In today’s Back Story, staff writer John Wilkens discusses how two decades of academic study and debate are reshaping our understanding of the group.
Q; How big of a deal was Heaven’s Gate?
A: Before the bodies were discovered, not big at all. The group had drawn some media attention in its early days, but then went underground and was known mostly by cult watchers. That was a source of frustration to them, and may have contributed to their final exit. The name itself, Heaven’s Gate, was a fairly recent development.
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| March 26 is the 20th anniversary of a grisly discovery in Rancho Santa Fe: the corpses of 39 members of a religious group called Heaven’s Gate. They committed suicide believing their souls would travel on a UFO to new bodies in a better world. | By John WilkensJohn Wilkens www.sandiegouniontribune.com 3-18-17 |
In today’s Back Story, staff writer John Wilkens discusses how two decades of academic study and debate are reshaping our understanding of the group.
Q; How big of a deal was Heaven’s Gate?
A: Before the bodies were discovered, not big at all. The group had drawn some media attention in its early days, but then went underground and was known mostly by cult watchers. That was a source of frustration to them, and may have contributed to their final exit. The name itself, Heaven’s Gate, was a fairly recent development.
[...]
Continue Reading ►
See Also:
UFO Death Cult
Heaven’s Gate UFO Cult & Comet Hale-Bopp Twenty Years Later
UFO Suicide Cult Member Buried in ABQ
REPORT YOUR UFO EXPERIENCE