[NYer]

May he finally find peace with God.

[Gay State Conservative]

And then he embraced the Religion of Pieces.So much for “spirituality”,I guess.

[hoosiermama]

Nothing mentioned about his conversion to Religion of Piece (sic), orchestrated by brother Germaine....The NoI surrounded him with body guards, nanny, business manager, doctors etc. etc...... each taking a Piece of him.

The appearance of the REV Jackson and Sharpton gives me hope that the rest of the family doesn't buy into the scam and will investigate Louis F and company completely.

[newfreep]

belief.net is NOT a Christian website - read with lots of grains of salt.

[hoagy62]

Y’know...I’m probably going to get flamed for saying this.

Yes, he had a rotten childhood. Yes, he went through a heck of a lot as an adult. And yes, he really does deserve some peace in the afterlife.

HOWEVER...even though he wrote about how the Sabbath was important to him, THAT is not the crux of a relationship with God. That question can only be answered with another question: Do you believe Jesus Christ is the Son of God, and do you believe God raised Him from the dead? If Michael asked Jesus into his heart, then indeed...he DOES have peace now.

If not...you get the picture.

[NavyCanDo]

“upbringing as a Jehovah’s Witness”

I thought he was brought up Mormon, but maybe I'm confusing the Jackson's with the Osmond family. Regardless, there were stories that later in life he converted to Islam. Not sure if that was true, or just supermarket check-out tabloid stuff.

[bmwcyle]

Jehovah’s Witness = CULT

This is not joke.

[Vendome]

Didn’t he convert to Islam?

[Cincinna]

Jackson has gone through all the major religions.

Raised a Jehovah’s Witness, he converted to Judaism, and in his latest incarnation, converted to Islam.Somehow he bypasssed Roman Catholicism.

The British papers are saying his entire empire, including his Nanny, and his finances were managed by the Nation of Islam for the last few years.