a national radio program, who was scouting for young talent. Claude signed a record contract and became a rising teen pop star on the radio. He took on a new identity, assuming the name Claude Celler, put out many records, and wrote a hit song, "La miel et la cannelle" (Honey and Cinnamon).[10] He was saving up his money to buy a racing car, a dream he'd had since he was a young boy, but his prospects as a singer came to an abrupt end. Lucien Morisse, his sponsor, committed suicide in September 1970.[11] Claude Vorilhon had a passion for songs of Belgian singer Jacques Brel, and tried to imitate his singing style.[8]

Vorilhon decided to work as a sports journalist to gain access to the exclusive world of car racing. He met Marie-Paul Cristini, a nurse.[11] In 1970 they were betrothed in Paris, France with Marie-Paul assuming the new name Christine Vorilhon.[12] They moved to Clermont-Ferrand where Vorilhon began his own publishing house.[13] He created a sports car magazine entitled Autopop whose first issue began in May 1971.[14] One of the tasks for his new startup was the position of testing new automobiles, which enabled him to enter the motor racing world.[13]

[edit] Founder of the Raëlian messages

Further information: History of Raëlism

In the book Le Livre qui dit la vérité ("The Book Which Tells the Truth"), Vorilhon claimed he had an alien visitation in December 13, 1973. In a secluded area within a French volcanic crater, an extraterrestrial being came out of a craft which had descended gently from the sky, and told him (in French) that he had come for the sole purpose of meeting with him. The alien being gave Vorilhon a message and told him that it was his mission to pass this message on to the people of Earth.[15] His meetings with the human-like extraterrestrial lasted for six consecutive days, one hour each day.[16]

The book claims that advanced human scientists from another planet with 25,000 years of scientific advances created all life on Earth through DNA manipulation.[17][18] These scientists, Vorilhon says, were originally called Elohim or "those who came from the sky"[19] and that some forty[20] prophets in Earth's history were sent by Elohim,[21] but their messages were distorted[22] by humans, largely because of the difference in the level of civilization between the advanced race and our primitive one.[23]

Vorilhon claimed he was given the demystifying mission of informing the world of humanity's origins in anticipation of the return of these extraterrestrials by building a residential embassy in neutral territory.[24] He claims that certain mysteries were explained to him based on new interpretations of sacred texts such as the Bible.[25] He made the claim that on October 7, 1975 he was contacted by an Elohim who took him to another planet where he met Buddha, Moses, Jesus and Muhammad and received teachings passed on in his second book Les extra-terrestres m'ont emmené sur leur planète ("Extraterrestrials Took Me To Their Planet"). In this book, Vorhilhon describes harmonious and peaceable beings who were free of money, sickness, and war.[26]

[edit] Raël's marriage life

Raël has married different women over time of various ethnic backgrounds including Mediterranean, Japanese, and Nordic.[27]

In 1973, Marie-Paul Cristini was pregnant with her first child with Vorilhon, a daughter named Aurore.[12] In 1974, Claude Vorilhon finally decided to give up automobile magazine Autopop.[3] On that September, the last issue out of 34 was published.[14] Vorilhon then devoted himself to the task allegedly given by his biological "father", an extraterrestrial named Yahweh.[28] Shortly after a first public conference, Vorilhon founded MADECH - a group of people interested in helping him in his huge task, which later became the International Raelian Movement.[29] Vorilhon and Marie-Paul had 2 children.[12] Marie-Paul became upset as a result of women having sex with him in their house.[12]

Vorilhon's marriage with Marie-Paul continued to worsen as he would only be home half the time.[12] Eventually Marie-Paul gave Vorilhon an ultimatum, "You have to choose between me and the movement." He chose the movement, and by 1985 the two divorced after 15 years of marriage.[12] However, sociologist Susan J. Palmer, said nurse Marie-Paul diagnosed Vorilhon as clinically depressed, after he appeared at her door step in 1987, being burned out from the tasks he carried out within the movement.[30]

Vorilhon had focused on spreading the message in Japan in the 1980s, and by 1987, he acquired a Japanese consort, Lisa Sunagawa. Lisa soon began accompanying Vorilhon during his travels to places like Lima, Miami, Brazil, and Martinique. In 1989, Vorilhon and his "sa douce compagne" (his sweet companion Lisa) spent time together during Christmas in Switzerland.[27] In a television documentary, They're Coming! (1990) by Radio Canada, Vorilhon was seen with four racially diverse women,[31] while Lisa, in slow-motion, wore a pink tutu and held hands with him.[27]

Vorilhon separated from Lisa some time between 1990 and 1992. Around that time, Sophie, whose mother and aunt were both Raëlians, was convinced of the messages. Sophie received a Raëlian baptism at age fifteen. When she turned sixteen years of age, Sophie married Vorilhon at Montreal's city hall. This was done with her mother's permission, for the convenience of avoiding legal issues while traveling internationally. During a December 2001 interview with sociologist Susan J. Palmer, Sophie spoke positively regarding Vorilhon even though they had divorced the previous year.[32] In 2003, he was married to Sophie de Niverville.[33] On August 6, 2003, the Cybercast News Service said Vorilhon moved back to Canada with his wife Sophie de Niverville after being escorted out of South Korea by government officials.[33]

[edit] Former racecar driver

In 1994, rich Japanese Raëlians rented a race car and showed it to Claude Vorilhon. They believed that it would generate publicity for the movement. Claude accepted the offer on the condition that the funding must not come from member tithes or embassy funding. So the funding of Raël's races which took place in the 1990s and early 2000s came mostly from well funded European and Japanese people.[34] Some of his best finishes included, "a 3rd place finish in GT 1 in Lime Rock with the Mosler Raptor in 1997, and a 7th place finish at Watkins Glen with a Viper GTS R in the FIA GT 1999 race."[35] Claude Vorilhon, under the name of Raël, participated in the 1999 BFGoodrich Tires Trans-Am Series and the 2000 Speedvision GT Championship. According to Canadian sociologist, Susan J. Palmer, Claude Vorilhon made an announcement in November 2001 that he intended to retire from professional auto racing. She said that Vorilhon still enjoyed automobile racing, albeit in the form of video games.[34]

1999 BFGoodrich Tires Trans-Am Series
Round Date Car Start Finish Laps Track Source
Two May 23, 1999 Chevrolet 21st 19th 35 out of 40 Mosport International Raceway Motorsport.com[36]
Three May 31, 1999 Chevrolet Camaro 32nd Lime Rock Park Motorsport.com[37]
Four June 6, 1999 Chevrolet Camaro 32nd Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Motorsport.com[38]
Five July 10, 1999 Chevrolet Camaro 38th Road America Motorsport.com[39]
Six July 25, 1999 Chevrolet Camaro 44th Road Atlanta Motorsport.com[40]
Seven August 1, 1999 Chevrolet Camaro 45th Circuit Trois-Rivières Motorsport.com[41]
Eight August 7, 1999 Chevrolet Camaro 47th Detroit street circuit Motorsport.com[42]
September 4, 1999 Chevrolet Camaro 50th Molson Indy Vancouver Motorsport.com[43]
Eleven September 25, 1999 Chevrolet Camaro 52th Grand Prix of Houston Motorsport.com[44]
2000 Speedvision GT Championship events
Round Date Car Start Finish Laps Track Source
One April 1, 2000 Lotus Esprit 29th 32nd 15 out of 29 Lowe's Motor Speedway Motorsport.com[45]
Two May 21, 2000 Lotus Esprit 31st 18th 27 out of 27 Mosport International Raceway Motorsport.com[46]
Three May 27, 2000 Lotus Esprit 38th Lime Rock Park Motorsport.com[47]
Eight October 15, 2000 Porsche 911 GT3 32nd 25th 25 out of 26 Laguna Seca Raceway Motorsport.com[48]
Nine October 29, 2000 Porsche 911 GT3 25th 25th 29 out of 30 Las Vegas Motor Speedway Motorsport.com[49]

[edit] Technology advocate

Much of Vorilhon's advocacy concerning more futuristic technology is described in his 2001 book, Yes to Human Cloning. He believes decisions involving human genetic engineering should be taken in order to avoid genetically inherited diseases as well as to put less of an economic burden on society, and that no distinctive emphasis needs to be allocated to a particular race or religion.[50][51] Elsewhere in this book, he says nanotechnology will make it possible to have micro-distributive power generation (effectively a power plant in each house), fur-like furnishings that are self-cleaning with hair-like fibers that move on their own,[52] and even biological robots.[53] Nanostructures control biology, so Vorilhon expects someday that meat and salads will be grown in a machine via molecular construction.[54][55]

Claude Vorilhon believes that the present reality of genetically modified food is the only way to stop hunger everywhere in the world, and he sees a future where qualities of different foods can be combined through direct genetic modification.[56] In Vorilhon's book, Extraterrestrials took me to their planet (book number 2 in the volume entitled Intelligent Design), he said that animation of plant life was possible through nanotechnology and that he was presented genetically modified flowers on another planet that swayed and changed colors with music.[57]

[edit] Criticism

[edit] Appearances in the media

In 1992, Claude Vorilhon appeared on "Ciel mon Mardi", a French TV talk show hosted by the popular journalist Christophe Dechavanne. Towards the end of the show, Vorilhon’s liberal views on sex were critiqued by a priest, a social worker, and a psychologist. A former Raelian named Jean Parraga believed his wife and children were being held like prisoners and that Rael attempted to break up his family. He thought they were being treated like criminals in activities such as orgies and sacrifice involving children at the Sensual Meditation camp. However, Parraga also had a criminal record as a drug dealer and car thief. In August 1992, Parraga attempted to shoot and murder Claude Vorilhon.[58] Raëlians from around the world sent letters of protest to Dechevanne’s TV station. Dechavanne felt that this was "incitement to violence" and sued Rael. The judge appointed to the case decided to call Raël in for questioning. Raël then agreed to ask his members to stop sending letters if the station apologized publically . The two parties agreed to drop the feud.[58]

A Swiss newspaper that called Raelians "rat heads" was sued for defamation. Another suit was brought against journalist Stephane Baillargeon for writing in the Montreal daily Le Devoir that the Raelians defended pedophiles and that certain ex-Raeliens claimed the "gourou" liked very young girls. After some negotiation, Le Devoir published a letter from Rael condemning the charge as "ignominious defamation" and asserting that the Raelian Movement had "always condemned pedophilia and promoted respect for laws that justly forbid the practices that are always the fault of unbalanced individuals."[58]

Michel Onfray was offered by Raël the title of Honorary Guides of the Raëlian Movement, which he refused. Onfray was disgusted with the idea of trying to justify himself when speaking of what he thought to be small acts by mentally ill Raëlians. He did not like the fact that media had put them on the spotlight. He described Raël as a source of "foul smelling rubbish" and says he does not support any religion or cult.[59]

[edit] Appearances in court

In 1991, Raël sued French journalist Jean-Yves Cashga for defamation; however, he lost and was ordered to pay court costs. The judgment remains uncollected. Amidst growing legal problems Raël decided to leave France, emigrating to Canada, where he is currently a resident.

On two separate court dates of September 2, 1994 at the High Courts of Paris and October 1, 1996 at the Appeal Court of Paris, journalists Jacques Cotta and Pascal Martin of Flammarion Publishing were found guilty of attributing racist statements and distorted quotations to Raël in their book "Dans le secret des sectes". They were fined 10,000FF in damages, 13,000FF in proceedings costs, insertion of stickers mentioning the sentence on copies not yet distributed, suppression of the passage in the next editions, and 100FF for each non conform copy.[60]

On January 26, 1994, in emergency proceedings by the Appeal Court of Reims, Myriam Assan was accused of defamation by claiming in his book that "Raël was often sentenced for corruption of minors". Assan was given a sentence of 10,000FF in damages, provisionally, the withdrawal of the book, a penalty of 300FF per infringement, 5,000FF in proceedings costs and judicial publications in 'Le Monde' and 'Le Figaro'.[60]

On December 13, 1994, Gérard Chol, director of 'Le Maine Libre', was declared guilty by the High Court of Le Mans for public defamation by claiming that the Raël's movement was laundering dirty money coming from drug trafficking, prostitution, arms dealing, and the sale of pornographic videotapes. Gérard Chol was sentenced to pay 1FF in damages 3,000FF in proceedings costs and publication of the penal judgment in "Le Maine Libre".[60]

In 2003, Raël sued Ottawa columnist Denis Gratton and Le Droit newspaper for $85,000 in defamation damages over a January 23, 2003 column; however, he lost and was ordered to pay court costs by Quebec Superior Court on June 21, 2006.[61]

[edit] Government action against Vorilhon

Raëlians asking to stop the prohibition of Raël's entry into Korea
Raëlians asking to stop the prohibition of Raël's entry into Korea

In response to Claude Vorilhon's association with Clonaid, South Korean immigration authorities at the airport denied him entry into their country in 2003.[62] This planned Raëlian seminar continued with Rael making some brief 'big screen' video-cam appearances via Internet for the several hundred who attended. Raëlians of South Korea were instructed by Raël to protest near the Ministry of Health and Welfare that ordered him to leave.[62][33]

Officials detained Vorilhon for nine hours at Incheon International Airport before he and his wife Sophie de Niverville left for Tokyo from where they would take another plane on their way back to Canada. Vorilhon responded by saying that Korean officials treated him like a "North Korean" and that he would wait for an apology before coming back to Korea.[33]

Raëlians say they encourage adult homosexual, bisexual, and heterosexual relationships and that society should recognize them legally.[63] However, government authorities such as those in Switzerland fear that Raëlians are a threat to public morals for supporting liberalized sex education for children. The authorities believe that such liberalized sex education teaches youth how to obtain sexual gratification which would encourage sexual abuse of underage children.[2] The Raëlians disagree with those fears and stated that sex education done properly would involve educating parents as well as children.[64]

Nevertheless, in February 2007, Vorhilon was denied residence in the Swiss Canton Valais for promoting the concept of sexual liberty and sexual education since it led to fears that he may do harm to children. Another reason was his association with the Clonaid human cloning claim; Switzerland forbade human cloning. Vorhilon wanted to have commercial activities with the local vintners. In a brief statement, Vorhilon said he considered appeal at the European level.[2]

[edit] See also

[edit] Discography

  • 1966: "Sacrée sale gueule"[65]
  • 1966: "Dans un verre de vin"[66]
  • 1967: "Le Miel et la cannelle" (Honey and cinnamon)[67]
  • 1967: "Madam' Pipi" (Mrs. Toilet attendant)[68]
  • 1967: "Monsieur votre femme me trompe" (Mister, your wife is cheating on me)[69]
  • 1967: "Quand on se mariera" (When we'll get married)[70]

[edit] Bibliography

  • 1974: Le Livre qui dit la vérité ("The Book Which Tells the Truth")
  • 1975: Les extra-terrestres m'ont emmené sur leur planète ("Extraterrestrials Took me to Their Planet")
    • (collected in English as "The Message Given to Me by Extra-Terrestrials") ISBN 4900480053
  • 1978: La géniocratie ("Geniocracy")
  • 1979: Accueillir les extra-terrestres ("Let's Welcome the Extraterrestrials") ISBN 4900480061
  • 1980: La méditation sensuelle ("Sensual Meditation") ISBN 1903571073
  • 1992: Le racisme religieux financé par le gouvernement socialiste
  • 1995: Vive le Québec libre!
  • 2001: Oui au clonage humain ("Yes to Human Cloning") ISBN 1903571057
  • 2003: Le Maitraya ("The Maitraya")
  • 2006: Intelligent Design: Message from the Designers -recompiled English compilation of the 1974,1975 and 1979 books ISBN 2940252203

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Raël, Intelligent Design, p. 123.
  2. ^ a b c Cult leader Rael denied residence in Switzerland, Agence France-Presse. 19 February 2005. Retrieved 13 March 2007.
  3. ^ a b AutoPop, la revue des pilotes Raël : Messie ou Menteur ?. Retrieved 20 June 2007.
  4. ^ Raël, Intelligent Design, pp. 135-6.
  5. ^ Rael's Bio Raelian Official Website
  6. ^ Raël, Intelligent Design, Photo Section
  7. ^ Block, Susan M. Alien Sex Secrets, Raelian Encounters and Sweet 16 Years of Marital Love and Pleasure Sex, Dr. Susan Block's Blog. 15 April 2008. Retrieved 21 April 2008.
  8. ^ a b c Palmer, p. 32.
  9. ^ a b Palmer, p. 33.
  10. ^ Palmer, p. 32-33.
  11. ^ a b Palmer, p. 34.
  12. ^ a b c d e f I was married to clone cult leader Rael 15 years. He wrecked my life and our children's., Daily Mail. 12 January 2003. Retrieved 8 October 2007.
  13. ^ a b Raël, Intelligent Design 135-6.
  14. ^ a b AutoPop, la revue des pilotes Raël : Messie ou Menteur ?. Retrieved 20 June 2007
  15. ^ Raël, Intelligent Design, 11-109.
  16. ^ Raël, Intelligent Design, 136.
  17. ^ Raël, Intelligent Design, 90, 107, 113, 159.
  18. ^ Harvey, Neil, AND NOW THIS A COMPENDIUM OF NEWS, The Roanoke Times. 23 September 2006. Retrieved 20 December 2007.
  19. ^ Raël, Intelligent Design, 11.
  20. ^ Raël, Intelligent Design, 161-5.
  21. ^ Segall, Rebecca, Close Encounter of the Raelian Kind, The Village Voice. 4 September 2001. Retrieved 20 December 2007.
  22. ^ Raël, Intelligent Design, 11, 33, 88, 293, 332.
  23. ^ Raël, Intelligent Design, 73.
  24. ^ Raël, Intelligent Design, 101-104.
  25. ^ Raël, Intelligent Design, 10-79.
  26. ^ Raël, Intelligent Design 163-4.
  27. ^ a b c Palmer, p. 43.
  28. ^ Raël, Intelligent Design; 290-1.
  29. ^ Raël, Intelligent Design 139-40.
  30. ^ Palmer, p. 54-5.
  31. ^ Lewis, p. 127.
  32. ^ Palmer, p. 43-5.
  33. ^ a b c d Goodenough, Patrick, Cloning Cult Miffed About Treatment of Leader, Cybercast News Service. 6 August 2007. Retrieved 3 June 2007.
  34. ^ a b Palmer, p. 41.
  35. ^ RAEL to compete in Charlotte Motorsport.com. 27 March 2007. Retrieved 7 October 2007.
  36. ^ Mosport Race Report, Results and Points, Motorsport.com. 23 May 1999. Retrieved 18 August 2007.
  37. ^ Mosport Lime Rock Park Trans-Am Race Story, Results and Points, Motorsport.com. 31 May 1999. Retrieved 18 August 2007.
  38. ^ Mid Ohio Race Story and Results, Motorsport.com. 6 June 1999. Retrieved 18 August 2007.
  39. ^ BFGoodrich Tires Trans-Am Road America Results, Motorsport.com. 10 July 1999. Retrieved 18 August 2007.
  40. ^ Mosport Road Atlanta Trans-Am Story, Results, Points, Motorsport.com. 25 July 1999. Retrieved 18 August 2007.
  41. ^ Trois-Rivieres Race Report, Motorsport.com. 1 August 1999. Retrieved 18 August 2007.
  42. ^ Detroit Race Report, Motorsport.com. 7 August 1999. Retrieved 18 August 2007.
  43. ^ Vancouver Results, Points, Motorsport.com. 4 September 1999. Retrieved 18 August 2007.
  44. ^ Houston Trans-Am Series Race Story, Results and Points, Motorsport.com. 25 September 1999. Retrieved 18 August 2007.
  45. ^ Charlotte GT Opener Race Results, Motorsport.com. 1 April 2000. Retrieved 18 August 2007.
  46. ^ Mosport GT results, Motorsport.com. 21 May 2000. Retrieved 18 August 2007.
  47. ^ Lime Rock Park line up GT, Touring, Motorsport.com. 27 May 2000. Retrieved 18 August 2007.
  48. ^ Laguna Seca Fitzgerald wins third straight in GT, Motorsport.com. 15 October 2000. Retrieved 18 August 2007.
  49. ^ Las Vegas GT results, Motorsport.com. 30 October 2000. Retrieved 18 August 2007.
  50. ^ Rael's press conference in London, Archive.org: Rael Press File. 5 February 2002. Retrieved 6 August 2006.
  51. ^ Raël, Yes to Human Cloning, p. 51-55.
  52. ^ Raël, Yes to Human Cloning, p. 133-6.
  53. ^ Raël, Yes to Human Cloning, p. 132.
  54. ^ Brown, DeNeen L., The Leader of UFO Land, Washington Post. 17 January 2003. Retrieved 3 May 2007.
  55. ^ Raël, Yes to Human Cloning, p. 72.
  56. ^ Raël, Yes to Human Cloning, p. 57-60.
  57. ^ Raël, Intelligent Design, p. 138.
  58. ^ a b c Susan J. Palmer, The Rael Deal, Religion in the News, Summer 2001, Vol. 4, No. 2.
  59. ^ Onfray, Michel, RAEL, CRETIN SIDERAL OU LA MAUVAISE ODEUR DES JOURNALISTES, Bellaciao. 7 April 2006. Retrieved 31 August 2006. (translate)
  60. ^ a b c The Raelian Movement, Human Rights Without Frontiers. Retrieved 2 December 2006.
  61. ^ Block, Irwin, Welcome to real world, judge tells head Raelian, Montreal Gazette. 3 July 2006. Retrieved on 5 July 2006.
  62. ^ a b Ji-young, So, Raelian Cult Leader Threatens to Sue Korea Over Denied Entry, Korea Times. 3 August 2003. Retrieved 12 March 2007
  63. ^ Left Clones, National Review. Retrieved 9 September 2007.
  64. ^ Pedophilia accusations are pure discrimination, Raelianews.org. 23 August 2007. Retrieved 9 September 2007.
  65. ^ Claude Celler - Sacrée sale gueule, Bide&Musique. Retrieved 19 August 2007.
  66. ^ Claude Celler - Dans un verre de vine, Bide&Musique. Retrieved 19 August 2007.
  67. ^ Claude Celler - Le Miel et la Cannelle, Bide&Musique. Retrieved 19 August 2007.
  68. ^ Claude Celler - Madam' Pipi, Bide&Musique. Retrieved 19 August 2007.
  69. ^ Claude Celler - Monsieur votre femme me trompe, Bide&Musique. Retrieved 19 August 2007.
  70. ^ Claude Celler - Quand on se mariera, Bide&Musique. Retrieved 19 August 2007.

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NAME Claude, Vorilhon
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Raël
SHORT DESCRIPTION Author of Raëlism and founder and current leader of the Raelian Movement.
DATE OF BIRTH September 30, 1946
PLACE OF BIRTH Vichy, Allier, France
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH