anto ▁Company , ▁the ▁Ra ë li an ▁Mov ement ▁of ▁Brazil . ▁ ▁The ▁movement ▁gave ▁vocal ▁support ▁in ▁response ▁to ▁the ▁company ' s ▁support ▁for ▁gen et ically ▁modified ▁organ isms , ▁particularly ▁in ▁their ▁country . ▁ ▁Brazil ian ▁far mers ▁have ▁been ▁using ▁M ons anto ' s ▁gen et ically ▁engine ered ▁so y ▁plant ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁g lyph os ate ▁her b ic ide ▁to ▁which ▁it ▁was ▁artificial ly ▁adapted . ▁ ▁The ▁Ra ë li ans ▁spoke ▁against ▁the ▁Brazil ian ▁government ' s ▁ban ▁on ▁G MO s . ▁ ▁The ▁Ra ë li an ▁Mov ement ▁promoted ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁as ▁the ▁" year ▁of ▁at he ism ". ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 1 ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁Ra ë li ans ▁march ed ▁in ▁the ▁A the ist ▁Convention ▁in ▁Rome . ▁ ▁One ▁of ▁them ▁said , ▁"[ Just ▁as ] ▁children ▁need ▁to ▁understand ▁that ▁there ▁is ▁no ▁Santa , ▁people ▁need ▁to ▁realize ▁there ▁is ▁no ▁God ." ▁In ▁YouTube , ▁Ra ë li ans ▁have ▁posted ▁videos ▁in ▁den ial ▁of ▁the ▁Holy ▁Spirit ▁in ▁response ▁to ▁the ▁Bl as ph emy ▁Challenge . ▁ ▁Despite ▁their ▁anti - rel ig ious ▁lean ing , ▁Ra ë li ans — who ▁are ▁philosoph ical ▁material ists — bel ieve ▁that ▁a ▁trained ▁mind ▁can ▁achieve ▁tele path ic ▁communication ▁with ▁extr ater rest rial ▁E lo him . ▁ ▁"