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	<title>Comments on: Poll: Should Christians Celebrate Michael Jackson&#8217;s Death?</title>
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		<title>By: Pastor Mike</title>
		<link>http://www.palibandaily.com/2009/06/25/poll-should-christians-celebrate-michael-jacksons-death/comment-page-1/#comment-2612</link>
		<dc:creator>Pastor Mike</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:29:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Actually, Michael Jackson was a Muslim.  He converted several years ago.

He had no Christianity whatsoever.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Actually, Michael Jackson was a Muslim.  He converted several years ago.</p>
<p>He had no Christianity whatsoever.</p>
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		<title>By: Wendy</title>
		<link>http://www.palibandaily.com/2009/06/25/poll-should-christians-celebrate-michael-jacksons-death/comment-page-1/#comment-2607</link>
		<dc:creator>Wendy</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:21:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Michael was innocent. 
This is a perfect example of why many people hate so-called &quot;Christians&quot;...with their little &quot;holier than thou&quot; attitude. 
Michael had more Christianity in his thumb than the so-called &quot;Christians&quot; that walk around with their noses in the air feeling superior to other people. They are horrible examples to other people.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Michael was innocent.<br />
This is a perfect example of why many people hate so-called &#8220;Christians&#8221;&#8230;with their little &#8220;holier than thou&#8221; attitude.<br />
Michael had more Christianity in his thumb than the so-called &#8220;Christians&#8221; that walk around with their noses in the air feeling superior to other people. They are horrible examples to other people.</p>
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		<title>By: Jenny</title>
		<link>http://www.palibandaily.com/2009/06/25/poll-should-christians-celebrate-michael-jacksons-death/comment-page-1/#comment-1455</link>
		<dc:creator>Jenny</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2009 17:49:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>It also shows us why popular music is in its current shoddy state.  When&#039;s the last time you heard a &quot;musical genius&quot; on the radio?  HA!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It also shows us why popular music is in its current shoddy state.  When&#8217;s the last time you heard a &#8220;musical genius&#8221; on the radio?  HA!</p>
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		<title>By: chrisn9ne</title>
		<link>http://www.palibandaily.com/2009/06/25/poll-should-christians-celebrate-michael-jacksons-death/comment-page-1/#comment-1451</link>
		<dc:creator>chrisn9ne</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2009 03:28:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>That&#039;s the same lie that Satan used in the Bible &quot;You can be your own God&quot;   S basicallyt the &quot;New Age&quot; lie is REALLY the old age lie.   Same messaghe Aleister Crowley the known Satanist used to portray, who ironically MJ and many many musicians are fans of.

Crowley taught that through his satanism you could become a musical genius which is why these mainstream soul sell outs are obsessed with Aleister</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>That&#8217;s the same lie that Satan used in the Bible &#8220;You can be your own God&#8221;   S basicallyt the &#8220;New Age&#8221; lie is REALLY the old age lie.   Same messaghe Aleister Crowley the known Satanist used to portray, who ironically MJ and many many musicians are fans of.</p>
<p>Crowley taught that through his satanism you could become a musical genius which is why these mainstream soul sell outs are obsessed with Aleister</p>
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		<title>By: Anna Marie</title>
		<link>http://www.palibandaily.com/2009/06/25/poll-should-christians-celebrate-michael-jacksons-death/comment-page-1/#comment-1260</link>
		<dc:creator>Anna Marie</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2009 05:02:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>MICHAEL THE NARC-ANGEL

     Millions of little members of the worldwide F.F.A. (Future Followers of the Antichrist) have finally learned how to find a certain part of their lower anatomy and quickly touch it while dancing - thanks to Michael Jackson, the highest paid Lower Anatomy Toucher of all time! Special thanks also go to the Jesus-bashing, Hell-bound Hollywood moguls who were just as quick to see higher profits in lower anatomies!   [Just saw this opinion on the web. Other grabby items on MSN, Google, etc. include &quot;Separation of Raunch and State,&quot; &quot;David Letterman&#039;s Hate, Etc.,&quot; &quot;Tribulation Index becomes Rapture Index,&quot; and &quot;Bible Verses Obama Avoids.&quot; - something for everyone!]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>MICHAEL THE NARC-ANGEL</p>
<p>     Millions of little members of the worldwide F.F.A. (Future Followers of the Antichrist) have finally learned how to find a certain part of their lower anatomy and quickly touch it while dancing &#8211; thanks to Michael Jackson, the highest paid Lower Anatomy Toucher of all time! Special thanks also go to the Jesus-bashing, Hell-bound Hollywood moguls who were just as quick to see higher profits in lower anatomies!   [Just saw this opinion on the web. Other grabby items on MSN, Google, etc. include "Separation of Raunch and State," "David Letterman's Hate, Etc.," "Tribulation Index becomes Rapture Index," and "Bible Verses Obama Avoids." - something for everyone!]</p>
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		<title>By: Paul</title>
		<link>http://www.palibandaily.com/2009/06/25/poll-should-christians-celebrate-michael-jacksons-death/comment-page-1/#comment-1242</link>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2009 21:49:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>You forgot:
&quot;Yes, that means more children for our priests and clergymen to molest!&quot;

Glad to be of help! :)</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>You forgot:<br />
&#8220;Yes, that means more children for our priests and clergymen to molest!&#8221;</p>
<p>Glad to be of help! <img src='http://www.palibandaily.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
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		<title>By: Jenny</title>
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		<dc:creator>Jenny</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2009 16:30:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;blockquote&gt;Where were your “unbiased” polls when a 56-year-old Woody Allen was boning his 22 year old stepdaughter, who had known him as a father figure all her life? &lt;blah blah blah&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;

This site has only been in operation since October of 2008.  Sorry, dear, we weren&#039;t conducting polls when these things you mention happened.  We didn&#039;t do a poll on Bernie Madoff, because his guilt is a foregone conclusion.  Nobody, even his wife, supports the man who stole $50B.

You probably didn&#039;t bother to read any article on this site other than that about Michael Jackson.  I wager you&#039;re searching the Internet for people saying bad things about him, and spewing your bigoted drivel everywhere, aren&#039;t you?

You haven&#039;t seen our updates on Sarah Palin, and our disgust at her news conference yesterday . . . or our poll asking why people think she resigned.  You haven&#039;t seen our reporting of the rumors that an embezzlement indictment is in her near future.  And you probably never figured out that the name of this site is partially based on HER NAME!  (See http://www.palibandaily.com/about/paliban-history/ for details.) 

Your own deep-seated bigotry shows in your ridiculous accusation of racism.  FOR SHAME!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>Where were your “unbiased” polls when a 56-year-old Woody Allen was boning his 22 year old stepdaughter, who had known him as a father figure all her life? <blah blah blah></blah></p></blockquote>
<p>This site has only been in operation since October of 2008.  Sorry, dear, we weren&#8217;t conducting polls when these things you mention happened.  We didn&#8217;t do a poll on Bernie Madoff, because his guilt is a foregone conclusion.  Nobody, even his wife, supports the man who stole $50B.</p>
<p>You probably didn&#8217;t bother to read any article on this site other than that about Michael Jackson.  I wager you&#8217;re searching the Internet for people saying bad things about him, and spewing your bigoted drivel everywhere, aren&#8217;t you?</p>
<p>You haven&#8217;t seen our updates on Sarah Palin, and our disgust at her news conference yesterday . . . or our poll asking why people think she resigned.  You haven&#8217;t seen our reporting of the rumors that an embezzlement indictment is in her near future.  And you probably never figured out that the name of this site is partially based on HER NAME!  (See <a href="http://www.palibandaily.com/about/paliban-history/" rel="nofollow">http://www.palibandaily.com/about/paliban-history/</a> for details.) </p>
<p>Your own deep-seated bigotry shows in your ridiculous accusation of racism.  FOR SHAME!</p>
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		<title>By: Tracii H. (aka "WWJD?")</title>
		<link>http://www.palibandaily.com/2009/06/25/poll-should-christians-celebrate-michael-jacksons-death/comment-page-1/#comment-1034</link>
		<dc:creator>Tracii H. (aka "WWJD?")</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2009 13:07:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Though I hesitate to pull the race card in any discussion, one underlying theme has become painfully clear to me throughout this whole situation-- the theme of racism.

Where were your &quot;unbiased&quot; polls when a 56-year-old Woody Allen was boning his 22 year old stepdaughter, who had known him as a father figure all her life? Or when Roman Polanski pled guilty to raping a 13-year-old girl?  Where was your outrage when Kenneth Lay of Enron--whose greed led him to lie, cheat and rob people of their entire life savings--died a death similar to Michael Jackson&#039;s in 2006?  And what about the large-scale crimes of Oliver North, Bernie Madoff, and all the other numerous WHITE/non-Black murderers, thieves, and rapists of the world?

This form of discrimination is so subtle most people don&#039;t even realize it exists, but it&#039;s there.  The media is to blame for the bulk of it--choosing to magnify certain situations while brushing over others--but it&#039;s time we take responsibility for our part in it as well.  FOX News, CNN, and all the other various media outlets have become virtual &quot;false idols&quot; (that&#039;s Biblespeak for those who need it) for most Americans, shaping our psyches in a way that no other medium can compare to. Anyone who&#039;s brainwashed with the same information day in and day out will retain at least SOME of those views; in this case, the media&#039;s oversaturation of Michael Jackson&#039;s alleged crimes and simultaneous downplaying of others&#039;.  

I&#039;m not here to argue about whether the Bible should be interpreted literally or figuratively, or whether one brand of Christianity is more &quot;correct&quot; than another.  I just want people to try thinking for themselves once in a while--whether it&#039;s in regards to Michael Jackson&#039;s legacy, your interpretation of the Bible, or anything else.

(And before anyone makes any further assumptions about my color, class or creed, let me say that I&#039;m a white person from a small Southern town raised in a Southern Baptist community, and even I can see the hypocrisy and underlying racism in your views. In other words, your &quot;ugly&quot; is showing--maybe you should try a little harder to hide it).

On that note, I&#039;m respectfully bowing out of this discussion based on MY interpretation of a quote I once heard:

&quot;Don&#039;t argue with fools,
because people from a distance can&#039;t tell
who is who.&quot;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Though I hesitate to pull the race card in any discussion, one underlying theme has become painfully clear to me throughout this whole situation&#8211; the theme of racism.</p>
<p>Where were your &#8220;unbiased&#8221; polls when a 56-year-old Woody Allen was boning his 22 year old stepdaughter, who had known him as a father figure all her life? Or when Roman Polanski pled guilty to raping a 13-year-old girl?  Where was your outrage when Kenneth Lay of Enron&#8211;whose greed led him to lie, cheat and rob people of their entire life savings&#8211;died a death similar to Michael Jackson&#8217;s in 2006?  And what about the large-scale crimes of Oliver North, Bernie Madoff, and all the other numerous WHITE/non-Black murderers, thieves, and rapists of the world?</p>
<p>This form of discrimination is so subtle most people don&#8217;t even realize it exists, but it&#8217;s there.  The media is to blame for the bulk of it&#8211;choosing to magnify certain situations while brushing over others&#8211;but it&#8217;s time we take responsibility for our part in it as well.  FOX News, CNN, and all the other various media outlets have become virtual &#8220;false idols&#8221; (that&#8217;s Biblespeak for those who need it) for most Americans, shaping our psyches in a way that no other medium can compare to. Anyone who&#8217;s brainwashed with the same information day in and day out will retain at least SOME of those views; in this case, the media&#8217;s oversaturation of Michael Jackson&#8217;s alleged crimes and simultaneous downplaying of others&#8217;.  </p>
<p>I&#8217;m not here to argue about whether the Bible should be interpreted literally or figuratively, or whether one brand of Christianity is more &#8220;correct&#8221; than another.  I just want people to try thinking for themselves once in a while&#8211;whether it&#8217;s in regards to Michael Jackson&#8217;s legacy, your interpretation of the Bible, or anything else.</p>
<p>(And before anyone makes any further assumptions about my color, class or creed, let me say that I&#8217;m a white person from a small Southern town raised in a Southern Baptist community, and even I can see the hypocrisy and underlying racism in your views. In other words, your &#8220;ugly&#8221; is showing&#8211;maybe you should try a little harder to hide it).</p>
<p>On that note, I&#8217;m respectfully bowing out of this discussion based on MY interpretation of a quote I once heard:</p>
<p>&#8220;Don&#8217;t argue with fools,<br />
because people from a distance can&#8217;t tell<br />
who is who.&#8221;</p>
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		<title>By: Mr. Green</title>
		<link>http://www.palibandaily.com/2009/06/25/poll-should-christians-celebrate-michael-jacksons-death/comment-page-1/#comment-999</link>
		<dc:creator>Mr. Green</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 19:24:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;blockquote&gt;God as I see him in the Bible is a God of Life, Love, Forgiveness and also a God whose Anger and Justice is to be feared. Call me a Heretic if you want, but none of us can pretend to understand God. The Bible is our link to God’s word and our understanding of the Bible is diverse, as our diversity of Christian religions shows. None of them is superior to the other. They are different interpretations which fill different hearts and a same desire: Feeling close to God.&lt;/blockquote&gt;
Do you base your opinion of God on reading the Bible, or on your own fantasies about what God would do, if God would only do what YOU want Him to do?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>God as I see him in the Bible is a God of Life, Love, Forgiveness and also a God whose Anger and Justice is to be feared. Call me a Heretic if you want, but none of us can pretend to understand God. The Bible is our link to God’s word and our understanding of the Bible is diverse, as our diversity of Christian religions shows. None of them is superior to the other. They are different interpretations which fill different hearts and a same desire: Feeling close to God.</p></blockquote>
<p>Do you base your opinion of God on reading the Bible, or on your own fantasies about what God would do, if God would only do what YOU want Him to do?</p>
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		<title>By: Ale</title>
		<link>http://www.palibandaily.com/2009/06/25/poll-should-christians-celebrate-michael-jacksons-death/comment-page-1/#comment-998</link>
		<dc:creator>Ale</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 17:28:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I am amazed to read these posts.

This poll could be any poll but labelling it a &quot;Christian&quot; saddens me. 

If a poll is to reflect people&#039;s opinion, then give them a real opportunity to express their opinion. Proposing &quot;Yes&quot;, &quot;No&quot; as options would have been sufficient to get to the point. Options such as &quot;Yes, he deserved to go to Hell, I hate him&quot; add absolutely nothing but hatred.

If asked whether I should celebrate the death of a man, my answer if no, not because that man may have been misjudged by other men, but because the celebration of death on Earth belongs to a religion I do not perceive as Christian.
 
I will die as this man did, and I believe God will judge me, take me to Heaven or send me to Hell. I long for Heaven, because I long for the presence of God and His love. I do my best to be as close to God as a human can be: attending church, reading the Bible, praying, etc. Yet, this is no guarantee that I&#039;ll belong to Heaven.

God as I see him in the Bible is a God of Life, Love, Forgiveness and also a God whose Anger and Justice is to be feared. Call me a Heretic if you want, but none of us can pretend to understand God. The Bible is our link to God&#039;s word and our understanding of the Bible is diverse, as our diversity of Christian religions shows. None of them is superior to the other. They are different interpretations which fill different hearts and a same desire: Feeling close to God.

As someone who identifies as a Christian, I feel that regardless of the nature of a man&#039;s beliefs and acts, I am not entitled to pass judgement upon him.

A man has died and I pray to God to comfort his children and family. More than anyhing, I ask him to give them the necessary strenght to cope with the cruelty of our words and use we make of His.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I am amazed to read these posts.</p>
<p>This poll could be any poll but labelling it a &#8220;Christian&#8221; saddens me. </p>
<p>If a poll is to reflect people&#8217;s opinion, then give them a real opportunity to express their opinion. Proposing &#8220;Yes&#8221;, &#8220;No&#8221; as options would have been sufficient to get to the point. Options such as &#8220;Yes, he deserved to go to Hell, I hate him&#8221; add absolutely nothing but hatred.</p>
<p>If asked whether I should celebrate the death of a man, my answer if no, not because that man may have been misjudged by other men, but because the celebration of death on Earth belongs to a religion I do not perceive as Christian.</p>
<p>I will die as this man did, and I believe God will judge me, take me to Heaven or send me to Hell. I long for Heaven, because I long for the presence of God and His love. I do my best to be as close to God as a human can be: attending church, reading the Bible, praying, etc. Yet, this is no guarantee that I&#8217;ll belong to Heaven.</p>
<p>God as I see him in the Bible is a God of Life, Love, Forgiveness and also a God whose Anger and Justice is to be feared. Call me a Heretic if you want, but none of us can pretend to understand God. The Bible is our link to God&#8217;s word and our understanding of the Bible is diverse, as our diversity of Christian religions shows. None of them is superior to the other. They are different interpretations which fill different hearts and a same desire: Feeling close to God.</p>
<p>As someone who identifies as a Christian, I feel that regardless of the nature of a man&#8217;s beliefs and acts, I am not entitled to pass judgement upon him.</p>
<p>A man has died and I pray to God to comfort his children and family. More than anyhing, I ask him to give them the necessary strenght to cope with the cruelty of our words and use we make of His.</p>
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