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    The Jonestown massacre is one of the most notorious mass suicides in history. More than 900 people died there. The quasi-socialist spiritual utopia turned hell on earth was founded by the Reverend Jim Jones. Stephan Jones, son to Reverend Jim Jones, talks about religion, drug addiction, and even wanting to murder his father. Stephan Jones did not take part in the suicide as he was away, playing basketball with the People's Temple Basketball team.



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  • MorbidReligion

    Props to him for retaining a positive outlook on life, and I have high hopes he is a good role model for his child :)
    Friday 13 January 2012 21:51:35
  • extremlybored45

    dude he was soo hott when he was 19!!!
    Monday 02 January 2012 02:57:04
  • mark1138

    Strombo gets the interviews most important to humanity
    Saturday 17 December 2011 14:49:03
  • skurys

    "... and I believe in an all powerful and loving god" And it continues.... ah yes it was the DRUGS eh, the paranioa eh? If you can rationalize belief in a man in the sky, you can rationalize murder for a perceived 'greater good'.
    Sunday 11 December 2011 22:06:27
  • Thetrutv

    @pyllodotcom True!
    Sunday 04 December 2011 08:16:42
  • pyllodotcom

    @Thetrutv even the names are quite similar: Stephan Jones: Steve Jobs
    Sunday 04 December 2011 03:41:11
  • jassy3675

    @wbgoaf What's wrong with you?
    Tuesday 22 November 2011 19:57:03
  • erickamedley

    After listening to the FBI tapes and hearing Stephan Jones berate and beat some of the people at the meetings, it made me realize Stephan was just as evil as his dad. Listen to the tapes, Listen to him beating those poor people
    Sunday 20 November 2011 14:46:35
  • Neurolanis

    @Floodlezoot I already explained why he's a creep above. No sense in repeating myself.
    Saturday 19 November 2011 16:18:06
  • Floodlezoot

    @Neurolanis Well he is a surprisingly normal guy for a guy whose whole social circle died in a massacre/suicide. He doesn't give off a totally crazy vibe, and herejects his father for the most part. We aren't obligated to hate a victim of Jonestown, just becuase he is gentically related to Jim Jones.
    Saturday 19 November 2011 14:12:17
  • Neurolanis

    @Floodlezoot You don't get what I was saying. I wasn't complaining about him, I was remarking at all the positive feedback he's been getting.
    Saturday 19 November 2011 12:34:13
  • Floodlezoot

    @Neurolanis What exactly is he supposed to say, Neurolanis. What should he have said in 14 minutes that would satisfy you, in bullet points? Would it be: 1. I'm so sorry. 2. Those people died. 3. It's terrible that they died. 4. I hate my dad 30 years after his death. 5. There can be no more poetry after Jonestown. 6. I should be in jail. 7. Nothing has ever been good about my life since Jonestown. 8. Sorry to all the people my close relative killed. 9. Sorry. 10. my bad
    Saturday 19 November 2011 03:32:21
  • Floodlezoot

    1:36. Stupid George says the guy handed Jim Jones the note, then the next day at the landing strip the attack happened. WRONG. The attack happened a couple hours after the NBC reporter handed him the note. It was practically immediately. Come on, George. Get your shit together.
    Saturday 19 November 2011 03:13:01
  • lisakn27

    I really do think Stephan had another dream other than his fathers. I think Stephan wanted Jonestown to work for good and not for evil. Too bad he wasn't in control instead of Jim Jones. He should have let him drown when he had the chance. I bet he regrets pulling the devil himself out of that swamp.
    Thursday 17 November 2011 12:18:31
  • MayonR

    @Thetrutv Ha ha didn't see it at first but the side view looked like Steve Jobs. At least the sickly Jobs. But Stephen is just skinny.
    Friday 11 November 2011 03:23:38
  • blue2765

    I went to junior high and high school with Stephan. He as on the the high school basketball team and was a great player. Some of us knew about the peoples temple, they were in Redwood Valley CA but I dont think none of us saw this. I took off after high school but as I got older, I wondered what happened to some of my class mates. I heard about Jonestown but did not know if Stephan was there. It just reminds me to embrace what I have and the moments.
    Saturday 05 November 2011 20:24:59
  • wbgoaf

    I believe in Jim Jones.
    Sunday 30 October 2011 03:27:02
  • Neurolanis

    @thepostnihilist I take it that you know him personally, by the way you're defending him. I didn't come here to criticize him, I came here to hear what he had to say. I disliked what he had to say and was disturbed by all the positive responses to what he said, despite some pretty messed up things that he said. And with your "people who fear death..." thing..you sound like you're applying this to me. I don't have to fear death to feel sorry for what happened to those people. Peace.
    Saturday 29 October 2011 19:44:01
  • thepostnihilist

    @Neurolanis People who fear death & can't move on are puzzled when they see people acting in an unfamiliar way when discussing sad topics. They can't understand the concept of "going through hell" & having a calm wisdom about it. You came into this criticizing him, when he is just being honest about who he is, what he's gone through & how he has grown as a person despite his bad upbringing. But you don't value honesty, you find something wrong with it. You win. Discussion over.
    Saturday 29 October 2011 14:37:24
  • Neurolanis

    @Neurolanis Also, I remarked that he is good at winning over a crowd, but this doesn't necessarily mean he does so dishonestly. I have no doubt that in his own mind he's a good person. I wasn't questioning his honesty, just his mental health and mindset. His words indicate a lack of compassion and understanding about what happened, even though he was there through it all.
    Saturday 29 October 2011 12:21:46
  • Neurolanis

    @thepostnihilist Oh, so now what you are saying here has changed. Your argument is no longer that people are just glad that he's not a murdering cult leader like his dad, but instead that he's a swell guy to begin with. As I stated in my first comment, he "isn't bothered about going back to Jonestown, forgives his dad, says it could have been anyone's fault." I think that you're the one not thinking about what you're saying.
    Saturday 29 October 2011 12:21:27
  • thepostnihilist

    @Neurolanis I simply think your analysis of him is wrong. Your first comment was to criticize him. Stephan's honesty - by saying that he shares some of his father's bad traits - was used by you to say "See, he is as bad as his father." I just think it was uncalled for and not thought out.
    Friday 28 October 2011 22:49:05
  • Neurolanis

    @thepostnihilist I just don't understand the praise...he's NOT a murdering cult leader, yay! WTF? NO ONE should be. Being his father's son excuses nothing. I don't mean to sound rude, I just really don't understand it. Moving on..
    Friday 28 October 2011 11:10:52
  • humanbeing524

    It began beautifully and ended tragically. Stephan is a beautiful man - full of his father's ideal and promise before he got corrupted by drugs and paranoia. Stop judging Stephan - he is good and kind. He lost his father, his mother, his whole family...and he our resource to what happened. Stephan is VERY useful to society and the world...
    Thursday 27 October 2011 23:46:00
  • thepostnihilist

    @Neurolanis He is guilty for being his father's son. What else do you want him to do? He admits that he is very similar to his father, but he had good people around him who prevented him from going the route of his father. Good for him. He could have become his father.
    Thursday 27 October 2011 23:37:00
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