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Marshall Herff Applewhite Jr. (May 17, 1931 – March 26, 1997), also known as Do, among other names, was an American religious leader who founded and led the Heaven's Gate new religious movement (often described as a cult), and organized their mass suicide in 1997.
Apr 2, 2014 · Marshall Applewhite was the leader of the Heaven's Gate religious cult in Texas. He was a self-proclaimed prophet, drawing rhetoric from science fiction and scripture.
Commonly designated a cult, it was founded in 1974 and led by Bonnie Nettles (1927–1985) and Marshall Applewhite (1931–1997), known within the movement as Ti and Do, respectively.
Mar 7, 2023 · Marshall Applewhite was a former evangelical Christian who became a spiritual leader of a group called Heaven's Gate. He taught that aliens would save the faithful from the end of the world and that he and his followers were the Two Witnesses prophesied in Revelation.
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Mar 11, 2022 · Heaven's Gate was started in the early 1970s by Marshall Herff Applewhite and Bonnie Lou Nettles. Applewhite was the son of a Presbyterian preacher and became a talented stage actor and singer.
Mar 25, 2022 · Learn about the leader and co-founder of Heaven's Gate, a UFO cult that committed mass suicide in 1997. Explore the cult's theology, doctrines, and relationship with the New Age movement.