Founded by Marshall Applewhite and Bonnie Nettles, or was that 'Guinea' and 'Pig' or 'Bo' and 'Peep' or maybe 'Ti' and 'Do?' Nevertheless, 'The Two' had a revolutionary idea that they were in fact the witnesses from the Book of Revelation. 'The Two' in fact were responsible for the deaths of 38 people in 1997 through a mass suicide.
The 'Heavens Gate' as it ended up being called, after many inspiring names such as the Anonymous Sexaholic Celibate Church and then the Human Individual Metamorphosis (HIM) formed in the mid-seventies after the couple met at a hospital. They went on to hold around 130 meetings in America and Canada and eventually gathered almost forty followers.
The main beliefs of the group were that of extra-terrestrial contact. The group, still closely connected to Jesus, believed that he was taken to Heaven via a spaceship. The beliefs of 'Ti' and 'Do' were that they and their members would gain entry into the Kingdom Of Heaven via a spaceship too!
There were certain restrictions on being a 'Heavens Gate' member and apart from from the obvious like no alcohol or drugs, the members were required to keep detached from the outside world. Therefore they were not permitted to keep in touch with family or friends and were disallowed to read newspapers or watch television. Another requirement was to change their names; interestingly to something ending in 'ody.'
It seemed, however, that the most important sacrifice that the members had to make was that of their lives.
So guys, what was so great about this group? Was it purely the belief of spaceships and extra-terrestrial life or did these people just want to be guided into Heaven? Where did theses followers come from and what does the survivor say about his life with Heavens Gate?
What about Applewhites final offer?
The Evolutionary Level Above Humans - TELAH
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