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them and they will cut off cattle's ears. I will command them and
they will change God's creation." Anyone who takes the Devil as
his protector in place of God has clearly lost everything. (Qur'an, 4:
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We have already discussed in earlier chapters the existence in a
number of countries of the world, and especially the United States, of
superstitious cults that adhere to deviant belief-systems, and how such
groups engage in acts of terror. These mystical groups destroy the
order of society, encourage nations towards violence, and lead to
killings and even suicides. Some of the best-known of these are: David
Koresh and his followers who committed mass suicide, the Heaven's
Gate cult who did the same, and the Aum Shinrikyo cult who harmed
hundreds of people by releasing poison gas into the Japanese under-
ground transit system.
In addition to these, however, every day in America are attacks
perpetrated by unknown groups as well as mass suicide. The worst
mass suicide so far was that of "The People's Temple" cult.
Established at the end of the 1970s, under the leadership of Jim
Jones, this cult lived isolated from the rest of the world in a forest area
in Southern America. Following a number of complaints, in 1978, US
Congressman Leo Ryan visited the Jonestown area on a fact-finding
mission. As Ryan was leaving Jonestown, 18 temple members who
wanted to leave the cult tried to accompany him, at which point vio-
lence erupted. Cult members opened fire on those who attempted to
leave it. Congressman Ryan, three journalists, and one of the departing
members were killed. Eleven people were injured. A few hours after