The Obligatory Michael Jackson Post
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The Obligatory Michael Jackson Post

The long wait is over and now we know. Michael Jackson has been ruled “not guilty” on ten separate criminal charges. The magnitude of error this blanket acquittal represents is staggering. How twelve adults could reasonably conclude that the mountain of evidence presented against Jackson was of no account what-so-ever is simply beyond understanding. Like O.J. Simpson and Robert Blake, a celebrity criminal has been set free to haunt the Golden State once again. Regrettably, America will be forced to accept this judgment as yet another example of California justice.

Let’s get one thing straight: Michael Jackson is not innocent, just “not guilty”. He is still clearly a man in the grip of evil, a slave, unwillingly or not, of Satan. Some of you might conclude that this statement is nothing more than hyperbole. It is not. I truly believe this to be the case. Why? Consider the following.

It is well know that Satan, the father of all evil, delights in mocking and perverting the goodness of God. From tempting Adam and Eve, God’s special and beloved creation, into Original Sin, to his foiled attempts to do the same with Christ, he exists only to ruin all that God does for the benefit of mankind. It is his jealousy and self-idolization that motivates him; his desire to be God rather than to serve Him.

Michael Jackson is no different. He, too, mocks God. I find it quite interesting that Jackson chose to use the terms “Jesus juice” for white wine and “Jesus blood” for red wine. Of all the possible code-names that one could create to disguise the proffering of alcohol to a child, it is curious that he would deliberately tie the name of Jesus to his crime and sin against the innocence of childhood. What could be more deliberately insulting to the sacrifice offered by Christ?

Likewise, one must consider Jackson’s appearance. Some call it “weird.” I call it a deliberate affront to God. To paraphrase Shakespeare, God gave him one face, and he made himself another. His very image is a rebellion against the wisdom of God in his creation. Satan cannot create life, he can only pervert it. Michael Jackson’s image is testimony to that fact.

Likewise, the nature of his alleged crimes is more testimony to the evil that might grip Jackson. Child predation is one of the worst of all possible human offenses. Christ himself spoke to the special place children occupied in his Sacred Heart:

“Whosoever shall receive one such child as this in my name, receiveth me. And whosoever shall receive me, receiveth not me, but him that sent me…. And whosoever shall scandalize one of these little ones that believe in me; it were better for him that a millstone were hanged around his neck, and he were cast into the sea.” ---Mark 9: 36, 41

If the allegations against Jackson are true in fact, if not in law, and I still believe they are, he is guilty of doing far worse than just scandalizing children---he robs them of their innocence through alcohol, homosexual pornography, and worse. He is preying upon the beloved of Christ. He is elevating his own perverted pleasure above the well-being of others, in effect, elevating himself above the law of God as expressed by the Ninth Commandment.

It is for these reasons that I believe Michael Jackson to be guilty of the charges that were formerly levied against him. Of course, I fully recognize that I may be wrong, that the charges were in error and he was justly acquitted. Only God knows for sure and he will judge accordingly when the time comes. As an old-fashioned Roman Catholic, I believe in the ancient tradition of the Church Militant. This idea expresses the fundamental truth that this world is the chessboard upon which a war of good versus evil is continually waged. I believe evil has won this battle and has protected a tool of world-wide perversion. But it has not won the war. Christ will ultimately prevail. Perhaps this traumatic experience will compel Jackson to change his ways, confess his sins, and return to the Lord. Remember, even when it appeared that evil had triumphed at Calvary, with the crucifixion of Christ, it had actually lost for all time. Satan had won the battle, but lost the war by the saving sacrifice of Jesus. Let us pray that this spectacle of the Jackson trial proves the same. It’s in God’s hands now---and always was.