| Could Michael Jackson Be God? |
| Tuesday, July 07, 2009 |
 As they wheeled MJ's coffin into the Staple Center today, the great old classic gospel song "Soon And Very Soon, We Are Going To See The King" was played....a clear reference to the king of pop. Trouble is, the song was written about the return of Christ, not the career of Michael Jackson. To me, this was the icing on the cake, capping off a week of unparalleled idol worship and resurrection -- secular style. The only thing that's come close in my lifetime was Princess Diana's death. Let me explain.
Diana, as we all know, was ridiculed and mocked by the press for years until she died -- then, suddenly, she was a goddess. The same is true of MJ. Until he died a few days ago, Michael Jackson had been largely forgotten by most of this planet. Mocked and ridiculed, scorned and hated by many, he fled to the Middle East to escape the persecution for several years. Even when he announced a "London Comeback" he was laughed at by most.
Then he died. And all of a sudden we've seen a resurrection that almost rival's Christ's. Whipped and crucified by the press and popular culture, like Princess Diana his reputation has been magically raised from the dead, as the same press who mocked him, now milks him for every dollar they can squeeze out of this. Now, all of a sudden, like a phoenix rising from the ashes he's a hero....a god of extraordinary proportions, full of mystery and intrigue.
And in the most distasteful of blasphemies, a song that was composed to celebrate the return of Jesus Christ was used today to celebrate the king of pop and his newly minted reputation. The profanity of this event is now complete, it seems to me.
"Forgive them Lord, for they know not what they do."
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posted by Alan Harstone @ 6:15 PM   |
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