Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News Editorials & Other Articles General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

Non-Fiction

MountainLaurel

(10,271 posts)

3. This book is blowing my mind

Reply to matt819 (Original post)

Sat Jan 7, 2012, 07:13 PM

Jan 2012

In terms of what it has to say about the dangers of entangling church and state. Would so many public officials have turned their backs on the reports of violence and malfeasance at the People's Temple if the organization weren't so active in the community and politics? (I had never realized the tight link between Moscone and Jones.)

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

Recommendations

0 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):

3 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

One Thousand Lives [View all] matt819 Dec 2011 OP

I always found the Peoples Temple to have a rather... ellisonz Dec 2011 #1

I'm hoping to grab that at the library MountainLaurel Dec 2011 #2

This book is blowing my mind MountainLaurel Jan 2012 #3