…refuting the common assertion that Peoples Temple was somehow “a cult of assassins,” i.e., the mythical package of, “bizarre murder/suicide ritual,” complete with “Jim Jones ordered this, Jim Jones ordered…
…Jim Jones’s background. Were there any survivors from Jonestown? Prompt = What is the connection between the Jonestown massacre and the CIA? The Jonestown massacre, which occurred in 1978, has…
…Annual Jonestown Memorial Anniversary.“ Another read, “Remember the Innocent Children.” Yet another read, “Don’t honor Jim Jones, honor the children.” Denouncements of Jim Jones were frequent throughout the service. He…
…writing, but rather the quotes from Jim Jones. Early in the process of creating the presentation, Eli asked me to take the role of Jim Jones for his paired sermon…
…of audio clips from the death tape Jim Jones recorded. The idea was that Stephan felt some of the same things Jim Jones was saying: “I’m gonna lay down my…
…[50] See jonestownmemorial.com. [51] “Where are the Jonestown Dead Buried?” Alternative Considerations of Jonestown and Peoples Temple accessed 16 January 2021. Bibliography Alternative Considerations of Jonestown and Peoples Temple. Chidester,…
…2010). Simply put, without Jim Jones as the leader, the Temple constituencies would have broken apart. Jim Jones intentionally had a succession plan that was unclear, so that no alternate…
…Jim Jones, that his wife Marceline could not satisfy Jim’s sexual needs. The first thought that passed through my mind was, “Oh God, another Elmer Gantry.” Carolyn continued when Jim…
…—– Karen Layton note to Jim Jones, Spring 1978 BB-3-hh-1 To: Jim Fr: Karen [Layton] Thursday Terri Carter – I overheard Terri telling Debbie Blakey that there was a lot…
…merely “stepping into another world” (Jonestown Audiotape Primary Project, Q 042). Unlike Applewhite, however, Jones gave his followers no other choice. Where to from here? Jim Jones himself subscribed to…