Drinking the Kool-Aid

Jim's connections with California's elite like Willie Brown, Jerry Brown, Jane Fonda, and Harvey Milk have been swept under the rug.

Jones was not a Christian. Jones derided traditional Christianity as "fly away religion", rejecting the Bible as being a tool to oppress women and non-whites. Jones claimed to be God, and no God beside him. He told his congregation "I am come as God Socialist." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Jones#:~:text=In%201951%2C%20the%2020%2Dyear,the%20Communist%20Party%20during%201952.

I had met a lady who survived and escaped his cult. She confirmed everything you just stated.

Dig deeper and it gets scarier. He combined Pentecostal preaching with Marxist ideas. His connections with mainstream politicians like Wille Brown, and Jerry Brown are undeniable. He did horrific things to his followers.