I have similar recollection. I was working on a Senate campaign in '76 and Jones was an important supporter. He was viewed with more amusement than worry at the time.Including mine.
Cult indeed. Back when I lived in San Francisco I can recall the church having an excellent* reputation I can also remember a man trying to get me to attend the church. Fortunately I wasn't interested and avoided being recruited.
Happy shaves,
Jim
*From reading about the church today, not even counting how things ended up, I have no idea why its reputation would have been excellent. Nothing I read today did anything to convince me it was excellent by any standards in any way. That's just my opinion of course.
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