| − | The liberal media likened the Jim Jones cult to very different [[new religious movements]] (NRM), and distracted public attention from the un-Christian Communism at the core of Jim Jones' belief system. In fact, the term "to drink the Kool-Aid", which refers to a person or group of people agreeing with a person, idea or set of ideas blindly on faith alone, without exercising their own critical thinking, was derived from the method of suicide/murder utilized in the Jonestown massacre. | + | The liberal media likened the Jim Jones cult to very different [[new religious movements]] (NRM), and distracted public attention from the un-Christian Communism at the core of Jim Jones' belief system. In fact, the term "to drink the Kool-Aid", which refers to a person or group of people agreeing with a person, idea or set of ideas blindly on faith alone, without exercising their own critical thinking, was derived from the method of suicide/murder utilized in the Jonestown massacre (though in actuality, it was Flavor-Aid -- a competing brand of unsweetened, powered juice concentrate mix -- that was used in the massacre). |