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Part 2: Gods of the New Age

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The Rise and Fall of Jim Jones and the People's Temple

Andrew Keen: Jim Jones' worldview was a combination of Marxism and Hinduistic ideas put together. He says that even carried over to what happened with him really calling himself God. Keen: In India, there's many temples like this in the Padma Shri temple on Karnataka state coast. The Indian government permits no one to access that temple because they believe it is sacred.

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