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Jackson on Judgment

Dr. Firpo W. Carr (Columnist)June 24, 2010

Jackson on Judgment Justice from the Highest Justices Day 364, Week 52, Article 51 Tomorrow marks the one-year anniversary of the death of the King of Pop, Michael Joseph Jackson. Some are still calling his death murder, and they want “Justice for Michael.” This is how one of several banners read at the June 14, 2010, court hearing for Dr. Conrad Murray, Jackson’s one-time physician. Family, friends, and fans of the Gloved One were bitterly disappointed that Judge Michael Pastor was not empowered to deny Murray a license to practice medicine. Be that as it may, what may be encouraging

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Michael Makes the Grade

Dr. Firpo W. Carr (Columnist)June 17, 2010

Michael Makes the Grade The Moonwalker’s modesty; his religion’s educational oddity Day 357, Week 51, Article 50 Jehovah’s Witnesses discourage their youth from attending college? Why build a short-lived career in a dying system of things? And with all the sexual immorality, illicit drug use, alcohol abuse, and God-dishonoring teachings (e. g. the theory of evolution) permeating the campus atmosphere of more than a few colleges and universities, many Witnesses elect not to use the world “to the full,” as they see it. (1 Cor 7:31, New World Translation) A crushing student loan that hangs like the sword of Damocles

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Michael Has Left the “Building”

Dr. Firpo W. Carr (Columnist)June 10, 2010

Michael Has Left the “Building” Theological thistles & congregational conundrums troubled the King Day 350, Week 50, Article 49 These above titled words have been more fabulously associated with the Man from Graceland, Elvis Presley. It seems the famous reframe “Elvis has left the building” has echoed in auditoriums and arenas across America forever. Michael Joseph Jackson too has left the “building”; however one of a different sort. You see, the Bible likens the Christian Congregation to a building, and identifies the apostles and prophets as the foundation or infrastructure of said building. Jesus Christ is the foundation cornerstone of

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The Global Grip of the Glove

Dr. Firpo W. Carr (Columnist)June 3, 2010

The Global Grip of the Glove MJ fans pressure D.A. and defend Jackson’s honor Day 343, Week 49, Article 48 As we approach the one-year anniversary of the death of Michael Joseph Jackson loyal fans around the world anxiously await answers. Michael’s glowing influence on his global fans has not waned in the least. This article is dedicated to voicing their concerns. To that end, Alma Jerlagic from Vienna, Austria, has compiled a partial but extensive list of questions directed at Los Angeles County District Attorney Steve Cooley on behalf of the group “Michael Jackson Global Fans Unite.” Austrian Anger:

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Gay Love from the Glove?

Dr. Firpo W. Carr (Columnist)May 13, 2010

Gay Love from the Glove? “No!” say Michael Jackson’s former bodyguards Day 322, Week 46, Article 45 It has been reported that Jason Pfeiffer, the officer manager of Michael Jackson’s former dermatologist Dr. Arnold Klein, alleges that he received homosexual love from the Glove. However, the Gloved One’s former bodyguards contradict Pfeiffer in a soon-to-be released book revealing Michael’s girlfriends. But one need not wait for the tell-all. Michael himself does not closet his feelings on homosexuality. In a memorable Time magazine piece where his cheerful, cherubic face graced the cover (March 19, 1984), an exchange between the King of

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The Gloved One & the Governing Body

Dr. Firpo W. Carr (Columnist)May 6, 2010

The Gloved One & the Governing Body How Michael viewed Jehovah’s Witnesses highest council Day 315, Week 45, Article 44 In light of last week’s article, “The King of Pop and the Presbyters” (April 29, 2010), it should be noted that in dealing with the elders among Jehovah’s Witnesses, Michael Jackson danced with them for as long as his spiritual constitution could stand. While the elders were duty-bound to investigate what some saw as baseless charges of a conscience matter against him, the Moonwalker tired of walking his way to the “back room of doom” where overseers, who consulted with

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The King of Pop & the Presbyters

Dr. Firpo W. Carr (Columnist)April 29, 2010

The King of Pop & the Presbyters Did he jostle with Jehovah’s Witnesses? Day 308, Week 44, Article 43 At Acts 11:30 we find the ancient Greek word presbyterous (from which we get “Presbyterian”). It means “older men” or “elders.” Among first-century Christians, these elders or “overseers” (Greek, episkopous, from which we get “Episcopalian”) were to shepherd the flock of God. (Acts 20:17, 28; 1 Tim. 3:1, 2; Titus 1:5, 7) A number of elders among Jehovah’s Witnesses, the religion Michael Jackson claimed till his dying day, felt the need to protect the faithful from the King of Pop; for,

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Rebbie Jackson Reminisces

Dr. Firpo W. Carr (Columnist)April 22, 2010

Rebbie Jackson Reminisces Maureen was Michael’s other “Mom” Day 301, Week 43, Article 42 Maureen “Rebbie” Jackson is the oldest of Michael Jackson’s siblings, and by all accounts was his second mother. But you can’t tell by looking at her. Last month at Tyler Perry’s Why Did I Get Married Too premiere in New York, the fit, beautiful 60-year-old Rebbie looks like she’s going on 40. Oh, and younger sister Janet, who stars in the movie and stood on the red carpet with her, didn’t look too bad either. Irrespective of her looks, Rebbie shares how Michael’s tragic passing affected

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God & the Gloved One

Dr. Firpo W. Carr (Columnist)April 15, 2010

God & the Gloved One Were God’s laws ‘written on his heart’? Day 294, Week 42, Article 41 Conceived in sin, we all start out in life with a “clean slate.” (Ps. 51:5) Social psychologists, child psychologists, and other child development specialists subscribe to John Locke’s “blank page” or tabla rosa whereupon parents record the first impressions of young lives. Michael Jackson’s parents were no different. After Joseph Jackson introduced (and then abandoned) the teachings of the Bible as understood by Jehovah’s Witnesses to his wife Katherine, she wasted no time in passing them on to Michael and his siblings

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The Colored King & His Caucasians

Dr. Firpo W. Carr (Columnist)April 8, 2010

The Colored King & His Caucasians What about Michael’s White wives? While I featured Black women appearing in Michael Jackson’s videos I didn’t say anything about the White women he married. Lisa Marie Presley and Debbie Rowe were the first and second wives, respectively, of the King of Pop. Not surprisingly, he embraced all in the beautiful, multifaceted human family; with all the various colors of the warp and woof so skillfully woven into its fabric. Of course, he’s not the first king to cross the color line. Monarchs & Mixed Marriages: History’s Mark Anthony and African Queen Cleopatra of

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The King of Pop, Lip-Locked?

Dr. Firpo W. Carr (Columnist)April 1, 2010

The King of Pop, Lip-Locked? ‘The way she made him feel…her’? Day 280, Week 40, Article 39 The video The Way You Make Me Feel (1988) with Michael Jackson and Tatiana Yvonne (then Tatiana Thumbtzen, pronounced “tum-zen”) has received nearly 22 million YouTube hits. Even with this interest, few know of Michael’s public displays of affection for the woman he loved till his dying day. Consider what a New York correspondent for a British newspaper wrote. After prominently showing a touching photo of Michael and Tatiana with the caption reading, “‘I’m really in love with her,’ the Pop star admitted,”

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Michael Jackson & the Memorial

Dr. Firpo W. Carr (Columnist)March 24, 2010

Michael Jackson & the Memorial The holiday he celebrated from childhood Day 273, Week 39, Article 38 The Associated Press reported this week that Michael Jackson’s logistics director, Alberto Alvarez, was in the bedroom when Jackson’s personal physician, Dr. Conrad Murray, “was administering CPR with one hand” as Jackson lay on the bed. According to Alvarez, Murray engaged in other highly suspicious actions. Outraged fans clamoring for a murder charge are more in an uproar than ever before. In a related story, Jackson admirers the world over are planning to memorialize the King of Pop on the one-year anniversary of

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The Way You Make Me…Heal?

Dr. Firpo W. Carr (Columnist)March 17, 2010

The Way You Make Me…Heal? The girl in the video makes good Day 266, Week 38, Article 37 What do Naomi Campbell, Cheryl Crow, Iman, Lisa Marie Presley, and Britney Spears all have in common? They all came in the wake of Tatiana Yvonne (then known as Tatiana Thumbtzen) as love interests who played opposite the King of Pop, Michael Jackson. Tatiana starred with Michael in his “coming of age” mega-hit film short, The Way You Make Me Feel (1988). In it, the Gloved One couldn’t wait to get his hands on her. Even though superstars and supermodels would come

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A Judas in the Jackson Camp?

Dr. Firpo W. Carr (Columnist)March 11, 2010

A Judas in the Jackson Camp? Some say the nanny’s uncanny Day 259, Week 37, Article 36 It has been said that great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; and small mind discuss people. Risking being accused of having a mini-mind I shall resist casting aspersions on anyone’s character here. Nonetheless, Michael Joseph Jackson and his family have been bitterly disappointed when longtime trusted insiders and transient security guards sold false, misleading, or exaggerated stories to the plethora of supermarket tabloids in the universe. And a few years ago, seemingly due to extenuating circumstances, even one of Michael’s own

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Michael Jackson A.D.

Dr. Firpo W. Carr (Columnist)December 17, 2009

Michael Jackson A.D. After death disputes When historians speak in terms of where we are in the stream of time they occasionally use the letters “AD” after a specified year. For example, the current disaster film 2012, loosely based on the premise that according to the Mayan calendar the world as we know it will end in 2012, could have easily been entitled, 2012 AD. The current year is, of course, 2009 AD. For many who profess Christianity, the letters AD stand for “After Death,” that is, the period of time after the death of Jesus Christ. In reality, AD