Heaven's Gate

Two of the last Heaven’s Gate followers “Telah” and “we” keep the Heaven’s Gate website online and promptly respond to any questions through email. March 23, 1997 was when the mass suicide known as Heaven’s Gate occurred in Rancho Santa Fe community of San Diego, California. Thirty-nine members were found dead neatly in bunk beds wearing Nike shoes, black sweat pants, and covered with a purple cloth. The cult started in 1997, when founders Marshall Applewhite, and Bonnie Nettles became “the Two”

Heaven’s Gate Heaven’s Gate was an apocalyptic cult that believed that their only way to be savoured was to commit mass suicide. The group was formed in the early 1970’s and ended on the 26th of March 1997. It was believed that the group were trying to leave earth by boarding an alien ship (ufo) that was following the comet Hale- Bopp because the earth was going to be “wiped clean, renewed, refurbished, and rejuvenated” (recycled). They committed suicide because they believed that their body was

they do so they will join. There are somewhere around 3,000 to 5,000 of these cults throughout the United States, but only 75 to 100 are documented (Study Resources). The most commonly known cults are Reverend Jim Jones and the Peoples Temple, Heavens Gate, and Charles Manson and the Family; these cults were able to drag people in and

The Heaven’s Gate is a cult which believes that aliens would escort members of the group to the “Kingdom of Heaven”. Christianity is a monotheistic religion based on the life, teachings and miracles of Jesus. The Heaven’s Gate and Christianity will be compared through their history, contributions and ideas to world thought, the 9 aspects and how they attempt to change the current thinking/understanding of God and religion in the world today. A key characteristic of a cult is that there is a leader/figure

On March 26, 1997, in what has become known as one of the most noteworthy mass suicides in history, thirty-nine men and women affiliated with the Heavens Gate cult took their own lives by ingesting a combination of Phenobarbitals mixed with applesauce and alcohol. Each was dressed all in black, their faces covered by a purple shroud. Those who wore glasses had them neatly folded next to their body, and all had identification papers for the authorities to find. The house was immaculate, tidier even

In 1974 there was a cult that started called Heaven’s Gate, by Marshall Applewhite (1931-1997) and Bonnie Nettles (1927-1997). Their cult was considered to be an UFO religious Millenarian Group located in San Diego, California. In 1972 Marshall met Bonnie discovering that she shared a common interest with  Applewhite in theosophy and biblical prophecy. The two soon became great friends shortly after finding this commons interest. By June of 1984 they both decided that they were chosen to fulfill

It’s me, Charlotte. I think the weirdest thing I have ever heard about happened today. I believe that it is called the “Heaven’s Gate” Mass Suicides but whatever it is, it is super creepy. Apparently, police found thirty-nine men dead at a rental home in Rancho Santa Fe. The person who rented it out thought it was for a religious group, but nobody could find evidence to prove it. The estate looks really expensive too - from ten to twenty thousand a month (“39”)! The news said that all of the men

However, in reality, the majority of cults do not involve these things and are in fact simply a religious system with alternate beliefs. The word though refers to an unorthodox sect whose members distort the original doctrines of the religion. Heaven’s Gate is a cult that is centred in California, founded by Marshall Herff Applewhite and Bonnie Nettles in 1993. They are a UFO based ‘destructive doomsday’ cult who believed that evil space aliens called ‘Luciferians’ had kept

Baughan left a little while later. Bobby Lee Hollis participated in 1964 and assumed control over the lead spot. Soon thereafter, Andrew Thrasher left and Jimmy Lewis joined the gathering. Bobby Hendricks returned, making the gathering a quintet for a brief span, before Lewis' flight. Andrew Thrasher returned, supplanting Hollis. Hollis and Baughan were occasionally with the gathering through the 1960s. Starting at 1968, the gathering comprised of Pinkney, Gerhart Thrasher, Hollis, and Hendricks

Heaven’s Gate and the Infringement of Religious Freedoms Introduction How much religious freedom do we want? The United States Constitution guarantees religious freedom to all citizens. However, since the establishment of this freedom, there have been continuous debates and modifications. Despite this independence, there have been times when the government felt it necessary to infringe upon religious freedom for various reasons. The question is, at which point it is okay for the government to