On 17 March 2000, 778 members of the Movement for the Restoration of the Ten Commandments of God died in Uganda.Cult in Uganda Poisoned Many, Police Say ''New York Times'' July 28, 2000 The theory that all of the members died in a mass suicide was changed to mass murder when bodies were discovered in pits, some with signs of strangulation while others had stab wounds. The group had diverged from the Roman Catholic Church in order to emphasize apocalypticism and alleged Marian apparitions. The group had been called an inward-looking movement that wore matching uniforms and restricted their speech to avoid saying anything dishonest or sinful. On the suicide itself locals said they held a party at which 70 crates of soft drinks and three bulls were consumed. This version of events has been criticized, most notably by Irving Hexham,Irving Hexham, Professor of Religious Studies, University of Calgary
What Really Happened in Uganda? Suicide or Murder
Religion in the News, Vol. 3, No. 2, Summer 2000, pp. 7–9 and 24 and a Ugandan source states that "no one can really explain the whys, hows, whats, where, when, etcetera."

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