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Heaven's Gate was an American new religious movement known primarily for the mass suicides committed by its members in 1997. Commonly designated a cult , it was founded in 1974 and led by Marshall Applewhite (1931–1997) and Bonnie Nettles (1927–1985), known within the movement as Do and Ti.
Marshall Herff Applewhite Jr. (May 17, 1931 – March 26, 1997), also known as Do, [a] among other names, [b] was an American religious leader who founded and led the Heaven's Gate new religious movement (often described as a cult), and organized their mass suicide in 1997.
Many events passed in creation of the Heaven's Gate group and the formation of its core members, with Nettles continuing to act as the interpreter of signs and the mystic of the group. In 1983, she had to have an eye removed due to cancer, and her doctor informed her that the disease was already spreading through the rest of her body.
A former Heaven's Gate member is looking back on the time he spent with the cult 20 years after dozens of its members committed suicide together.. Read: Husband of 'Supermom' Jogger Speaks Out, as ...
Pages in category "Heaven's Gate (religious group)" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total. ... Heaven's Gate (podcast) Heaven's Gate: The Cult ...
Andrew Keegan, the "10 Things I Hate About You" and "Party of Five" actor, denies being a cult leader, but says he spent "tens of thousands of dollars" on a spiritual group called Full Circle.
Heaven's Gate happened to be a group with similar beliefs, in both cases believing that suicide would allow their souls to be transported into space. [66] [67] This led to initial suspicions of a connection, [68] [69] though police investigating the Heaven's Gate deaths refused to acknowledge these speculations. [70]
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