I finally got into the Raelians' Web site -- just call me numero 628,341 -- greeted by a display of the globe with a Star of David descending upon it. The six-point star has a swirl in the middle.

Sometimes he sings in Hebrew, warbling “Shalom Elohim” as he strums an acoustic guitar like he’s a counselor at summer camp. Yet Raëlians reject religion.

Genesis 1:1 “Elohim,” translated without justification in some Bibles by the word “God,” means in Hebrew “those who came from the sky,” and furthermore, the word is a plural.

According to Raelian teachings, the first humans—Adam and Eve—were created by the Elohim, an advanced civilization from another planet, in what is now known as Africa, historically called Kama.

The Raelians have the means to begin building, but are waiting for Israel to legitimize their request. If Israel doesn’t cooperate by 2035, Rael teaches that the Elohim will stop protecting ...

Let us always choose education over bans and suppression of freedom of speech,” Kaenzig added. The Raelian philsophy states that the Jewish people are our creators’ (the Elohim) "chosen" people.