Why did the people designate People’s Temple as a sect only after the collective suicide (1978)?

In 1978 (almost) all members of People’s Temple were killed by being administered cyanide under the direction of Jim Jones.

Why did people only consider People’s Temple a cult after this collective suicide?

Asker: Nena, 14 years old

Answer

In many situations people only realize afterwards that something has gone wrong. eg. the rise of Nazism…. Sometimes there are people who say that a certain evolution is wrong, but the problem is to convince several people of that…. Are you sure that before that nobody really pointed to the fact that it is here is it a cult? Or that it was a violent cult?

Answered by

Master Philosophy Herman Lodewyckx

ethics in general; engineering ethics, Philosophy general; African Philosophy

Why did the people designate People’s Temple as a sect only after the collective suicide (1978)?

Catholic University of Vives
Doorniksesteenweg 145 8500 Kortrijk
http://www.vives.be

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