One of the many cults that was founded in the twentieth century, the Peoples Temple is an example of a cult that started out for good reasons and then ended in disaster. Jim Jones established the Peoples Temple in 1955. It was a period in which Americans were afraid of a nuclear war with the Soviet Union. Jones was able to provide his people with a sense of security. At first it was like a normal Christian based religion. The church provided for those in need. The Peoples Temple church “opened a soup kitchen, an orphanage, and provided services for the disabled” (The Psychological Massacre: Jim Jones and Peoples Temple: An Investigation). These acts are overlooked now, because Jones led his followers in the wrong direction. He had always had this idea of a Utopia society where everyone was equal no matter your background. To those
One of the many cults that was founded in the twentieth century, the Peoples Temple is an example of a cult that started out for good reasons and then ended in disaster. Jim Jones established the Peoples Temple in 1955. It was a period in which Americans were afraid of a nuclear war with the Soviet Union. Jones was able to provide his people with a sense of security. At first it was like a normal Christian based religion. The church provided for those in need. The Peoples Temple church “opened a soup kitchen, an orphanage, and provided services for the disabled” (The Psychological Massacre: Jim Jones and Peoples Temple: An Investigation). These acts are overlooked now, because Jones led his followers in the wrong direction. He had always had this idea of a Utopia society where everyone was equal no matter your background. To those