If you're ever in the mood to read pure folly, you can always count on Princeton professor Cornel West to deliver. Here is the man speaking about Michael Jackson:
It's almost like a crucifixion, in terms of the cross you have to bear. We reap the fruits of the resurrection, in terms of the power that emanates from [Jackson's] sacrifice. He sacrificed his childhood because he loved us so. He didn't just entertain us, he sustained us.
Now I sincerely do appreciate Jackson's musical and dancing talent; I do, really. But yesterday's Memorial service combined with comments thrown out like this one give us a great look at our culture's values. A man who danced and sang good is heralded in God-like terms.
Which brings us to the real point of it all: Our culture worships fame for fame's sake.
Pray.
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More fodder for the Sermon you preached today (7/26)
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