Soledad O'brian is on air, which is a repeat, but eveytime

[murielm99]

8. I am sorry.

I have read "Raven: the Untold Story of Jim Jones and His People."

There is also a good website with pictures and information about all those killed.

I lost a friend there. She was only thirty years old. She got caught up in his cult when he was still in Indiana.

It is as much the fault of our government and law enforcement for not seeing the danger of this group. It also reflects poorly on his religious denomination for not doing better background checks and not requiring more education of their pastors before ordination. They are a small, but legitimate non-cultish church.

I don't believe all religion is evil. But the signs were there in Jim Jones early on. The United Methodist Church refused to allow him to attend their seminary because he did not pass their psychological tests.

Your country is not to blame for him.