ideas espoused by this group were socialism, Pentecostalism, and Communism. To attract more followers, Jones used rituals that supposedly healed people of their illnesses. It was a racially integrated church, which was very rare at the time. The church then set up multiple soup kitchens, fed and clothed the poor, and set up nursing homes. At face value, Jim Jones’ ideas were altruistic in nature and he attracted people with his “utopian view of what society could become.” (Rosenberg) However, despite…
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