# Michael Jackson converts to Islam **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 21, 2008, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-jackson-converts-to-islam/473872 "2008-11-21T17:45:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![MOIDALIZE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e274bd/32.png) [@MOIDALIZE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MOIDALIZE)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2008, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-jackson-converts-to-islam/473872/21 "2008-11-22T01:16:44Z")
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**Author:** ![sqweels](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f19dbf/32.png) [@sqweels](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sqweels)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2008, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-jackson-converts-to-islam/473872/22 "2008-11-22T01:50:21Z")
C’mon, you guys, let’s show a little support for the idea. This has the potential for being the funniest thing to happened in a long time. ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2008, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-jackson-converts-to-islam/473872/23 "2008-11-22T01:56:56Z")
> [@BrainGlutton](#): > > [No, really.](http://music.ndtv.com/story.asp?id=ENTEN20080073502) > > I don’t **think** Islam (as distinct from Arab culture) is particularly accepting of the NAMBLA way . . . [Well, yes and no](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aisha). ---
**Author:** ![DanBlather](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f4b2a3/32.png) [@DanBlather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DanBlather)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2008, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-jackson-converts-to-islam/473872/24 "2008-11-22T03:37:27Z")
I think this means we win. Can we bring the trrops home now? ---
**Author:** ![Windwalker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/5e9695/32.png) [@Windwalker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Windwalker)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2008, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-jackson-converts-to-islam/473872/25 "2008-11-22T04:10:38Z")
> [@DanBlather](#): > > I think this means we win. Can we bring the trrops home now? Dude, we should hold out for a bit more. Let’em take O. J. Simpson and Sarah Palin, too. ---
**Author:** ![AuntiePam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2008, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-jackson-converts-to-islam/473872/26 "2008-11-22T04:23:28Z")
> [@Ethilrist](#): > > I stopped taking this guy seriously a while back (around the white glove stage, I think), but I’m kinda curious… was he ever actually found guilty of pedophilia? I was flipping channels tonight and ran across a “special” on celebrity mugshots. They spent several minutes on MJ, the lawsuit that was settled out of court and the criminal charges – they said that he was acquitted. And they said he was living in Las Vegas and Bahrain, that he hadn’t been back to Neverland. ---
**Author:** ![Merkwurdigliebe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/74df32/32.png) [@Merkwurdigliebe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merkwurdigliebe)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2008, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-jackson-converts-to-islam/473872/27 "2008-11-22T04:25:12Z")
ugh… Look, I don’t hope that Mike dies or anything, but all I know is that I don’t want to watch what happens to him as he grows old. Could he possibly cease to exist? Or maybe just go hide until he becomes an old man? The guy’s face is a nightmare. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2008, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-jackson-converts-to-islam/473872/28 "2008-11-22T04:25:18Z")
> [@Windwalker](#): > > Dude, we should hold out for a bit more. Let’em take O. J. Simpson and Sarah Palin, too. Allah is g-d and Muhammad is his Prophet. You betcha! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Cluricaun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bb73d2/32.png) [@Cluricaun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cluricaun)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2008, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-jackson-converts-to-islam/473872/29 "2008-11-22T04:59:42Z")
> [@Scissorjack](#): > > Somebody needs to knock off the Jesus Juice. That will now be referred to as a Milk Sheikh. ---
**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2008, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-jackson-converts-to-islam/473872/30 "2008-11-22T05:00:33Z")
> [@Cluricaun](#): > > That will now be referred to as a Milk Sheikh. I feel dirty after reading that, you no-good punster. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2008, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-jackson-converts-to-islam/473872/31 "2008-11-22T05:24:15Z")
> [@jsgoddess](#): > > I feel dirty after reading that, you no-good punster. At least you’re not thinking of _Naked Lunch_. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2008, 7:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-jackson-converts-to-islam/473872/32 "2008-11-22T07:03:14Z")
> [@Cluricaun](#): > > That will now be referred to as a Milk Sheikh. We know he wants to bring all the boys to the yard. ---
**Author:** ![phil417](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/6bbea6/32.png) [@phil417](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phil417)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2008, 8:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-jackson-converts-to-islam/473872/33 "2008-11-22T08:58:49Z")
> [@sqweels](#): > > C’mon, you guys, let’s show a little support for the idea. This has the potential for being the funniest thing to happened in a long time. Pardon the PC. It’s no longer “A Priest & a Rabbi walk into a bar.” Now it’s “Michael Jackson & Osama Ben Ladin walk into..” Phil ---
**Author:** ![PharmBoy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/74df32/32.png) [@PharmBoy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PharmBoy)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2008, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-jackson-converts-to-islam/473872/34 "2008-11-22T14:24:54Z")
Favorite quote… \*\*\*Jackson, who was raised a Jehovah’s Witness, decided to convert after discussing religion with a music producer and songwriter on his new album \*\*\* Yes, I always discuss life-altering decisions with music producers.:smack: The Arabs deserve him… ---
**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2008, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-jackson-converts-to-islam/473872/35 "2008-11-22T14:32:08Z")
> [@PharmBoy](#): > > The Arabs deserve him… Have you no humanity ? No pity ? Poor Arabs . . . ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2008, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-jackson-converts-to-islam/473872/36 "2008-11-22T15:03:56Z")
> [@phil417](#): > > Now it’s “Michael Jackson & Osama Ben Ladin walk into..” a bar and the bartender says, “Is that an extra large burqua, or are you just glad to see me?” ---
**Author:** ![Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2008, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-jackson-converts-to-islam/473872/37 "2008-11-22T15:39:10Z")
> [@Merkwurdigliebe](#): > > ugh.. > > Look, I don’t hope that Mike dies or anything, but all I know is that I don’t want to watch what happens to him as he grows old. Could he possibly cease to exist? Or maybe just go hide until he becomes an old man? The guy’s face is a nightmare. So what’s your plan for accomplishing this? ---
**Author:** ![VoluntaryPlan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/9fc29f/32.png) [@VoluntaryPlan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VoluntaryPlan)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2008, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-jackson-converts-to-islam/473872/38 "2008-11-22T15:45:31Z")
Ugh, as if we didn’t have enough PR problems. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2008, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-jackson-converts-to-islam/473872/39 "2008-11-22T17:10:03Z")
[‘What is the problem with Michael Jackson?’](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8px8pnKP5WA) (Video) ---
**Author:** ![Terrifel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c68b51/32.png) [@Terrifel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terrifel)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2008, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-jackson-converts-to-islam/473872/40 "2008-11-22T17:44:40Z")
> [@VoluntaryPlan](#): > > Ugh, as if we didn’t have enough PR problems. "In a turn of events that has inspired expressions of shock and condemnation within the mainstream Islamic community worldwide, religious extremists have kidnapped Mikaeel Jackson and are publically refusing to harm him in any way. Meanwhile, alarming intelligence reports suggest that an intricate soundstage and recording facility are being constructed within the Muhajidin cave complexes near Asadabad, Afghanistan…" [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-jackson-converts-to-islam/473872.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-jackson-converts-to-islam/473872.md?page=3)