Jones, Jim
1931-1978 47 years
1931-1978 47 years
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American Christian priest, leader of People's Temple
born Indiana, US
famous for taking his congregation from San Fransicso to
Jonestown, Guyana, South America, where they
supposedly commited mass suicide or were murdered
(appox. 900 people) after being visited by US
Congressman Jim Ryan and an NBC TV crew, who were
also supposedly murdered by the People's Temple
security forces.
born Indiana, US
famous for taking his congregation from San Fransicso to
Jonestown, Guyana, South America, where they
supposedly commited mass suicide or were murdered
(appox. 900 people) after being visited by US
Congressman Jim Ryan and an NBC TV crew, who were
also supposedly murdered by the People's Temple
security forces.
| ...It is absolutely impossible. Even to think of it is absurd, because my whole philosophy of life is just the very opposite of Jim Jones’. What happened in Jonestown can happen anywhere in the world – but not here. One thing is completely forgotten: Jim Jones was a Christian priest. He was a reverend, and nobody has tried to discover the roots of his philosophy in Christianity – where they are! If he is related to anybody, he is related to Jesus, not to me. What happened was bound to happen; in fact, Jesus himself has a suicidal tendency... --Osho From Unconsciousness to Consciousness, ch. 7 |