Heavens Gate suicides remembered

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Heaven's Gate member Rio DiAngelo talks to CNN's Dan Simon about discovering the scene of the 1997 mass suicide. • What the rise of this '70s cult says about American culture • By Ben Zeller, Lake Forest College • (CNN) - Heaven's Gate -- also known as the UFO cult -- burst into American consciousness more than 20 years ago when, on March 26, 1997, law enforcement discovered 39 decomposing bodies in a San Diego, California mansion. • Each detail that emerged from the scene stunned a rapt public: Adherents had died by suicide in waves on March 22 and 23; they lay under purple shrouds, with five-dollar bills and rolls of quarters in their pockets; all wore simple dark uniforms and Nike tennis shoes. • Bizarre as these details may seem, if you actually look at the group's beliefs and history, Heaven's Gate has far more in common with American culture than you might expect. • In my book on Heaven's Gate, I argue that the group drew from broad trends in American culture -- religiosity, apocalyptic thinking and an interest in fusing science and religion. • But one theme has become even more evident since I wrote the book. The group's embrace of conspiratorial thinking reflects a culture of conspiracy that has long existed in the margins of society -- and has re-emerged at the center of American life. • Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/03/us/hea...

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