Intense respect for this man. Speaks with passion and respect, yet obliterates his opposition.

"Before she killed herself, she cooked Tim a birthday cake"

In 1997 Marshall Applewhite convinced thirty-eight followers to commit suicide so that their souls could take a ride on a spaceship that they believed was hiding behind the comet carrying Jesus. Heaven's Gate members believed that the planet Earth was about to be recycled (wiped clean, renewed, refurbished and rejuvenated), and that the only chance to survive was to leave it immediately, obviously killing yourself is pretty efficient way to go about it. Authorities found the dead lying neatly in their own bunk beds, faces and torsos covered by a square, purple cloth. Each member carried a five dollar bill and three quarters in their pockets. I guess if they get hungry in space or something they could call into a shop. All 39 were dressed in identical black shirts and sweat pants, brand new black-and-white Nike Windrunner athletic shoes, and armband patches reading "Heaven's Gate Away Team"

The video above is the initiation video, more than certainly the same that the 39 devotee's watched before joining. People are pretty funny aren't they...

"Don't shrink from natures brutal perfection. Take Joy in it. Embrace it. Understand it and revel in it. Respect its strength, its wisdom, its brutality and all-encompassing power. The highest law has always been, and shall ever be, nature."