Between the Lines

What's the difference between a religion and a cult? Most people know about Heaven's Gate from a safe distance, comforted by how different their beliefs are from our own. And yet many Americans are still struggling to understand why 39 seemingly intelligent, educated people took their own lives as an act of faith in a glorious afterlife. What makes it even harder to take is the insistence by former members of Heaven's Gate that their views are no more incredible than the next person's. Anchor: Ted KoppelCorrespondent: Michel McQueenAirdate: 3/31/1997This product is manufactured on demand using DVD-R recordable media. Amazon.com's standard return policy will apply.