This guy, at only 19 years old, lost almost everyone he grew up around at one time and had to endure the stigma of being Jim Jones son. It takes a strong person to survive that.
There is a warmth to this that reminds you the nightmare began with good people who wanted good things for each other and the world. You can hear the echoes of the beautiful times they shared before everything was lost. It's beautiful that they have reached a point when they can speak about it with less fear of judgement; focusing instead on the innocent lives taken and their potential removed from the world.
He's just like his father. He should talk about how he and his basketballteam were patrolling the outside of the hotel where the Concerned Relatives group was staying.
@@maximumpayne575 Yeah, I'm seeing strong and weird things going on here. He seems fascist with his ideas of food. He seems communistic with his daughters' names and a number of other things seem off. I guess he doesn't have full blown A.I.D.S. just an extremist with his diet?
The amount of guilt this man carried on his shoulders was unimaginable. I feel so bad for him because he cared so much. The humility he spoke with was amazing. God bless you brother and stay strong.
Remember and honour the lives of those wonderful people who worked so hard and lost their lives trying to make a better world for themselves and their families.
I’ve watched the Jonestown story several times; and Stephan you’re courageous for even revisiting those days. I applaud you for taking the time to speak out about the ordeal.
From that horrible day in 1978 through today, Stephan has been unequivocal in his condemnation of his father and his actions. I believe that his words here are sincere and that he has a lot of genuine love for his Temple “family”. I have read their stories, and there is not one word of blame from them for Stephan or for Jim Jr. It says something about Stephan’s character - even at age 19 - that he was perfectly willing to lie and confess to a crime he hadn’t committed (the murders of Sharon Amos and her children) to protect a weaker Temple member. I fully believe that had he been in Jonestown that day, he either would have made every effort to stop the slaughter, or would have been poisoned personally by his father as payback for his defiance. Stephan has traveled a difficult road and carved out a decent life for himself despite all he has endured. I have nothing but respect and admiration for him.
@@quatiec9987 I believe they do it every year. I would really like to meet Grace Stoen. She was very helpful in exposing Jim Jones. Unfortunately, her son perished in Jonestown.
That was GENUINE ------ You filled the dark hole with soulfulness!! There was madness in Jonestown.....but there too were beautiful,well meaning,God loving people that meant well!! You Rose out of the ruin of soul LESS.....God soul FILLED abandoned regathering...... to have children,find purpose and redirect the good/ beauty that has always been! You are an individual Stephen n NOT your Father's keeper! God loves you!! Thank you for sharing your genuine self! ......Rob and Kelly Huffman
I can't believe this guy. he went through all of that and still didn't lose his faith. goddamn dude. I am not religious, but I have nothing but respect for him. I can't imagine losing all the people I've ever known like that. he never speaks too much ill of anyone who isn't his dad, and that is a hard thing to do when you hear those poor people screaming on the death tape.
Steven is an amazing person. His presence of mind at 19 years old saved many lives on that terrible day, when a normal 19-year old would have been paralyzed in horror and trauma. It is clear that he is haunted to this day by what happened, even though what happened in Jonestown was beyond his control.
This guy is nothing less than a hero. Not enough people talk about the fact that he was on the radio with the rest of the congregation in San Francisco. Jonestown wasn’t all the congregation. There were a lot of people still left behind in the states. Not one of them died and it’s because of Stephan Jones. His father was a murderer and at 19, his son was a better man than he could ever be.
Stephen Jones and hisbasketball team stalked the Concerned Relatives group in Georgetown at the hotel they were staying at. Stephen Jones is on some of the tapes recovered in Jonestown. He was loyal to his father. He's a good speaker like his father.
my heart has and will always go out to Stephan, Jim Jr., the surviving members of the families and all the loved ones, who, despite such a tragedy....moved forward. to tell the true stories of what happened...including that tragic, fateful day.
Harry Paul it’s actually pretty painfully simple. He narrowly escaped, by providence, the cruel final actions of the narcissist aka his dad. He didn’t run, flee, or take the easy way out. He lost everyone he ever loved in an instant. I would say after watching him age, he may sometimes wish he had taken of the poison. You don’t get over an event like this, it consumes you. I’ve got a lot of respect for him, and hope he has at least moments of happiness.
@@chaznsc he.. was in charge of the HQ in the city. The day after the tragedy the other members that were staying with him were killed He was the only survivor. The killers / killer was not caught. This man was held by the local police as a prime suspect .It seems suspicious that he alone survived.
@@harrypaul7329 not true at all. Just before the mass poisonings at Jonestown began, Jim radioed the Georgetown headquarters and told people to kill themselves. Stephan and Jim Jr. refused to follow the order, and even tried to stop people from killing themselves. Only fanatical follower Sharon Amos complied, killing herself and three of her children. About 40 people in the Georgetown house survived. Temple member Chuck Beikman did five years for attempting to kill a niece of Stephan and Jim Jr.’s in the bathroom after Amos had killed her children. Stephan radioed the Temple office in San Francisco, which had also received an order from Jones to kill themselves, and countermanded the order. All of this occurred on the same day. In total, 909 people in Jonestown died, four at the Georgetown house, and the five killed at the Port Kaituma airport. My sources are the two best-researched books on the subject: Tim Reiterman’s “Raven” and Jeff Guinn’s “The Road To Jonestown”. Pretty much everything you’ve said is completely false.
Every time I hear Stephan speak, I know exactly why his father had followers. The charisma is palpable even when speaking in such sorrow. I can only imagine how Jim must’ve been and I cannot find fault with people who wanted to follow hope and diversity. It’s such a tragedy. Tragedy. Only Stephan can forgive his father, as that is his blood, but I can’t and I’m not even connected to this except to grieve the 270 children murdered that day. It’s tragic. Poor Stephan and the abuse he grew up in such an insane childhood and to turn out so thoughtful in the end in his senior years. God Bless them all. And Rest them in Peace.
I remember Stephan. I always got the feeling he was just like any other kid in that stupid church. We didn't like it, but nobody was allowed to just tell our parents we had better things to do. The adults are who I blame. They are the ones who killed their own children.
You have so much strength to go through all this pain for so many years, and you’re still here to talk about it. You’re giving hope to so many. God bless you, Stephan
Stephan is a fascinating gentleman. It's shocking that he and Jim Jr. are as normal and well adjusted as they are. Prayers for them and those affected by this horrendous period of history. Be blessed, all, today and always! =)
I really don't know of anyone who speaks, 'brags' about his psycho dad in almost a laughable manner to make his own money. This guy is a goof and should be stayed away from. SHUT HIM UP!
An inspirational lecture about love, forgiveness for God, his family and people. It spoke to my heart about my relationship with my family and with others. We live among others cultures, we should seek tolerance.
Jonestown scenarios are where BLM and Antifa are trying to drag America now, but they don't see it that way. People keep forgetting that extremists usually fail for a reason.
Instead of the the ends justifying the means, but "The means justify the ends" - I agree. One's individual actions should always come under scrutiny and if we are to judge these individual actions on its own merits, whether they're moral or not, then very real change can occur and any mistakes changed or quickly learned from. If we are moral at every turn then the outcome can only be good. That is genuine progressivism in my eyes. Not blind devotion to a goal regardless of how many cruel, immoral actions it takes to get there. When communists said to George Orwell, "To make an omelette, you got to break eggs", to which Orwell replied... "So, where's your omelette?". They had no 'omelette', of course, only a history of broken bones and shattered lives. This guy is a powerful speaker against radicalism. For that alone, his experiences have actually yielded something good for the world, something everyone can learn from amidst one of the greatest tragedies to ever occur.
They should have never destroyed Jonestown... Just as a reminder that this place was real and there is no such thing as a perfect life and joining a cult has no happy ending !
Jonestown if left alone by sinister leaders and it's citizens properly protected by an army, navy, air-force, marines, I'm convinced, would have survived. It could have been a great place. A thriving little town, could have provided eco-tourism, etc. But no, it was going to be destroyed one way or another. Jim Jones or no Jim Jones any type of Communist compound stronghold with Soviet affiliation is going to be wiped off the map. The fact that they were American communists: that would mean absolutely no mercy, women and children, complete obliteration, total destruction. And that's EXACTLY what happened: with military precision. Zbigniew Brzezinski, Carter's Nat. Sec Advisor, was a foaming-at-mouth commie-hater. President Carter and his wife , she was friends with Jim Jones, still have time to apologize for the mishandling of this American massacre Nov, 18th, 1978. RIP our fellow Americans, you are remembered.
There was good in Jim Jones...& his Name is Stephan, he speaks of the True meaning of JonesTown...His Father turned what started as a Heaven on Earth into a HELL....Grateful Stephan survived to tell the Truth...there is no Shame casting a shadow on you brave Soul, may Peace be with You & Your Loved Ones Always...
he was deeply involved in the affairs of the cult. He was in the city at the time , at the HQ. The next day , persons on that HQ, were murdered. How Stephen escaped alive is puzzling.
Hi, Cynth, Jim Jones was never right, even in the beginning. Research shows that he was part of one of many mind control experiments that go in America--particularly in church, political, military, etc. groups. He too was probably mind-controlled. When the congressman went to Jonestown--the lid was about to be blown. So the hidden medical team of about 70 people--who were practicing evil experiments on those members would be uncovered. So they had to kill everyone off. Stephan Jones, Tim Carter and the leadership staff at Jonestown and Georgetown knew and did not call for help from America. A lot of the staff leaders parents and grand parents are naval/military intelligence. Debbie Layton's father was into biochemistry; and helped to finance Jonestown experiment. But Debbie was not a part of it. Yes, very few people drank the Kool-aid--maybe less than 10%--if that many. Because the US military did not allow too many autopsies to be done. As a matter of fact, the Green Berets (military) were ordered to kill any survivors.
Much love, friend. What an uplifting memorial this was. It was an honor to be able to attend and to spend time with so many people I now call friends. Gracious and resilient, all.
This is the most honest set of remarks I’ve heard about Jonestown from an actual survivor. Deborah Layton’s book ‘Seductive Poison’ was the other most honest telling of Jonestown life I have seen. There are former temple members who are what I call ‘keepers of the flame’, who are determined to cast it all as a failed revolutionary cell with a cause. BS. It was ALWAYS only about Jim Jones, and his sadistic power over people. My best friend from high school, Harriet Tropp helped Jones create a prison camp in San Francisco, then in Guyana.
Thanks for sharing... I was so happy to be at this ceremony and meet these amazing people -- survivors. These are the nicest people I've ever met. Thanks for remembering all those who lost their lives while trying to make this world a better place.
I am from Guyana. This story is hauntingly sad. I was about 13 years old when this happened. Most of us did not know of the government's arrangement with Jones. Our then government is in some way, l think, accountable. People led astray... you express it so well. Ahh! Have you ever returned to Guyana? I just happened upon this video.
I don't think Guyanese govt would have any role, direct or indirect. No one knew the scale of his madness. It caught every one with surprise. Think about it, even the congressman who was sent to investigate went on to praise Jonestown before opening his eyes.
The Burhnam Regime is partly responsible for what happend here - but they chose to close a blind eye. I am not saying the knew of all the atrocities, but certainely there were red flags that would have warranted they keep an eye on what was going on in their country. You would think the US State Department, would have sent cables looking for such flags. And of course the media reports. However they chose to ignore this , for several reasons - 1. Jones brought $ into the country and the greedy government therefore didn't mind keeping him around, 2. The location was so remote, the Guyana Government had no desire, nor the resources to mount appropriate ongoinig investigations.
@@raymonko I agree with you about the Guyanese government, but it's not true that everyone was caught by surprise. Former members had been bombarding the U. S. State Department with warnings that Jones was regularly carrying out "practice suicides". They wrote letters, signed affidavits, made in-person visits and did everything they could think of to get someone to help. They weren't believed.
@@jaelzion Congresswoman Jackie Spiel, recalls the whole experience as a failure of authority domestically and internationally. She recalled that it was clear at the time that illegal activity was occurring. So it’s interesting to hear your account, that word got around in SF at that time. Such a tragedy.
I have so much love and respect for Stephen Jones. He went through so much during and after this. God bless you and keep you and your family always. 💖 Rest in Power and Peace all those precious souls that were lost.
Still a wonderful guy and well spoken. So sorry for what happened to everyone. I don’t judge anyone. I watched everything and learned from it. To the servers that you for still being with us so we learned from you. RIP to everyone That everyone that is lost . You are missed but not forgotten.
U all lived on for All that was lost, telling the true story of what happened. U all are saved by the hand of God to remind all of what can happen. Thank u for sharing and keep speaking for all that can’t speak anymore.
Stephan Jones is a Hero. He is the only one who stood up to his Dad and once told him (Jones) "You're full of shit." I can't imagine the burden of being the son of a man who perpetrated on of the most hideous acts in recorded annals of insanity. God Bless Stephan Jones. Pray for him and all those who survived the nightmare of Nov. 18th '78. BTW-Jim Jones and all those who committed suicide, included the ones who injected innocent children with cyanide, are in hell forever.
My hero is Christine Miller. If you've listed to the death tape, she argued with Jones for quite some time. She challenged him as to why they couldn't travel to Russia as he had said they would, why the children had to die, why they were giving up. She went back and forth with him until they finally shouted her down. She died in Jonestown but she was the lone voice of dissent on that night. I can't imagine how much courage it took to do that.
Jim Jones was gifted with intelligence and oratory skills. It's a shame he did not put those skills for good use. Instead, he chose to walk the path of transgression and sin.
it's not that surprising there's been many terrible leaders in history who had almost supernatural charisma and oratory skills and chose to put those skills to do bad
Beneath all his anger was a very lonely person who never really had a good father. A father who took everything from him and anyone he cared about, along with a large majority of American citizens and their families at that time. The magnitude of destruction he felt from his father should have killed him. But his hatred for his father and his spiritual calls for redemption caused triumph. His story is often over looked by a lot of scholars on Jonestown as he was on the basketball team that day and also dealt with finding people dead in Georgetown. But his upbringing in the temple as seen on the website he mentions via audio tapes and his writings, shows, that if he would have "snapped" back than, he probably would have ended up killing his father. Instead, he has healed scars, loving daughters and fond memories of his friends rather than painful ones. Best wishes, Stephen.
I wouldn't feel to sorry for him Casey, he was in that house where Sharon Amos was on the wire with Jones and he heard his father was going over the edge. He was told to go out and kill everyone by his father. But what did this fool do, God only knows. But what he didn't do was go to the Guyanese police and tell them something bad was happening in Jonestown, that his father was about to kill 900 people. He never let the U.S Embassy what was going on. HE DID NOTHING just like a little punk would do. I don't know how he lives with the thought of the lives of children he could have saved if only he went tor help that day.
@@suzvalentino1901 I don't care for the allegations or conspiracies against Stephen as none of that matters now. If people want to dig up old wounds and open up cans of worms, thats on them. People should be healing from this.
@@suzvalentino1901 Please check your facts. He was not at the house when Sharon did what she did because he went to warn the relatives at the hotel. He and a couple others from the basketball team tried to contact the embassy, but because it was a weekend they could not raise anyone. He returned to find what Sharon had done and called the Guyanese police. He also contacted the members who were in San Francisco and told them NOT to obey the order. He called them multiple times to make sure they got that message. California survivors attribute their survival to his efforts. You should also know he also took the little girl who was in the bathroom with Sharon and her kids, and was injured, but not killed (Stephanie, about 12 years old, I think) and raised her. Please also remember he was 19 years old, and they were 24hrs in travel away from Jonestown. I have mad respect for this gentleman.
In this case all of the horrible parts that were Jim Jones (may he rot in hell), his sons thankfully did not receive those flaws/parts and can be productive members of society.
My deep condoléances to all families who lost their relatives, sad crazy story, Stephan has been a pionneer all his Life to help his brothers and sisters that survived this tragedie as all where one famili there , long live humanity no matter what color what nationality, but religious should be something that we put lives of peoples our any leaving creature on earth in danger , love to all and let’s fight that this kind of tragedies are stopped on time god bless all
"How am I capable of such evil??.. When I lose my soul in the image of me. When your view of me is more important to me than the internal in me. When all connection is lost to that part of me which is of God" ...Stephan Jones Powerful words!! When you lose your true identity or never knew your true identity which is found only in God the father. You can willingly drink the kool aid. WE all as people drink the kool aid on a daily basis by the choices we make that goes against our true identity in Christ. SO don't ever look down on the people who followed Jim Jones. In a way... we all found ourselves standing in line.. waiting our turn at the pavilion at different times in our life.
Great speech💯after all the Jonestown - Jim Jones documentary, it's good to see those that survived the massacre and I wouldn't call it a suicide which people were actually killed and not suicide 918 is a massacre only Jim Jones committed suicide the others were forced💉💉💉 potassium cyanide💀💀💀 kool Ade🍹 if not shot🔫 My heart goes out to the families who lost their love one's in Guyanese jungle who were mainly from San Francisco.
11:54 I TRULY BELIEVE had Stephen been PRESENT on that TRAGIC DAY- He Would Have done something to STOP his EVIL FATHER and PREVENTED the Jonestown massacre!
I think if he was there, Jim Jones would have known better than to try it. Maybe it was a deliberate choice to have the basketball team out of town that day.
It's my firm belief that this man as well as his brother had much more to do with what happened than what they've let on....how convenient that only Jones' children and closest "elite" should survive. Such as Tim Carter. What else do they know?...what else did they do? Only they know. And they have to die with that knowledge.
The basketball team, including Stephan and Jimmy Jones Jr. was the closest thing Peoples Temple had to a resistance movement. If they’d been in Jonestown that day, if anything, the death might’ve been stopped.
Do some research. His dad tried to get him to stay. His mom helped him convince his dad to let him leave with the basketball team. She got him out of there. He was even called to come back right before the massacre and refused.
I have mixed feelings on this. If he wasn't gone playing basketball Would he have been one with a gun pointing at people so they could not leave! By his fathers orders. You will for ever be missed Rita, Julie, Rick Cordell .u cousins and my moms sister Barb cordell
I wonder what ever happened to Stephanie Jones.Jim Jones black grand daughter that got her throat slashed at Georgetown and survived. Stephen jones took a picture with his niece after defending her attempted asailant in the Guyanese court and no other stories about her were ever published.
@@MrMelgibstein Great. Boy was she spared! Jimmy must have named her after the Stephanie Jones, the Korean girl Jim and Marceline adopted who was killed in a car crash. That is why Stephan Jones is spelled with the ph and the a instead of v and e. But you probably know that.
@@maryyoung777 John Cobb Jones because many people used the Jones last name.John Cobb was Stephanie's uncle and got her out with the basketball team at her mother's request .
I wonder, honestly, if in those last few hours when the poison was being passed out if Jim Jones thought of his oldest son’s defiance and the fact that he would likely survive the massacres of Jonestown and Georgetown. He’s outlived his father by a good bit by now. But then I have to wonder if all he was interested in is getting everyone to the vat and trying to make it less bitter to drink.
sadly I think it was more the second. maybe in those few minutes of silence after everyone was dead but before he was shot, MAYBE it was a fleeting thought
My gut feeling is that Jim honestly believed Stephan and the other People's Temple members outside of Jonestown would "avenge" their deaths and then follow through with "revolutionary suicide" themselves.
It's sad what happened in Jonestown. But, it's also a value lesson for the increasing number of people embracing socialism today. Be weary of those who push that agenda. They may just want to lead you down a Jonestown path in the end.
The reason Jonestown was Jonestown was because of organized religion’s manipul, subjugation and the constant breaking of will by oppressing onto oneself the idea that we are sinners and sinners only and one white man is a savior for that. Trying to look away from this and blaming it on socialism means there is so much here that I wished you also learnt from this tragedy, from the facets of people who controlled and abused others in the name of God.
A great speech truly come from his heart I guess. I do hope I can meet him one day. Oh I forget to mention you look ridiculous without your long hair,. I first say you back in 79 with your body guard (assume) Nice seeing you again Stephen. God bless.
Figlio di uno dei peggiori mostri omicidi della storia... non è stat semplice per lui portare un cognome del genere , ma mi auguro che nn faccia la stessa strada del padre
A guys screen name was THE REAL BRIAN claims he's the Jim Jones massacre is responsible for stalking and harassing victims of child trafficking and deaths by poison. He owns Centrelink and Link centre in silicon valley CA but travels to South America Guyana Paraguay Venezuela and Australia. I grew up with him in my kingdom hall of Jehovah witnesses his name was Brian Timothy maupin his brother Keith maupins spoke fluent Khmer and made me listen to Khmer cassette tapes on repeat since I was 3. I was born on geary st next to people Temple in 1978. Maupins family of serial killers haven't been caught yet. Come on humans please save the kids. 13 of our family members poisoned were kids
I had an aqcaintance tell me he was the rebirth of Hitler he got out of jail after 10yrs for raping his little brother who was 6. He definitely is in a mk ultra program. He lives in Vacaville. His father Stephen k. Lived in Ukiah.
Wow...Not blaming Stephan or asume ANYTHING here ...But look at how Stephan ,,Licks,, his lips with his tongue while speaking in a verry particulair way... Then look at the last Images of Jim Jones nervous talks that day talking to the congress Man Leo Ryan.. Stephan is a spitting Image of his Dad here ...Eeerie ....
Why are these guys laughing?.. Innocent people were murdered. No other interpretation will do. I appreciate your openness. But the result means the "movement" is no more. Trying to call on the good parts you think was the point only serves to open the door for another cult to form. I am not saying the bitter perception is the right . I am saying to call it as it is. It was all a lie. A lie from a killer. This is the truth. And the truth will set us free.
no it didnt have to be a lie. the wrong person led the movement EQUALITY AND LOVE FOR ALL IS NOT A LIE. And if it is to YOU then maybe YOU ARE THE EVIL ONE
So, because Jefferson had blind spots, we shouldn't be striving for a world where all are created equal? People who wanted to do good and did some good things before it all went wrong should not be chastised for feeding the hungry and giving houses to those without.
@@pavlovsworld9122 Of course, they're not equal. My point was that a lot of good and well-intentioned people were doing their best to help others, and it does a disservice to their memories to say that all of that should be erased because they followed the wrong person who, by most accounts, actually did good things in Indiana to the point where most scholars say that it wasn't a cult until it got to San Francisco, and one even said that had he died on his way to California, he probably would have been remembered as someone who did genuine good things by having the first integrated church in the state.
@@kenny-9- I want to backtrack and say Jim Jones was mentally ill and caused mass murders of women children and men. He is not a hero.. He is a sick minded man who leaves a legacy on par with Hitler, and Stalin, and mao. RIP to Jones Town survivors. I have dark humour so it was an poor attempt at a joke.
@@kenny-9- U know what... At the start when he helped ppl like addicts, homeless, and stuff he was good. BUT suicide is fine if ur goin git alone... BUT to make everone die is sick. Those poor babies and ppk who were injected. Theres not a spot deep enough in hell for him
This guy, despite being only 19, gladly joined in on the torture of the elderly, and anyone else that he thought was an "enemy" of his father's "movement"!!! SMHID
Excuse your psycho Father ? But, Steve Jones I know we all love you and Hope for an Honest loving none- Manipulative Creator. But. at 11 years in 78 hoping slow down through out time to atheist? Reading CONTRADICTIOS CAN MESS THINGS UP. How some of you get an education? 78 I was lucky to get a beating than Going to School and I hate him as he's dead and know more why he hated any one especially me looking in to his eyes and getting thrashed just for it..🥴🤕🤨😐🥲😵💫.
This guy, at only 19 years old, lost almost everyone he grew up around at one time and had to endure the stigma of being Jim Jones son. It takes a strong person to survive that.
joyr36 Absolutely!
Lost both his father and his mother also
God knows he is not responsible.
An adopted sister and brother, brother and sister-in-law,nieces,nephews friends
He is a strong brave man. RIP - to all of those innocent souls that perished in Jonestown.
We cannot control who we are born to, only the kind of people we become. Stephan Jones is an amazing man.
There is a warmth to this that reminds you the nightmare began with good people who wanted good things for each other and the world.
You can hear the echoes of the beautiful times they shared before everything was lost.
It's beautiful that they have reached a point when they can speak about it with less fear of judgement; focusing instead on the innocent lives taken and their potential removed from the world.
He’s a powerful speaker but hates doing it. That’s how you know he’s speaking the truth. That, and he talks about his failings.
He's just like his father. He should talk about how he and his basketballteam were patrolling the outside of the hotel where the Concerned Relatives group was staying.
@@maximumpayne575 Yeah, I'm seeing strong and weird things going on here. He seems fascist with his ideas of food. He seems communistic with his daughters' names and a number of other things seem off. I guess he doesn't have full blown A.I.D.S. just an extremist with his diet?
The amount of guilt this man carried on his shoulders was unimaginable. I feel so bad for him because he cared so much. The humility he spoke with was amazing. God bless you brother and stay strong.
Rest in peace to all the victims
Remember and honour the lives of those wonderful people who worked so hard and lost their lives trying to make a better world for themselves and their families.
When you speak from the heart, it's better than poetry.
This guy is a marvel. He’s utterly gracious in humility.
Stephan’s essays and writings really moved me. I’m glad he has been kinder on himself as much as his existence may allow.
I’ve watched the Jonestown story several times; and Stephan you’re courageous for even revisiting those days. I applaud you for taking the time to speak out about the ordeal.
From that horrible day in 1978 through today, Stephan has been unequivocal in his condemnation of his father and his actions. I believe that his words here are sincere and that he has a lot of genuine love for his Temple “family”. I have read their stories, and there is not one word of blame from them for Stephan or for Jim Jr.
It says something about Stephan’s character - even at age 19 - that he was perfectly willing to lie and confess to a crime he hadn’t committed (the murders of Sharon Amos and her children) to protect a weaker Temple member. I fully believe that had he been in Jonestown that day, he either would have made every effort to stop the slaughter, or would have been poisoned personally by his father as payback for his defiance.
Stephan has traveled a difficult road and carved out a decent life for himself despite all he has endured. I have nothing but respect and admiration for him.
I wish that I didn't live so far away in North Carolina. I would like to attend one of these Memorial Services and meet these wonderful people.
I wonder if you can. Or do they do it every year or every 10 years or so?
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I believe they do it every year. I would really like to meet Grace Stoen. She was very helpful in exposing Jim Jones. Unfortunately, her son perished in Jonestown.
@@alanmorris7669 yeah I've done so much research i feel like i know the people that were there lol but i would like to meet em all esp stephen.
Me too! 💔
That was GENUINE ------ You filled the dark hole with soulfulness!! There was madness in Jonestown.....but there too were beautiful,well meaning,God loving people that meant well!! You Rose out of the ruin of soul LESS.....God soul FILLED abandoned regathering...... to have children,find purpose and redirect the good/ beauty that has always been! You are an individual Stephen n NOT your Father's keeper! God loves you!! Thank you for sharing your genuine self! ......Rob and Kelly Huffman
He’s a wonderful man hope he finds the peace he’s looking for.
I can't believe this guy. he went through all of that and still didn't lose his faith. goddamn dude. I am not religious, but I have nothing but respect for him. I can't imagine losing all the people I've ever known like that. he never speaks too much ill of anyone who isn't his dad, and that is a hard thing to do when you hear those poor people screaming on the death tape.
God bless
You don't have to be religious to have faith in life, truth, and good.
@@katemaloney4296 very well said!
Steven is an amazing person. His presence of mind at 19 years old saved many lives on that terrible day, when a normal 19-year old would have been paralyzed in horror and trauma. It is clear that he is haunted to this day by what happened, even though what happened in Jonestown was beyond his control.
I have so much respect for this young man God Bless You!!❤
I LOVE THIS GUY!!!!
This guy is nothing less than a hero. Not enough people talk about the fact that he was on the radio with the rest of the congregation in San Francisco. Jonestown wasn’t all the congregation. There were a lot of people still left behind in the states. Not one of them died and it’s because of Stephan Jones. His father was a murderer and at 19, his son was a better man than he could ever be.
Stephen Jones and hisbasketball team stalked the Concerned Relatives group in Georgetown at the hotel they were staying at. Stephen Jones is on some of the tapes recovered in Jonestown. He was loyal to his father. He's a good speaker like his father.
@@maximumpayne575 Soooo, what are you saying?
Soooo, can you tell us more? Why did they stay back and who was running them then?
I had the privilege of getting to know Stephen for a few years, terrific person.
Do you go to every video of Stephen Jones and post this? Jesus Christ, go do something.
@@DM12128 Watch your mouth fool
Smh
@@DM12128 shut it Jim. Tell Lucifer to turn up your thermostat down there
my heart has and will always go out to Stephan, Jim Jr., the surviving members of the families and all the loved ones, who, despite such a tragedy....moved forward. to tell the true stories of what happened...including that tragic, fateful day.
I woud like to meet Stephan. He is a genuine article of compassion. He is nothing like his father.
he looks a tortured soul. this man was in charge of the HQ in the city where other members were killed, only he escaped alive. Thats puzzling.
Harry Paul it’s actually pretty painfully simple. He narrowly escaped, by providence, the cruel final actions of the narcissist aka his dad. He didn’t run, flee, or take the easy way out. He lost everyone he ever loved in an instant. I would say after watching him age, he may sometimes wish he had taken of the poison. You don’t get over an event like this, it consumes you. I’ve got a lot of respect for him, and hope he has at least moments of happiness.
@@chaznsc he.. was in charge of the HQ in the city. The day after the tragedy the other members that were staying with him were killed He was the only survivor. The killers / killer was not caught. This man was held by the local police as a prime suspect .It seems suspicious that he alone survived.
@@chaznsc He and the basketball team were in the house and knew Sharon Amos was a fanatic and they could have stopped her and they didn't.
@@harrypaul7329 not true at all. Just before the mass poisonings at Jonestown began, Jim radioed the Georgetown headquarters and told people to kill themselves. Stephan and Jim Jr. refused to follow the order, and even tried to stop people from killing themselves. Only fanatical follower Sharon Amos complied, killing herself and three of her children. About 40 people in the Georgetown house survived. Temple member Chuck Beikman did five years for attempting to kill a niece of Stephan and Jim Jr.’s in the bathroom after Amos had killed her children.
Stephan radioed the Temple office in San Francisco, which had also received an order from Jones to kill themselves, and countermanded the order. All of this occurred on the same day.
In total, 909 people in Jonestown died, four at the Georgetown house, and the five killed at the Port Kaituma airport.
My sources are the two best-researched books on the subject: Tim Reiterman’s “Raven” and Jeff Guinn’s “The Road To Jonestown”. Pretty much everything you’ve said is completely false.
To your daughters, "I love you all my heart, forever, my blood, but God loves you more...but not much" God bless you for your strength.
A truly remarkable man...
God Bless you Stephan!! Prayers to the families and friends and especially the survivors!!
May the Jonestown victims rest in peace 😭😭😭😭
Every time I hear Stephan speak, I know exactly why his father had followers. The charisma is palpable even when speaking in such sorrow. I can only imagine how Jim must’ve been and I cannot find fault with people who wanted to follow hope and diversity. It’s such a tragedy. Tragedy. Only Stephan can forgive his father, as that is his blood, but I can’t and I’m not even connected to this except to grieve the 270 children murdered that day. It’s tragic. Poor Stephan and the abuse he grew up in such an insane childhood and to turn out so thoughtful in the end in his senior years. God Bless them all. And Rest them in Peace.
I remember Stephan. I always got the feeling he was just like any other kid in that stupid church. We didn't like it, but nobody was allowed to just tell our parents we had better things to do. The adults are who I blame. They are the ones who killed their own children.
when were YOU there?
@@julianakleijn9254 I was never in Jonestownm but my parents were members.
@@TheShrededward did they get out ?
Agreed Eric Richards
You have so much strength to go through all this pain for so many years, and you’re still here to talk about it. You’re giving hope to so many. God bless you, Stephan
Keep striving towards I bet peace Stephen and Jim, Jr.
Stephan is a fascinating gentleman. It's shocking that he and Jim Jr. are as normal and well adjusted as they are. Prayers for them and those affected by this horrendous period of history. Be blessed, all, today and always! =)
I got to know him for a couple of years, absolutely fascinating man, he’s on a different level. I’m a better person for knowing him.
@@subacute - Be blessed, Chris, today and always! =)
I really don't know of anyone who speaks, 'brags' about his psycho dad in almost a laughable manner to make his own money. This guy is a goof and should be stayed away from. SHUT HIM UP!
@@helplessux STFU Macey 🙄
I am so happy he found happiness
An inspirational lecture about love, forgiveness for God, his family and people. It spoke to my heart about my relationship with my family and with others. We live among others cultures, we should seek tolerance.
Jonestown must be the biggest broken home on the planet. No one has completely healed.
I agree with you.
Ya but they seem like such soulful people
Jonestown scenarios are where BLM and Antifa are trying to drag America now, but they don't see it that way. People keep forgetting that extremists usually fail for a reason.
@@DefundTheFringes THANK YOU!!
Bless you Stephen, I hope you're doing ok. Terrible what you went thru, and am glad you survived... 👍🙏🙏🙏
Instead of the the ends justifying the means, but "The means justify the ends" - I agree. One's individual actions should always come under scrutiny and if we are to judge these individual actions on its own merits, whether they're moral or not, then very real change can occur and any mistakes changed or quickly learned from. If we are moral at every turn then the outcome can only be good. That is genuine progressivism in my eyes. Not blind devotion to a goal regardless of how many cruel, immoral actions it takes to get there.
When communists said to George Orwell, "To make an omelette, you got to break eggs", to which Orwell replied... "So, where's your omelette?". They had no 'omelette', of course, only a history of broken bones and shattered lives.
This guy is a powerful speaker against radicalism. For that alone, his experiences have actually yielded something good for the world, something everyone can learn from amidst one of the greatest tragedies to ever occur.
He said in one documentary that he never grieved his father's death
They should have never destroyed Jonestown... Just as a reminder that this place was real and there is no such thing as a perfect life and joining a cult has no happy ending !
you cant just erase history! if nothing else remember the sign above jim Jones's chair
Jonestown if left alone by sinister leaders and it's citizens properly protected by an army, navy, air-force, marines, I'm convinced, would have survived. It could have been a great place. A thriving little town, could have provided eco-tourism, etc. But no, it was going to be destroyed one way or another. Jim Jones or no Jim Jones any type of Communist compound stronghold with Soviet affiliation is going to be wiped off the map. The fact that they were American communists: that would mean absolutely no mercy, women and children, complete obliteration, total destruction. And that's EXACTLY what happened: with military precision. Zbigniew Brzezinski, Carter's Nat. Sec Advisor, was a foaming-at-mouth commie-hater. President Carter and his wife , she was friends with Jim Jones, still have time to apologize for the mishandling of this American massacre Nov, 18th, 1978. RIP our fellow Americans, you are remembered.
There was good in Jim Jones...& his Name is Stephan, he speaks of the True meaning of JonesTown...His Father turned what started as a Heaven on Earth into a HELL....Grateful Stephan survived to tell the Truth...there is no Shame casting a shadow on you brave Soul, may Peace be with You & Your Loved Ones Always...
he was deeply involved in the affairs of the cult. He was in the city at the time , at the HQ.
The next day , persons on that HQ, were murdered. How Stephen escaped alive is puzzling.
Watch Jonestown documentary and you will know how Stephen Jones live.
Hi, Cynth, Jim Jones was never right, even in the beginning. Research shows that he was part of one of many mind control experiments that go in America--particularly in church, political, military, etc. groups. He too was probably mind-controlled. When the congressman went to Jonestown--the lid was about to be blown. So the hidden medical team of about 70 people--who were practicing evil experiments on those members would be uncovered. So they had to kill everyone off. Stephan Jones, Tim Carter and the leadership staff at Jonestown and Georgetown knew and did not call for help from America. A lot of the staff leaders parents and grand parents are naval/military intelligence. Debbie Layton's father was into biochemistry; and helped to finance Jonestown experiment. But Debbie was not a part of it. Yes, very few people drank the Kool-aid--maybe less than 10%--if that many. Because the US military did not allow too many autopsies to be done. As a matter of fact, the Green Berets (military) were ordered to kill any survivors.
Much love, friend. What an uplifting memorial this was. It was an honor to be able to attend and to spend time with so many people I now call friends. Gracious and resilient, all.
Hello Joyce! Are you a survivor? Either way, hugs to you
I love Stephan Jones!!!
I love Stephanie Jones♥️
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Truly a great man, I got to know him for a few years.
This is the most honest set of remarks I’ve heard about Jonestown from an actual survivor. Deborah Layton’s book ‘Seductive Poison’ was the other most honest telling of Jonestown life I have seen. There are former temple members who are what I call ‘keepers of the flame’, who are determined to cast it all as a failed revolutionary cell with a cause. BS. It was ALWAYS only about Jim Jones, and his sadistic power over people. My best friend from high school, Harriet Tropp helped Jones create a prison camp in San Francisco, then in Guyana.
@@David_R922 her name was Harriet. Go do some research.
Um...what are you talking about concerning a prison camp?! And in San Francisco?!
@@carolsolomon8834 Soooo, where would someone find this information? You sure don't seem friendly about it.
@@alexkx8599 you sooooo sound like controlled op. FO
The book was real good.
This guy knows the meaning of resilience and strength. 🌹🙏
Thanks for sharing... I was so happy to be at this ceremony and meet these amazing people -- survivors. These are the nicest people I've ever met. Thanks for remembering all those who lost their lives while trying to make this world a better place.
I am from Guyana. This story is hauntingly sad. I was about 13 years old when this happened. Most of us did not know of the government's arrangement with Jones.
Our then government is in some way, l think, accountable. People led astray... you express it so well. Ahh! Have you ever returned to Guyana?
I just happened upon this video.
I don't think Guyanese govt would have any role, direct or indirect. No one knew the scale of his madness. It caught every one with surprise. Think about it, even the congressman who was sent to investigate went on to praise Jonestown before opening his eyes.
The Burhnam Regime is partly responsible for what happend here - but they chose to close a blind eye. I am not saying the knew of all the atrocities, but certainely there were red flags that would have warranted they keep an eye on what was going on in their country. You would think the US State Department, would have sent cables looking for such flags. And of course the media reports. However they chose to ignore this , for several reasons - 1. Jones brought $ into the country and the greedy government therefore didn't mind keeping him around, 2. The location was so remote, the Guyana Government had no desire, nor the resources to mount appropriate ongoinig investigations.
I was 14, born and raised in San Francisco. We're like counterparts on opposite sides of this horrible event that links our countries.
@@raymonko I agree with you about the Guyanese government, but it's not true that everyone was caught by surprise. Former members had been bombarding the U. S. State Department with warnings that Jones was regularly carrying out "practice suicides". They wrote letters, signed affidavits, made in-person visits and did everything they could think of to get someone to help. They weren't believed.
@@jaelzion Congresswoman Jackie Spiel, recalls the whole experience as a failure of authority domestically and internationally. She recalled that it was clear at the time that illegal activity was occurring. So it’s interesting to hear your account, that word got around in SF at that time. Such a tragedy.
I have so much love and respect for Stephen Jones. He went through so much during and after this. God bless you and keep you and your family always. 💖 Rest in Power and Peace all those precious souls that were lost.
Still a wonderful guy and well spoken. So sorry for what happened to everyone. I don’t judge anyone. I watched everything and learned from it. To the servers that you for still being with us so we learned from you. RIP to everyone That everyone that is lost . You are missed but not forgotten.
U all lived on for All that was lost, telling the true story of what happened. U all are saved by the hand of God to remind all of what can happen. Thank u for sharing and keep speaking for all that can’t speak anymore.
I think the temple started out good. He had a duel side to him that he fought against.
Stephan Jones is a Hero. He is the only one who stood up to his Dad and once told him (Jones) "You're full of shit." I can't imagine the burden of being the son of a man who perpetrated on of the most hideous acts in recorded annals of insanity. God Bless Stephan Jones. Pray for him and all those who survived the nightmare of Nov. 18th '78. BTW-Jim Jones and all those who committed suicide, included the ones who injected innocent children with cyanide, are in hell forever.
My hero is Christine Miller. If you've listed to the death tape, she argued with Jones for quite some time. She challenged him as to why they couldn't travel to Russia as he had said they would, why the children had to die, why they were giving up. She went back and forth with him until they finally shouted her down. She died in Jonestown but she was the lone voice of dissent on that night. I can't imagine how much courage it took to do that.
@@jaelzion You're so right. I was looking for this comment. She was the voice of reason and courage.
Jim Jones was gifted with intelligence and oratory skills. It's a shame he did not put those skills for good use. Instead, he chose to walk the path of transgression and sin.
Satan can help you develop your talents in order to achieve his agenda.
Not just intelligence and oratorical skill - he had a lot of personal charisma. He was gifted and used his gifts for evil.
@@jaelzion Absolutely.
it's not that surprising there's been many terrible leaders in history who had almost supernatural charisma and oratory skills and chose to put those skills to do bad
@@shutup2751 When given so much influence, it's easy to fall down the hole and become drunk with power.
Thank you for posting this.
What an amazing, courageous, beautiful man!
when I heard Steve jones was talking. I was about to cry at the end, of this video,
he escaped from the building in the city where other members were murdered. How he escaped alive is puzzling.
he escaped from the building in the city where other members were murdered. How he escaped alive is puzzling.
Beautiful talk, profound and meaningful
Beneath all his anger was a very lonely person who never really had a good father. A father who took everything from him and anyone he cared about, along with a large majority of American citizens and their families at that time. The magnitude of destruction he felt from his father should have killed him. But his hatred for his father and his spiritual calls for redemption caused triumph. His story is often over looked by a lot of scholars on Jonestown as he was on the basketball team that day and also dealt with finding people dead in Georgetown. But his upbringing in the temple as seen on the website he mentions via audio tapes and his writings, shows, that if he would have "snapped" back than, he probably would have ended up killing his father. Instead, he has healed scars, loving daughters and fond memories of his friends rather than painful ones.
Best wishes, Stephen.
I wouldn't feel to sorry for him Casey, he was in that house where Sharon Amos was on the wire with Jones and he heard his father was going over the edge. He was told to go out and kill everyone by his father. But what did this fool do, God only knows. But what he didn't do was go to the Guyanese police and tell them something bad was happening in Jonestown, that his father was about to kill 900 people. He never let the U.S Embassy what was going on. HE DID NOTHING just like a little punk would do. I don't know how he lives with
the thought of the lives of children he could have saved if only he went tor help that day.
@@suzvalentino1901 I don't care for the allegations or conspiracies against Stephen as none of that matters now. If people want to dig up old wounds and open up cans of worms, thats on them. People should be healing from this.
@@suzvalentino1901 Please check your facts. He was not at the house when Sharon did what she did because he went to warn the relatives at the hotel. He and a couple others from the basketball team tried to contact the embassy, but because it was a weekend they could not raise anyone. He returned to find what Sharon had done and called the Guyanese police. He also contacted the members who were in San Francisco and told them NOT to obey the order. He called them multiple times to make sure they got that message. California survivors attribute their survival to his efforts. You should also know he also took the little girl who was in the bathroom with Sharon and her kids, and was injured, but not killed (Stephanie, about 12 years old, I think) and raised her. Please also remember he was 19 years old, and they were 24hrs in travel away from Jonestown. I have mad respect for this gentleman.
@@joycea6576 I do too Joyce. Enough so to never speak ill of him, to never contact him, and to wish nothing but good things to him.
Jackie Trujillo he was only 19 years old and shielded from life. It sounds like he did what he could
I love this man
In this case all of the horrible parts that were Jim Jones (may he rot in hell), his sons thankfully did not receive those flaws/parts and can be productive members of society.
Can't believe he is calling that murderer "dad".
My deep condoléances to all families who lost their relatives, sad crazy story, Stephan has been a pionneer all his Life to help his brothers and sisters that survived this tragedie as all where one famili there , long live humanity no matter what color what nationality, but religious should be something that we put lives of peoples our any leaving creature on earth in danger , love to all and let’s fight that this kind of tragedies are stopped on time god bless all
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Interesting. Maybe they can hold another event that's not located inside a race track though.
I like that guy
"How am I capable of such evil??.. When I lose my soul in the image of me. When your view of me is more important to me than the internal in me. When all connection is lost to that part of me which is of God" ...Stephan Jones
Powerful words!!
When you lose your true identity or never knew your true identity which is found only in God the father. You can willingly drink the kool aid.
WE all as people drink the kool aid on a daily basis by the choices we make that goes against our true identity in Christ. SO don't ever look down on the people who followed Jim Jones. In a way... we all found ourselves standing in line.. waiting our turn at the pavilion at different times in our life.
Excellent point well-stated. Thank you for sharing your thoughts.
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Great speech💯after all the Jonestown - Jim Jones documentary, it's good to see those that survived the massacre and I wouldn't call it a suicide which people were actually killed and not suicide 918 is a massacre only Jim Jones committed suicide the others were forced💉💉💉 potassium cyanide💀💀💀 kool Ade🍹 if not shot🔫 My heart goes out to the families who lost their love one's in Guyanese jungle who were mainly from San Francisco.
the evil jim jones couldn't drink the 'kool-aid,' he shot himself. He was so evil and full of hate. His son has many of his odd 'qualities.'
11:54 I TRULY BELIEVE had Stephen been PRESENT on that TRAGIC DAY-
He Would Have done something to STOP his EVIL FATHER and PREVENTED the Jonestown massacre!
I think if he was there, Jim Jones would have known better than to try it. Maybe it was a deliberate choice to have the basketball team out of town that day.
It's my firm belief that this man as well as his brother had much more to do with what happened than what they've let on....how convenient that only Jones' children and closest "elite" should survive. Such as Tim Carter. What else do they know?...what else did they do? Only they know. And they have to die with that knowledge.
Listen to the Last Podcast on the Left 5 part series. They really touch on full story, and it clears this all up.
He was away.. He wasn't even there!!!
The basketball team, including Stephan and Jimmy Jones Jr. was the closest thing Peoples Temple had to a resistance movement. If they’d been in Jonestown that day, if anything, the death might’ve been stopped.
Do some research. His dad tried to get him to stay. His mom helped him convince his dad to let him leave with the basketball team. She got him out of there. He was even called to come back right before the massacre and refused.
are you serious Karen? go back to your UFO conspiracies and talking to the manager
I have mixed feelings on this. If he wasn't gone playing basketball
Would he have been one with a gun pointing at people so they could not leave! By his fathers orders. You will for ever be missed Rita, Julie, Rick Cordell .u cousins and my moms sister Barb cordell
long life to Stephan Gandhi Jones
I wonder what ever happened to Stephanie Jones.Jim Jones black grand daughter that got her throat slashed at Georgetown and survived. Stephen jones took a picture with his niece after defending her attempted asailant in the Guyanese court and no other stories about her were ever published.
Check with Alternative considerations to Jonestown. They do answer back. If anybody knows they definitely would.
@@maryyoung777 That a pretty good website for this matter.I did watch her uncle talk in an interview about her and said she is doing fine.
@@MrMelgibstein Great. Boy was she spared! Jimmy must have named her after the Stephanie Jones, the Korean girl Jim and Marceline adopted who was killed in a car crash. That is why Stephan Jones is spelled with the ph and the a instead of v and e. But you probably know that.
@@maryyoung777 John Cobb Jones because many people used the Jones last name.John Cobb was Stephanie's uncle and got her out with the basketball team at her mother's request .
@@MrMelgibstein Great. I need to read his book. Now I even have even more respect for him.
I wonder, honestly, if in those last few hours when the poison was being passed out if Jim Jones thought of his oldest son’s defiance and the fact that he would likely survive the massacres of Jonestown and Georgetown. He’s outlived his father by a good bit by now.
But then I have to wonder if all he was interested in is getting everyone to the vat and trying to make it less bitter to drink.
sadly I think it was more the second. maybe in those few minutes of silence after everyone was dead but before he was shot, MAYBE it was a fleeting thought
My gut feeling is that Jim honestly believed Stephan and the other People's Temple members outside of Jonestown would "avenge" their deaths and then follow through with "revolutionary suicide" themselves.
It's sad what happened in Jonestown. But, it's also a value lesson for the increasing number of people embracing socialism today. Be weary of those who push that agenda. They may just want to lead you down a Jonestown path in the end.
The reason Jonestown was Jonestown was because of organized religion’s manipul, subjugation and the constant breaking of will by oppressing onto oneself the idea that we are sinners and sinners only and one white man is a savior for that. Trying to look away from this and blaming it on socialism means there is so much here that I wished you also learnt from this tragedy, from the facets of people who controlled and abused others in the name of God.
A great speech truly come from his heart I guess. I do hope I can meet him one day. Oh I forget to mention you look ridiculous without your long hair,. I first say you back in 79 with your body guard (assume) Nice seeing you again Stephen. God bless.
Your comment made me nauseous.
Lol he’s an old man now.
Figlio di uno dei peggiori mostri omicidi della storia... non è stat semplice per lui portare un cognome del genere , ma mi auguro che nn faccia la stessa strada del padre
After 4:12, was that long childlike yell done on cue? Harley idiot at 11:54.
All that laughing going on. Interesting.
All that us against the world shit 😔
This guy should be in jail. Stephen Jones beat and treated Jonestown members horrible.
How do you know? What did he do? There seem to be a number of things off with him. He looks like he has full blown A.I.D.S.
I felt Sorry for his mother. She was. A. Victim too.
No. She was complicit
A guys screen name was THE REAL BRIAN claims he's the Jim Jones massacre is responsible for stalking and harassing victims of child trafficking and deaths by poison. He owns Centrelink and Link centre in silicon valley CA but travels to South America Guyana Paraguay Venezuela and Australia. I grew up with him in my kingdom hall of Jehovah witnesses his name was Brian Timothy maupin his brother Keith maupins spoke fluent Khmer and made me listen to Khmer cassette tapes on repeat since I was 3. I was born on geary st next to people Temple in 1978. Maupins family of serial killers haven't been caught yet. Come on humans please save the kids. 13 of our family members poisoned were kids
I had an aqcaintance tell me he was the rebirth of Hitler he got out of jail after 10yrs for raping his little brother who was 6. He definitely is in a mk ultra program. He lives in Vacaville. His father Stephen k. Lived in Ukiah.
Is Stephan Jones sick? He is SO thin!
I've read he's pretty tall, 6' 5". Always appeared a slim, wiry build. I do see it too.
He looks like has full blown A.I.D.S.
Calling it an "anniversary" is juuust a little inappropriate.
What would it be called then lol
They wanted to show the world what a socialist utopia looks like, and very sadly, they did....😪
Wow...Not blaming Stephan or asume ANYTHING here ...But look at how Stephan ,,Licks,, his lips with his tongue while speaking in a verry particulair way... Then look at the last Images of Jim Jones nervous talks that day talking to the congress Man Leo Ryan.. Stephan is a spitting Image of his Dad here ...Eeerie ....
I noticed the tongue thing in a past interview. eerie for sure but I love Stephen so much.
I see that too.
Why are these guys laughing?..
Innocent people were murdered.
No other interpretation will do.
I appreciate your openness.
But the result means the "movement" is no more.
Trying to call on the good parts you think was the point only serves to open the door for another cult to form.
I am not saying the bitter perception is the right . I am saying to call it as it is.
It was all a lie. A lie from a killer.
This is the truth. And the truth will set us free.
no it didnt have to be a lie. the wrong person led the movement EQUALITY AND LOVE FOR ALL IS NOT A LIE. And if it is to YOU then maybe YOU ARE THE EVIL ONE
You can't keep sadness and bitter the rest of your life because LAUGHTER IS HEALING!!!!
So, because Jefferson had blind spots, we shouldn't be striving for a world where all are created equal? People who wanted to do good and did some good things before it all went wrong should not be chastised for feeding the hungry and giving houses to those without.
@@wvu05 cult leaders are not equal at all.. Not a great comparison to Jefferson..
@@pavlovsworld9122 Of course, they're not equal. My point was that a lot of good and well-intentioned people were doing their best to help others, and it does a disservice to their memories to say that all of that should be erased because they followed the wrong person who, by most accounts, actually did good things in Indiana to the point where most scholars say that it wasn't a cult until it got to San Francisco, and one even said that had he died on his way to California, he probably would have been remembered as someone who did genuine good things by having the first integrated church in the state.
He gettin' paid
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why make fun of a dead person, who happens to be your dad.
Please tell him not to cuss at a memorial service!
The man has been through enough, he can say whatever the hell he wants wherever he wants. Get over it.
are you FUCKING serious? Hes being THIS STRONG and TYAT is what you have to say? fuck you
There were far many worse things that happened for this service to occur. Cussing is the least to cherry pick or have a problem with.
That would make him like his father.
jim jones is a hero
Are u really saying he was a hero really plz explain how? He was evil. Pure evil.
@@kenny-9- I want to backtrack and say Jim Jones was mentally ill and caused mass murders of women children and men. He is not a hero.. He is a sick minded man who leaves a legacy on par with Hitler, and Stalin, and mao. RIP to Jones Town survivors. I have dark humour so it was an poor attempt at a joke.
@@deneshbhaskar3944 thank u I was going to say he was a sick man
@@kenny-9- U know what... At the start when he helped ppl like addicts, homeless, and stuff he was good. BUT suicide is fine if ur goin git alone... BUT to make everone die is sick. Those poor babies and ppk who were injected. Theres not a spot deep enough in hell for him
This guy, despite being only 19, gladly joined in on the torture of the elderly, and anyone else that he thought was an "enemy" of his father's "movement"!!! SMHID
Excuse your psycho Father ? But, Steve Jones I know we all love you and Hope for an Honest loving none- Manipulative Creator. But. at 11 years in 78 hoping slow down through out time to atheist? Reading CONTRADICTIOS CAN MESS THINGS UP. How some of you get an education? 78 I was lucky to get a beating than Going to School and I hate him as he's dead and know more why he hated any one especially me looking in to his eyes and getting thrashed just for it..🥴🤕🤨😐🥲😵💫.
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