Context? Those were the words of Marshall Applewhite (known as Do by his followers); the leader of the Heaven's Gate cult. From Wikip: The Heaven's Gate group was against suicide but they believed they had no choice but to leave Earth as quickly as possible. After claiming that a space craft was trailing the comet Hale-Bopp, Applewhite convinced 38 followers to commit suicide so that their souls could board the supposed craft. Applewhite believed that after their deaths, a UFO would take their souls to another "level of existence above human", which Applewhite described as being both physical and spiritual. This and other UFO-related beliefs held by the group have led some observers to characterize the group as a type of UFO religion.
I was doing some research on these guys and stumbled across this image of all of them post-suicide. Remember they were all wearing identical black outfits and those Terminator Nikes with the purple shrouds covering their faces? I remember I bought a pair of those after seeing the movie in 7th grade. That'd be cool if Do's prophecy were true. I would've gone and "Just Did It" with Do also.
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What a macabre posting. I'm sure your daughter would not want you to "Just Do It" as Do and his followers did...
I like your statement and rememberance of what is this weeks 13th anniversery of the Heaven's Gate earthly exit. I have written a memorial book for them titled, HEAVEN'S GATE A MEMORIAL Established 2009. It can be found on amazon or Barnes And Noble.com. If it sparks your intrest scope it out.
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