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The Heaven's Gate cult ended on March 23, 1997, with the suicide deaths of 39 members. The group believed that the Biblical Book of Revelation referred to alien visitors who would return with the comet Hale-Bopp to whisk them away before the immanent destruction of the Earth.

Group Profile
A brief but very infomative profile from the Ontario consultants for Religious tolerance home page.

Heaven's Gate, how it may be reached
A mirror of the original Heaven's Gate home page, outlining the group's beliefs.

Sole survivor
Only one member of Heaven's Gate made it out alive; this is his home page. This member is still faithful to HG "theology" and offers some disturbing materials, including video copies of suicide tapes.

Heaven's Gate: A Sociological Perspective
A research paper questions popular conceptions of cult leaders, brainwashing, and the development of religious ideology.

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