If I Were a Space Priestess
Raelians honor Fiddler on the Roof star Rosie.
People who love aliens love Rosie O’Donnell. She’s been named an honorary “guide” by the Raelian Movement, the E.T.-worshipping sect best known for its enthusiasm for cloning. According to Ricky Roehr, Raelian bishop for the United States, O’Donnell joins a number of “revolutionary artists” who have been unwittingly honored, including Sinéad O’Connor, Lauryn Hill, Linda Ronstadt, and “the president of Venezuela.” O’Donnell’s particular achievement was “starting a cruise line for gays and lesbians” and advocating the right to marry for gays, who, says Roehr, were genetically engineered by their alien creators to be homosexuals, “so what’s the mistake in that?” All honorees have been invited by letter to meet Rael at their October convention in Switzerland. “Usually there’s no response,” Roehr admits. And, in fact, O’Donnell’s publicist, Cindi Berger, was unfamiliar with the Raelians. Brought up to speed, she says, “So now extraterrestrials, Spain, and Canada support gay marriage, and the U.S. doesn’t. Glad to see that outer space is progressive.”
—Jada Yuan

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