Comments on: Lies circulate about Michael Jackson converting to evangelical Christianity

By: Niall

Niall — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 18:21:24 +0000

I think being a wealthy megastar teaches people, more than anything else, the emptiness of that lifestyle. Also, many of things ordinary people yearn for and dream they already have, so there’s little to motivate them. Which is why most big celebrities turn to religion of one sort or another, usually a frightening variety. Madonna with “Kabbalah”; Tom Cruise with Scientology; Mel Gibson with his crazy brand of Catholicism, etc. Brad Pitt seems the only megastar immune to this, but then he has Angelina Jolie to contend with, and I’m sure she will suffer no other gods before her.

By: Caleb Powers

Caleb Powers — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 16:53:48 +0000

So true, Alice. This whole thing reminds me of what Walter Mondale said in the Vice Presidential debate. He said that his father had been a minister for many years, and said that the problem with deathbed conversions is that sometimes they get well.

By: Alice C. Linsley

Alice C. Linsley — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 16:39:52 +0000

We are not the judges of this poor man’s spiritual life. All we can do is ask God’s mercy upon him and upon ourselves.

By: Kurt

Kurt — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 23:42:29 +0000

It’s amazing how many famous people convert to evangelical Christianity and then die soon after. Is there a conncetion here? It’s also amazing how many of them don’t tell anyone about it until it comes out after they are dead. But since lying is a sin, I am sure the conversion stories can’t be false.

By: Caleb Powers

Caleb Powers — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 17:38:23 +0000

Amen, Asinus, Amen.

By: Asinus Gravis

Asinus Gravis — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 15:26:55 +0000

If they can’t openly use sex to “sell” their message, then they have to come up with something else. Why not trade on the name and celebrity of popular figures? Who will know whether it is true or not? The primary consideration is whether it may possibly work.

Apparently (and this story is only the tip of the iceberg), in the evangelical world there is little concern for truth, honesty, and/or integrity. All that ultimately matters is getting people converted to whatever it is they think is important — hating LGBT persons, killing abortion/abortionists, electing Republicans, making war on everyone that disagrees with them, and crucifying the gospel.

By: Dale Herr

Dale Herr — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:17:24 +0000

Even though no one will ever know, I agree. We hear of too many death bed conversions, many of which are Probably not true leading people to think, “I can wait until the end then believe” If they wont believe now what makes them think it will happen then?