Comments on: Michael Jackson, African Americans, and Islam

By: Herb

Herb — Thu, 09 Mar 2006 02:34:21 +0000

It doesn't make any difference what anyone converts to either in or out of prison, It would make a difference if they started lending themselves to be suicide bombers.

By: Brian

Brian — Wed, 08 Mar 2006 22:11:37 +0000

The point you donâ��t mention, James, is that the vast majority of people who are converting to Islam are doing so in PRISON.

Do you have some citation for this, Bithead?

By: G A Phillips

G A Phillips — Wed, 08 Mar 2006 17:44:39 +0000

And almost half(give or take a few thousand who voted more than once)of the registered voters voted for John Kerry, witch means almost half of this country has converted to "liberal socialism" or what I like to call "Donkey-ism" which is a far more devastating spread of a religion and has a far greater chance to seduce the minds and spirits of young black men and the minds and spirits of young people of any type of American for that matter, I mean who would not look to convert to Islam or any thing else that is a hundred times more stated in fact and with some kind of purpose then Donkey-ism will ever be, was it not the Idol-worship created by the belief in donkey-ism that got our youth to think being like Michael Jackson was a good thing in the fist place? At least we know what we get with a Muslim, and that it might be, a stay in Prison tends to expose most leader types or just about anybody to a greater chance of conversion of some type, and for leader types a greater chance for street cred to spread such conversions, I think we should look to belief in what religion got them into the position of being in jail and searching for a new way in the fist place?

By: Mark

Mark — Wed, 08 Mar 2006 17:41:18 +0000

Dave Chappelle is Muslim, but I am not sure if he converted or not.

By: Bithead

Bithead — Wed, 08 Mar 2006 17:11:24 +0000

The point you don't mention, James, is that the vast majority of people who are converting to Islam are doing so in PRISON.

That raises a truckload of rather sticky social questions.

And personally, I don't give MJ a snowball's chance of survival, even in a reltively western fredly place like Bahrain. (Which is itself a heckofa statement... you can only call Bahrain a western freindly place in comparison to say, Iran.)
I mean, all it's gonna take is one child accuser, and it'll be firing squad time.

By: Roger

Roger — Wed, 08 Mar 2006 16:34:39 +0000

Oops, nevermind. I overlooked the first name in the list. Embarrassing.

By: Roger

Roger — Wed, 08 Mar 2006 16:33:08 +0000

Malcolm X converted to Islam while in prison.

By: gssfg

gssfg — Wed, 08 Mar 2006 15:43:48 +0000

Are there really a lot of young black men who are trying to be more like this Mike?

Good point James. Most of Jackson's fans seem to be young, white, German and Australian women! I don't see these people converting anytime soon.

By: Jonk

Jonk — Wed, 08 Mar 2006 15:38:25 +0000

Isn't Mike Tyson exploring options for a career in pornography? Very Islamic...

How about some stats for people finding Jesus/getting saved in prison or while undergoing some difficult experiences.

This entire premise is bull...

By: Steven Taylor

Steven Taylor — Wed, 08 Mar 2006 15:20:04 +0000

OK, somebody has to say it: does Mike even qualify as black at this point?

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