Is it possible that the Rabbi Washington, of the House of Israel brought about the murder of Jim Jones....note the same charges against Jones, as was brought against David Koresh....child abuse, etc., etc., etec. Seems strange these two were next door neighbors; regardless, when Rabbi Washington returned to America some years later he was picked up on old murder charge - Mark Lane of course, escaped through the jungle......to write another book. Why has this Washington been given what seems to be special treatment? Saba Guyana Cults The House of Israel was established by an American fugitive, David Hill, also known as Rabbi Edward Washington, who arrived in Guyana in 1972. The cult had no ties to traditional Jewish religion but was a black supremacist movement. In the 1970s, the group claimed a membership of 8,000. The House of Israel had a daily radio program in which it preached that Africans were the original Hebrews and needed to prepare for a racial war. Opponents of the government claimed that the House of Israel constituted a private army for Guyana's ruling party, the People's National Congress (PNC). During an anti-government demonstration, a House of Israel member murdered a Roman Catholic priest because he was on the staff of a religious opposition newspaper, the Catholic Standard. The House of Israel also engaged in strikebreaking activities and disruptions of public meetings. Critics of the government alleged that House of Israel members acted with impunity during the government of Linden Forbes Burnham. However, under Hugh Desmond Hoyte, Burnham's successor, Rabbi Washington and key associates were arrested on a long-standing manslaughter charge and imprisoned. Guyana acquired international notoriety in 1978 following a mass murder-suicide at the commune of the People's Temple of Christ, which had been led by the Reverend Jim Jones, of Oakland, California. In 1974 the People's Temple, a utopian commune, leased a tract of land near Port Kaituma in western Guyana to escape from mounting scrutiny of the group by California authorities. The government welcomed the People's Temple in part because of its interest in populating the interior of the country, especially the area claimed by Venezuela, where Jonestown was situated. Members of the People's Temple also became close to PNC leaders, and the group was allowed to function without interference from the government. (Saba Note: of what strategic importance was Guyana? To bring the Rabbi Washington in - a murderer as a next door neighbor? ) Allegations of atrocities by commune leaders and charges that the commune was holding people against their will led a United States congressman, Leo Ryan, to go to Jonestown to investigate the allegations of abuse. Fearing that Congressman Ryan's report on the commune would bring unwanted publicity and restrictions on his operations, Jones had the congressman shot as he was boarding an airplane to return to Georgetown. The United States immediately asked Guyana to send in its army. Before the army could reach Jonestown, however, Jones coerced and cajoled over 900 members of the commune to commit murder and suicide. (Saba Note: Who murdered Jim Jones and were members of Halle Bopp Heaven's Gate Cult murdered - so many connections between these murders from Waco to Halle Bopp, to Jonestown ......) Data as of January 1992 2000 Report on Religious Liberty in Guyana Guyana: Index Religion in Society Religion an Politics Religious Organizations Christianity Hinduism Islam Obeah and Amerindian Practices Cults Guyana: Country Facts Religion Around the World: Main Page Source: Library of Congress Country Studies Get weekly updates about what's new on the site and news from around the world: Subscribe to the Agnosticism/Atheism Newsletter Name Email Recent Discussions Agnosticism/Atheism Join these forum conversations Republican Party Coffers Here's some brain pollution Proof that there is no God Six Feet Under? Did Rep. Gary Condit kill Sandra Leavy? Recent Discussions Science & Religion: In Conflict? Join these forum conversations Gödel's incompleteness theorem SHROUD QUESTION Kansans Electing Board of Education Intelligent design does not compute Enemies of Science & Knowledge United States Supreme Court Decisions on Religious Liberty Archived Articles: by topic & by date Make your opinions be heard on the Bulletin Board or Chat Room! There are 8 people chatting now...Join them!
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