Heaven's Gate

GPTKB entity

Statements (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:religious_organization
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:The_Heaven's_Gate_Cult
gptkbp:coreBelief UFO
asceticism
millenarianism
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:dissolved 1997
gptkbp:documentedIn gptkb:Heaven's_Gate:_America's_UFO_Religion_(book)
Heaven's Gate: The Cult of Cults (HBO documentary)
gptkbp:foundedBy gptkb:Bonnie_Nettles
gptkb:Marshall_Applewhite
gptkbp:foundedIn 1974
gptkbp:headquartersLocation gptkb:San_Diego,_California
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Heaven's Gate
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Christianity
gptkb:science_fiction
gptkb:New_Age
gptkbp:leader gptkb:Bonnie_Nettles
gptkb:Marshall_Applewhite
gptkbp:mediaCoverage extensive international media attention
gptkbp:notableEvent mass suicide
March 1997
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:Hale-Bopp_comet_event
gptkb:ritual
celibacy
communal living
video testimonies
belief in Bonnie Nettles as a messenger
belief in Marshall Applewhite as a messenger
belief in extraterrestrial spacecraft
belief in the Next Level
believing in extraterrestrial salvation
group isolation
internet recruitment
preparation for departure from Earth
rejection of human attachments
renunciation of possessions
strict rules and routines
use of aliases
use of the internet for communication
wearing identical clothing
gptkbp:notableMember gptkb:Bonnie_Nettles
gptkb:Marshall_Applewhite
gptkbp:purpose preparation for ascension to a higher level of existence
gptkbp:victim 39
gptkbp:website http://www.heavensgate.com/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Isabelle_Huppert
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4