X-Message-Number: 18694
From: "D Pizer" <>
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Subject: Re: CryoNet #18684 - #18688
Date: Sun, 3 Mar 2002 19:21:41 -0500

George Smith wrote:

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> In my own case I really should ask what the current situation is in regard
> to declaring cryonic suspension as a RELIGIOUS tenet of "faith".  There
was
> a document floating around to that effect a few years ago based out of
> California as I recall.  In the case of my own family this would be an
> entirely appropriate and accurate statement.

There is a religion of cryonics and life extension, The Society for
Venturism.  It is a real religion.
I has been in existence for over a decade.  It has been approved as a
"legal" religion by the United States government and has been issued a
government recognition through a 501 c-3  status.  (I don't know if "legal"
is the right word to use here).

The Society for Venturism has issued membership cards to its members.  They
carry them around and when the members sign the declaration of religious
intent (provided by their cryonics suspension company), they have their
membership in Venturism to prove that they are not just using religion as a
ploy to get cryogenically suspended - cryonics is their real religion.
Between the declaration of religious intent and the membership evidence that
might/should be enough to get a cryonicist religious protection to a quick
suspension.  It has never been tested that I know of.


You can contact the Secretary, Mike Perry, for a membership application.

This year we expect to have some conferences at a facility in Mayer Arizona.
Look for more details on this forum in August.

We hope to have a cryonics community, a retirement cryonics community, a
conference center, (under construction), with monthly conferences, a Life
Extension Type magazine for the public (we are looking for volunteers for
editor), a back-up cryonics insurance plan that would move/protect  frozen
Venturist members (who took out this insurance protection), if their primary
suspension company went bust, a way for people to leave life insurance
proceeds and their accumulated wealth in a personal trust to themselves for
use when they are reanimated, (we already have this), a place where you can
store your personal valuable (perhaps only to you) stuff, and lots more.

Again, watch this forum around August of this year for more details.


David Pizer

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