JUNE 8 "TRUTH OR NOT?"

Societies and Cultures rise and fall based on how dear the hold to what “God has established as truth”.

If we reject the truth, we will fall for one lie or another; Heaven’s Gate is the extreme, but yet still true story.

Heaven's Gate was the name of a bizarre cult of internet web designers who believed they could ride a spaceship behind Haley's comet if they all killed themselves simultaneously.

Thirty-eight cult members, plus Applewhite, the cult's leader, were found dead in a rented mansion in the upscale San Diego community of Rancho Santa Fe, California, on March 26, 1997. The mass death of the Heaven's Gate group is one of the most widely-known examples of cult suicide.


In preparing to kill themselves, members of the cult drank citrus juices to ritually cleanse their bodies of impurities. The suicide was accomplished by ingestion of phenobarbital mixed with vodka, along with plastic bags secured around their heads to induce asphyxiation. They were found lying neatly in their own bunk beds, with their faces and torsos covered by a square, purple cloth. Each member carried five dollar bills and a few quarters in their wallets. All 39 were dressed in identical black shirts and sweat pants, brand new black-and-white Nike tennis shoes, and armband patches reading "Heaven's gate away team". The suicides were conducted in shifts, and the remaining members of the cult cleaned up after each prior group's death.

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