in Jonestown‚ Guyana‚ over nine hundred members of a religious sect called the Peoples Temple died along with their leader Jim Jones. In a related incident‚ a California congressman and some news reporters died after visiting the religious compound. Jim Jones created and governed The Peoples Temple in Jonestown. Jones was a preacher who started his church group in Indiana‚ moved to California‚ and then moved to Jonestown‚ Guyana. Jones had a “vision of a Communist community” in Jonestown‚ where
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the best way to spread his beliefs would be through the church. That would the Peoples Temple. It was originally created for interracial gatherings for the homeless and sick.The Peoples Temple was formed in Indianapolis‚ Indiana in mid-1950s. Jones managed to secure an affiliation with the Disciples of Christ. With this new association‚ it increased its membership and spread Jones’ influence. He used the Peoples Temple to spread his message that combined elements of Christianity with socialist politics
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Peoples Temple On November 18‚ 1978 more than nine hundred people died in one of the largest mass murder/suicides in history. The man that implemented and carried out that atrocity was James Warren Jones‚ otherwise known as Jim Jones‚ a self proclaimed Second Coming (God). His exposure to an intensely emotional Pentecostal church service influenced and shaped his future beliefs and actions. In 1960‚ despite his lack of theological training‚ Jim Jones became an ordained minister. He made racial
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Jonestown Section I: The Event One of the more disturbing incidents in American History is the Jonestown Massacre that occurred on November 18th‚ 1978 in Georgetown‚ Guyana. It was the largest loss of civilian life in a non-natural tragedy until the attacks of September 11th‚ 2001. 909 lives were lost under the hand of Jim Jones who had cultivated a following of people over twenty-plus years. Jim Jones started his first church‚ named The Peoples Temple‚ in the mid-1950’s in Indianapolis‚ Indiana
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Argument of Jonestown Death as a Mass Suicide The Jonestown Massacre‚ which had a death toll of 918 people (Rosenberg‚ 2003)‚ can in the main‚ be regarded as mass suicide or what in the words of the founder Jim Jones was termed “revolutionary suicide”. This is because all but one of temple members‚ Christine Miller‚ supported Jones’ suggestion of “revolutionary suicide” (Jonestown Audiotape‚ 1978). Jim McElvane‚ a former therapist‚ assisted Jones by arguing against Miller ’s resistance to suicide
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were victims of discrimination seeking a better and more positive outlook on life‚ signifying Jones’ selection of people. Fallacies are formed within arguments causing it to weaken by indicating a flaw in reasoning. Jim Jones utilized unique and persuasive tactics‚ which brought him about a thousand followers‚ all desperate and in need of a leader who provided them with what they believed as faith healing. However‚ these people carried traits of emotional vulnerability‚ causing them to overlook the errors
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What could cause over nine hundred people to commit suicide together? In the United States’ biggest non-natural loss of human lives before 9/11‚ almost every member of the Peoples Temple in Jonestown‚ Guyana died after consuming a poisonous drink. This was a fitting end to lives that were brutally controlled by the cult’s leader‚ Jim Jones. The Jonestown incident should be remembered as a mass murder at the hands of Jones. At first‚ Jim Jones seemed anything but harmful. While living in Indianapolis
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11/14/13 In the film “Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples’ Temple”‚ eyewitnesses take us back in time to share their vivid and chilling experiences that led up to the mass suicide-murder that took place in the Guyana jungle settlement of Jonestown. “An examination of Peoples Temple will reveal that‚ although it was sold as a Christian religious group‚ Jim Jones was leading a political‚ more specifically socialist-based‚ movement.”(Peschman). Jim Jones was a man who took advantage of those
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The Jonestown Massacre Jahiii Parks Civil Rights/Black Power Prof. Raquel M. Bennett December 19‚ 2012 The Peoples Temple which was founded by Jim Jones‚ was a racially integrated church that focused on helping people in need. Jones originally established the Peoples Temple in Indianapolis‚ Indiana‚ but then moved it to Redwood Valley‚ California in 1966. Jones had a vision of a communist community‚ one in which everyone lived together in harmony and worked for the common good. He was able
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A cult is defined as “a psychological manipulation [people] describe as brainwashing‚ thought reform. or coercive persuasion‚ which is exercised by leaders who are so powerful as to be literally irresistible” ( Cults). A cult is a group of people who intend to do good in society but shown by Jonestown and Heaven’s gate are detrimental to society by systematically stripping people of their ability to think critically. Jonestown was a cult consisting of more than 900 member and leader Jim Jones. On
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