The brainwashing myth
- Written by Rebecca Moore, Emerita Professor of Religious Studies, San Diego State University
We'll say someone's brainwashed only when we disagree with their beliefs or actions.lolloj/Shutterstock.com
Nearly 40 years ago, my two sisters, Carolyn Layton and Annie Moore, were among those who planned the mass deaths in Jonestown on Nov. 18, 1978.
Part of a movement called Peoples Temple, which was led by a charismatic pastor named Jim Jones,...