I don\u2019t like Jim Jones. He was primarily responsible for the death of my cousins, Ronnie and Nancy Sines.<\/p>\n
Do I want his name on the memorial? I may not like it being there, but it probably should be. I don\u2019t have to read it if it will make me upset. All I know is that the names of Ronnie and Nancy are on that memorial. That\u2019s all I care about.<\/p>\n
My cousins were loyal followers of Jim Jones. Did they drink the poison willingly? I will never know. But they were loyal followers, and they \u2013 along with all the others \u2013 are somewhat responsible for what happened that day.<\/p>\n
I think of Jim Jones Jr. and his surviving siblings. Jim Jones was their father. That is truly the bottom line.\u00a0Despite everything, he was their father. And they have as much right to see their dad\u2019s name on the memorial as I do to see my cousins\u2019 names.<\/p>\n
The Bible says, \u201cHonor thy father and thy mother\u201d in Eph. 6:1. It doesn\u2019t say anything about who they are or what they have done.<\/p>\n
This memorial is to remind us that on that day 918 people died. It was a horrible thing. This is to remind us and the world of those who died there. So it doesn\u2019t happen again.<\/p>\n