Jacko could be put on display in a glass coffin
By ANITuesday, June 30, 2009
LONDON - The body of late Michael Jackson could be put on display in a glass coffin so that fans can bid adieu to the star before his burial.
According to reports, the King of Pop’s family has discussed the idea of a see-through casket to allow the public to see him one last time.
However, family members cannot agree on the funeral arrangements.
Parents Joe and Katherine are Jehovah’s Witnesses. The religion says a body must be buried as soon as possible, reports The Sun.
A source said: “The idea is causing internal stress within the family.
“The glass casket idea would create so much public interest it would take time to organise.People would make the pilgrimage from the other side of the world.
“The question that keeps coming back is, ‘What would Michael have wanted?’ “
Meanwhile, the British tabloid has revealed that when Michael died he owed at least 300million dollars - and was begging banks to lend him more moolah.
In late 2007, the King of Pop was seeking to borrow 43million dollars, according to The Sun who saw his financial papers.
On paper, Jacko had assets worth 1.3billion dollars- almost all tied up in his 50 per cent ownership of The Beatles’ back catalogue with Sony Records. But he was unable - or unwilling - to sell his share. (ANI)
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June 30, 2009: 4:28 pm
Joe Jackson’s mother and step-father were Jehovah’s Witnesses, and it were they that were the force behind Joe and his family becoming JWs. In fact, early on, Joseph Jackson was a door-knocker for the WatchTower Cult. But for Joe’s insistence, Katherine and the children would not have converted. I find it interesting that 99.9% of reporters and commentators state or imply that Michael Jackson’s connection with the WatchTower Cult ended when he was disfellowshipped in the 1980s. In fact, circa 2004-5, a southern California newspaper published photos and an article showing MJ and his children attending their local Kingdom Hall. Does anyone really believe that someone with MJ’s ego would not only attend a “meetings” at his Kingdom Hall, but also take his children with him, if he were being shunned as disfellowshipped persons are at a JW Kingdom Hall. I suspect that MJ had been “reinstated” as an active JW sometime prior to 2004. Let’s see some reporter dig into that one. Don’t expect the WatchTower Society or local JWs admit such without presentation of overwhelming evidence given present citcumstances. The negative influence of the teachings of the Jehovah’s Witnesses on Michael and his family have been either downplayed or totally ignored for as long as the Jackson Family has received public attention. For those readers who really want to know what life is like to be reared in the WatchTower Cult, nothing beats real world scenarios, and of real world scenarios, nothing beats actual civil and criminal court cases. |
James Jones