Michael's Memorial: What religion will officiate?
The Jackson family's pastor, Lucious Smith, closed the ceremony with a prayer (cut from my CBS telecast, but clearly carried on other networks such as MSNBC so it will count toward settlement). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vz48zuOdt7c
Background:
A review of Jackson's religious history is available here
Other questions about the memorial
Settlement details:As reported by a major mainstream news source. To be settled as whichever religious figure is *FIRST* in the memorial service. i.e. If an Islamic Iman does an introductory prayer and a Jehovah's Witness (minister/preacher/priest?) closes will settle as Islam.
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| Jehovah's Witness |
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| Christian |
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| No religious officials for entire memorial |
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| Some other outcome |
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- Activity: H$13,458 |
- Predictions: 81 |
Comments: 7
Suspend date: Mon 6th Jul 11:59pm PST
Settlement date: Sun 12th Jul 2:50pm PST
Prediction cut-off: Predictions on this question after Mon 6th Jul 11:59pm PST have been voided because they were made after the question could be settled
Initial likelihoods: Islam: 25%, Jehovah's Witness: 25%, Christian: 15%, No religious officials for entire memorial: 15%, Some other outcome: 20%
Action history:
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yogi
: Past ceremony. 
theory371: Lucious Smith (Baptist Minister) delivered closing prayer.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vz48zuOdt7c
crowe
: Lucious Smith, a Christian minister, officiated the service with comments at the beginning and close of the memorial. theory371: Pastor Lucious W. Smith has pastored the Friendship Baptist Church in Pasadena, California since 1996. jenniandboys: The Jackson family's pastor, Lucious Smith, closed the ceremony with a prayer (cut from my CBS telecast, but clearly carried on other networks such as MSNBC so it will count toward settlement). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vz48zuOdt7c 
Suspend date: Mon 6th Jul 11:59pm PST
Settlement date: Sun 12th Jul 2:50pm PST
Prediction cut-off: Predictions on this question after Mon 6th Jul 11:59pm PST have been voided because they were made after the question could be settled details 
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But I have questions too.
I am religiously ignorant. I do not attend church and we were married by a Justice of the Peace. Enough about me.
I heard that there is a cat fight between Al Sharpton and Jessie Jackson over officiating this event.
I assume "activist" is not included in the choices above, but really do not know how to figure this one out. I hope they (Sharpton and/or Jackson), count as "Some other outcome" as that is how I see this coming down. But who knows - they may not even attend.
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