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unjust. He promised a utopia to his followers. Jim used religion to convince others of his beliefs. The Temple donated to charity and opened care facilities for the homeless. He also made people believe that he was the second coming. Jones started receiving negative media attention, allegedly being involved in financial fraud as well as child abuse and he started becoming paranoid that US authorities would capture him. He wanted to create a classless and non-racial society. Thus he decided to move his following to Guyana, South America. The People's Temple preached against racism. They also aimed to help the poor, disadvantaged and racial minorities. They were affiliated with Disciples of Christ ministry. The majority of their members were African American. Jones believed in the salvific power of socialism, and they followed traditional Christianity. In 1977 it was believed that there were at least 20 000 members and 2 000 of them were willing to go to Guyana. Guyana was ideal as it had a large black population and a socialist government, and it was the only country in South America with English as the official language. In 1973, Jones leased land from the Guyanese government and cleared it of vegetation. In 1974, a group of 50 of Jones' followers had moved to the colony. By 1977, over 1 000 Temple members occupied Jonestown. People worked long hours in the fields, and were harshly punished if Jones' authority was questioned. There were armed guards patrolling the…

On November 19, 1978, the nation and the world woke to the news of the tragedy of Jonestown, learning of the carnage of the suicide and murder of over 900 people in the jungle of Guyana. What happened has been painstakingly studied however the how and the why continue to be the subject of discussion more than thirty years later. The death tapes captured much of what transpired on November 18, 1978. Jones was heard to say,” “Die with a degree of dignity. Lay down your life with dignity; don’t lay…

Jonestown Massacre is considered as one of the most horifying tragerdies in American History. Jim Jones moved his temple to Guyana after his church in San Francisco was accused of financial fraud, physical abuse of its members and mistreatment of children. When Ryan, the inestigating officer arriven in Jonestown, several Jonestown residents approached him and asked him for passage out of Guyana. A distressed Jones commanded everyone to gather in the main pavillion. The members of the temple…

The History of the Jonestown Massacre Many different cults have existed for many years. Some cults are peaceful while other cults can be violent and intense. One cult that ended in severity was the Peoples Temple based in Jonestown, Guyana. This particular cult was led by a man named Jim Jones. Jones had strong views on equality and wanted to create a place where people of all ages, races, and sexual orientations could live together in peace, therefore he started the Peoples Temple. The…

This paper is my reaction to the “Jonestown Cult Suicides - The True Story – Documentary” that published on YouTube May 21, 2014 and narrated by Paul McGann. It tells a story of a preacher named Jim Jones that created and lead a cult; Peoples Temple, in the late 1970’s. Ex-members of Jones’s congregation incriminated him of physical and sexual abuse, mind control, and coerced drugging. Jones and his members were the object of media frenzy. His church, the members, and his family of over 900…

(Chidester). Jones also stood strong on his religious and people beliefs. He was an atheist and followed Marxist beliefs which claimed that love was the true genuine God – and that love was socialism. Jones criticized Christians and other religions for their belief in a singular god figure and instead encouraged his followers to look to him for someone to act as a God figure (Chidester.) Besides religion, Jones fought for the rights of blacks and women in his early life and even believed the…

increasing his discipline and dedication that he required from members. Behind the public eye he progressively pushed himself upon his followers and shaped himself as their father figure and had a Messiah like presence. He never ordered his followers to do anything, but he did have staff strongly suggest to do tasks because it would please “father”. “Within the Temple,Jones demanded absolute loyalty, enforced a taxing regimen, and delivered sermons forecasting nuclear holocaust and an…

to conduct my paper on the state of Guyana. Guyana is a small Country in South America. Bounded on the north by the Atlantic Ocean, on the east by Suriname, on the northwest by Venezuela, and on the south and southwest by Brazil. The capitol city of Guyana is Georgetown. Guyana is the only English-speaking country in South America. This paper will tell the culture, habitation, people, the world they live in, at the end of this paper you will have a clear understanding to the state of…

He did drug rehabilitation, free dining hall,legal aid services, and medical programs.To show if you come join the drug rehabilitation you will be better if you follow him.He promised them paradise if they move to Guyana.He promised if they move to Guyana they build a socialist…

The event took place in the nation of Guyana, South America, forming a settlement named Jonestown. Jones founded Peoples temple in the 1950s then relocated his congregation to California in the 1960s. After experiencing negative media he moved around 1,000 Peoples temple members to the Guyanese jungle, where he promised they would establish utopian community. Since it was meant to be a utopia, everyone was expecting to go perfectly, but there were issues surfacing. There wasn’t enough cabins to…