1.0Idol Chatterhttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/idolchatterdrosshttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/idolchatter/author/drossMichael Jackson's Spiritual Guiltrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="LZFOjbgpcv"><a href="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/idolchatter/2009/07/michael-jacksons-spiritual-gui.html">Michael Jackson’s Spiritual Guilt</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/idolchatter/2009/07/michael-jacksons-spiritual-gui.html/embed#?secret=LZFOjbgpcv" width="600" height="338" title="“Michael Jackson’s Spiritual Guilt” — Idol Chatter" data-secret="LZFOjbgpcv" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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In 2001, a year after he wrote an essay for Beliefnet about growing up as a Jehovah’s Witness, Michael Jackson participated in an online audio chat sponsored by GetMusic.com and RollingStone.com and moderated by writer Anthony DeCurtis. In it, he spoke about the spirituality of songwriting and how his music is a work of God…http://blog.beliefnet.com/idolchatter/files/import/imgs/michaeljacksonphoto.jpg