About 10 years ago there was a group calling themselves "Heaven's Gate", who claimed they would be "taken up" with the comet Hale-Bopp, when it passed by the Earth. They couldn't wait, so they committed suicide instead. -
http://www.religioustolerance.org/dc_highe.htm -
Who knows why some people chose to give over their responsibility for themselves to another person, regardless of how nonsensical their teachings. People put up with some strange things just for the sake of going along, seeking acceptance of some kind.
The main thing wrong with the world is that there are people in it!
