Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones (1980 TV Movie)

James Earl Jones: Father Divine

Quotes 

• Rev. Jim Jones : ...Father, you were forced to leave New York. Why?

  Father Divine : We were becoming too strong. They were frightened.

  Rev. Jim Jones : How do you sustain a movement like this one?

  Father Divine : How did Moses sustain his flock?

  Rev. Jim Jones : What of the cost?

  Father Divine : Ask and you shall receive, my son.

  Rev. Jim Jones : And as for worldly possessions?

  Father Divine : Sustenance of whatever kind our Heavenly Father requires.

  Rev. Jim Jones : ...Sometimes, the women in my flock tempt me. What shall I do about that?

  Father Divine : It's your duty - your religious obligation - to bring such desires to the surface, so that you can eliminate those desires. Remember, Mary wasn't a virgin either.

  Rev. Jim Jones : ...You've given a whole new world to me, Father.

  Father Divine : As it should be, so let it be, my son.

  Rev. Jim Jones : Do you truly believe that you're God?

  Father Divine : I don't have to say that I'm God, and I don't have to say that I'm NOT God. Millions of people CALL me God, and millions more call me the Devil. But I don't say that I'm God, and I don't say that I'm the Devil. But I *produce* God and, in doing so, shake the earth.

  Rev. Jim Jones : Thank you for your time, Father.