Slavery of Faith

10 Jul

I came across this interview from one of the many podcasts that I sub to. It’s the story of Leslie Wagner-Wilson and her time and escape from The Peoples Temple, Jim Jones and Guyana. This lady touched me so deeply with her story I had to post this here so that more could hear this incredible life changing and life affirming slice of inhumanity. I won’t say much more, but please find time to listen to this interview and I bet MY life you won’t be sorry.

YOU CAN FIND THE INTERVIEW HERE.

12 Responses to “Slavery of Faith”

sepultura13 July 11, 2015 at 10:10 AM #

She is definitely one of the fortunate few to have escaped that cult. Her strength and courage cannot be denied.

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bvsmith July 11, 2015 at 12:26 PM #

Thank you!

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- hunglikejesus July 11, 2015 at 12:30 PM #
  
  LOL!!! For what?
  
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Kushite Prince July 11, 2015 at 1:51 PM #

Thank for this post HLJ. I’ve never heard this story before. I will have to get that book. And thanks for the podcast link as well.

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- stuartbramhall July 11, 2015 at 8:26 PM #
  
  Thanks for sharing, I had a client in the 1990s who was duped into joining Jim Jones’s temple but managed to escape before he took them to Jonestown.
  
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  - Kushite Prince July 11, 2015 at 8:42 PM #
    
    Really? They were very fortunate!
    
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  - hunglikejesus July 12, 2015 at 5:51 AM #
    
    I remember when this story broke though I was very young. The photos of all the dead women, men and children have haunted me since then. I knew the story had to be wrong – people lining up to drink poison didn’t sound human to me. And I do believe this is where the term “drinking the kool-aid” came from. Those people had to forced in some kinds of way and it was also said that Jones has a double and that a lot of those people were found to have gunshots in the back. Which is what they would have had to do me.
    
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    - stuartbramhall July 12, 2015 at 7:04 PM #
      
      I have always been impressed by John Judge’s research into links between the CIA and Jonestown: http://www.ratical.org/ratville/JFK/JohnJudge/Jonestown.html
      
      Judge believed it was some kind of experimental slave colony where they also sent children of the Wall Street political elite who refused to get with the program.
      
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      - hunglikejesus July 12, 2015 at 7:06 PM #
        
        Thank you I’ll be checking this out. Thank you though it does make my skin crawl.
        
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Mary Burrell June 12, 2016 at 8:31 PM #

@hunglikejesus:Hello didn’t know you were still blogging.

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- hunglikejesus June 12, 2016 at 8:35 PM #
  
  HEY MS. MARY!!!! How are you sweetie?
  
  I’m not blogging on this site much anymore though I still write but mostly just as a therapy.
  
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Leslie Wagner Wilson December 26, 2017 at 3:01 PM #

Thank you for your beautiful words and your support. I just happened upon this as I am attempting to become more organized next year… Bless you. Much love, Leslie Wagner Wilson

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