Jones and the Cult
Last night, after returning to my charming living quarters, I turned on A&E to watch Biography, catching that evenings episode about Jim Jones.
You remember Jim Jones, the whacked up preacher that didn't believe in God who somehow convinced 900 people to kill themselves after convincing them to move to some colony in South America in 1977.
Towards the end of the documentary, one of his friends said that she hoped his final days didn't overshadow "the good work he did," such as working with the poor and attempting to improve race relations.
UMMMMM. Hello? Anyone there?
This crackpot somehow convinced 900 people to meet their maker (who Jones actually claimed to be) and sat idly by as 300 children were killed at the compound. The 600 adults is one thing, they made their own, convoluted choice-- but the children is an unforgivable, evil thing.
Bottom line, there IS no good. You can't help to kill innocents and have any good attached to your name.
900 people, gone.
But he did a lot of good work, right?
It's comments like that that make me wonder about the human race.As if Jim Jones hadn't made us wonder enough already.

UPDATE
Oh, and he assassinated a congressman. Great guy though.