Manson had been indoctrinating the'Family' into his confused apocalyptic belief system and having them read the book of Revelation one tenet of which was that mainstream society would dissolve into mass violence between black and white people.
Manson had been indoctrinating the'Family' into a confused apocalyptic belief system that was partially based on his interpretation of the book of Revelation, which members of the Family spent much time reading. The main tenet of Manson's was that mainstream society would dissolve into mass violence between black and white people.