[Kirkwood]

You're both wrong. It was Egyptian. Lots of references to pyramids, sphinxes, hieroglyphics and the like. Even the helmets looks like Egyptian pharaoh headdress. As the series evolved it became very clear that earlier colonists (not the wandering colonists escaping the Cylons) were involved in helping to advance the people here on Earth by teaching us advanced science and mathematics and building various things, such as the Egyptian pyramids. This was the time when ancient astronauts was a big fad.

[Chewbacca]

Nope. It was mormonism. I was at Trekcon in Tulsa in June of this year and the actor who played Bojay was asked about it and said the show had a basis in momonism.