Beneath all of the media propaganda and incessant buzz about Michael Jackson’s quirky, bizarre, and strange behaviors and lifestyle, most of us sensed something more was going on with him. Indeed, we were attuned to his difficult and seemingly hopeless search to experience meaning in his life. We felt the depth of his suffering because in many ways it is our own.

The autopsy is complete, the funeral and memorial service completed and some information has been released. But more questions than answers linger. And daily, if not hourly, more rumor, speculation and innuendo are being bantered about.

Before you buy into any religion, ask yourself, are they selling you something, or are they trying to buy you?