Saving The Children by Killing Them: Redemptive Sacrifice in the Ideologies of Jim Jones and Ronald Reagan
It became necessary to destroy the town in order to save it. U.S. Army officer, after the destruction of Ben Tre, Vietnam, 1968 I ‘d rather see them lay like that than to see them have to die like the Jews did. Resident of Jonestown, Guyana I would rather see my little girls die now, still believing...
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| Language: | English |
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Cambridge University Press
1991
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Religion and American culture
Year: 1991, Volume: 1, Issue: 2, Pages: 177-201 |
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| Summary: | It became necessary to destroy the town in order to save it. U.S. Army officer, after the destruction of Ben Tre, Vietnam, 1968 I ‘d rather see them lay like that than to see them have to die like the Jews did. Resident of Jonestown, Guyana I would rather see my little girls die now, still believing in God, than have them grow up under communism and one day die no longer believing in God. Resident of California, USA We win when we go down. Jim Jones Win one for the Gipper. Ronald Reagan |
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| ISSN: | 1533-8568 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Religion and American culture
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1525/rac.1991.1.2.03a00030 |