History Of The Heaven's Gate

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There once was a religious belief named The Heaven’s Gate that centered its teaching in extraterrestrial being. It was founded in 1974 by a man named Marshall Applewhite and a woman named Bonnie Nettles. The Heaven’s gate claimed to be similar to Christianity and believe in the existence of God and Satan, but portray them as developed extraterrestrial being or evil space aliens. This alien cult believed that the Earth is in the process of "recycle" and the only way to survive was getting to heaven by ending their lives, which is exactly what the followers did. This religious belief is an example of a Christian heresy, similar to Raelism. Although Raelism claim to share similarities with Christianity, Raelism appeared to be completely different

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