Michael Jackson

Here is the thing with MJ. Did he molest children?The fact is, we weren't present and therefore, we will never know. Does his behavior and accusations warrant the assumption by many that he was guilty? I would say yes.

However, although he was strange and erratic and it seems logical to assume he did molest children, more concrete evidence actually points to some money hungry individuals making false accusations.Like it or not, this is true. You see, the problem with boldly stating that he was guilty without proof is that you make these assumptions on emotion and circumstantial evidence. Not only is this my opinion, it's also a biblical priciple. The Bible tells us not to bear false witness. When we say someone is guilty of a crime we didn't see... we are bearing false witness.

Anytime someone is accused of this type of behavior we all tend to do the same thing. We assume that the accused is guilty because of the fact that the issue involves children. It's understandable. A child and it's innocence is a sacred thing that we all want to protect.

The problem is that the accusation of child molestation in our culture is slowly becoming the Salem Witch trial of the modern era. Just look at these Dateline Specials for example. We glorify child molestation. We are entertained by the thought of people being guilty of being a pedafile.

We must make sure that we set emotion aside and use logical thought when making judgements reguarding such accusations. We have to make sure that when we hear of someone being accused of such actions, to hope and pray they did not do that which they where accused of and then leave it in the hands of the law. I think that if we are honest with ourselves, more often than not, we find them guilty the moment we hear they are accused.

If we are not careful, we will find ourselves living in a world where we don't have a chance to defend our innocence against any charge.