Jim Jones was involved in various churches from an early age, but his messianic fever eventually led to the death of over 900 church members – People Magazine Investigates: Cults investigates this shocking case. Jones founded the People’s Temple in the late 1950s and the community’s goals were to help others with Jones himself becoming a notable figure in promoting racial equality and human rights, something that drew him to the attention of the authorities. By the 1970s the People’s Temple had grown in popularity and had some political support. Their decision in 1977 to leave the USA and setup in Guyana […]
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