Ray Joseph Cormier (aka Ray Joseph) (b. ~1944) is a Canadian activist, self-styled prophet, and born-again Christian. He gained local media attention in Ottawa, Canada and Kansas City, Missouri for his acts of civil disobedience. He identified himself as a disciple of Christ and called himself God’s prophet. His number 13 football jersey and walking stick are his signature items. He has twice run for a seat in the Canadian House of Commons as an ...
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Ray Joseph Cormier (aka Ray Joseph) (b. ~1944) is a Canadian activist, self-styled prophet, and born-again Christian. He gained local media attention in Ottawa, Canada and Kansas City, Missouri for his acts of civil disobedience. He identified himself as a disciple of Christ and called himself God’s prophet. His number 13 football jersey and walking stick are his signature items. He has twice run for a seat in the Canadian House of Commons as an independent.
Cormier was baptized a Roman Catholic, and served as an altar boy for a time before being laid off. He later left the church at a young age for personal reasons. During the next years of his life, he described himself as "alive to the words: sex and drugs and rock and roll." He worked as a mining equipment salesman for Montreal's Dominion Engineering Works Ltd., where he earned $20,000 per year and had access to a company car and expense account.
In 1975 (sometimes reported as 1977) he quit his job and, though he had interviews...
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