An Interview with Don Beck

…is an M.I.T. graduate, and was born in Florida. His father was an airline pilot, and he spent his childhood on both the east and west coast. His grandparents (on…

Affidavit of Deborah Layton Blakey

…Lenin, Jesus Christ, or one of a variety of other religious or political figures. He claimed that he had divine powers and could heal the sick. He stated that he…

Jonestown: Catalyst for Social Change

…sensitive account. She wrote a high-quality follow-up story on the first anniversary as well. The Daily Facts also published an understanding editorial on December 4, 1978 entitled “Father Pays Tribute.”…

Q1059-3 Transcript

…grandfather die that way, but not you. Not you. ‘Cause I’ve got the power I didn’t have when my grandfather died. I quit prayin’ and I started being God. Hands…

Q242 Transcript

…this. They don’t like (unintelligible phrase). (unintelligible word) fucker’s immortal. They’re in— They’re eternally immortal. They come out of the divine mother virgin Mary, their daddy didn’t have anything to…

A Jonestown Trilogy

…to believe that God was absent. Knowing that God is found in times of death, I’ve decided to seek the divine in the last words Jonestown ever heard. In these…

Articles, the jonestown report, 2010

…Like To Thank Father”: The central role of positive thinking and thankful testifying during the ritual meal of the Peace Mission and the final night of Peoples Temple “Ever Faithful”:…