UFO Religions: Extraterrestrial-Inspired Movements and the Debate on Religious Status

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UFO religions are modern belief systems centered on extraterrestrial intelligences who channel messages, reinterpret sacred texts, and promise technological and spiritual advancement, with groups such as the Raelians, Unarius, Aetherius Society, Ashtar Command, Heaven’s Gate, and Nuwaubians, studied by scholars who apply Ninian Smart’s seven dimensions and note regional variations like SAUFOR in South Africa.