Yoshua
Well-Known Member
Hi Painful,It's still the ultimate symbol of mindless religious followers, drinking the poisoned Kool-Aid as directed by their charismatic leader, Jim Jones. And, btw, there were 304 that were 17 years of age and under. Were those that administered it to those minors any less evil than Jones himself? And they didn't even have God tell them to do it, just his "prophet".
My question is, if you found yourself to be watching a similar tragedy, what, specifically, could you say to try and convince at least some of them not to do it? What could be said to get through to any of them? And aren't there equally mentally lethal parallels between that and any "revealed" religion? Is fomenting cognitive surrender/suicide any less evil than its physical equivalent?
Absolutely those members were blinded about the true God that Mr. Jones is preaching. For me, I would share the truth of the Word of God, expose and refute the deceptive teachings of their leader. There are a lot of of cult churches and beliefs existing right now. If we will look at their foundation how they started the church, we would notice a founder, a leader who claimed he saw Christ, angel, disciples, a god speaking to him, a chose prophet, a revelation, Holy Spirit etc....They have their own doctrine or teachings that cannot be broken, and could not be questioned. Only the leader/founder has the right to choose and decide what is right for His church. Members should follow and obey their leaders, if not they will disfellowship, blackmailed, and threatened.
Thanks