Senate Chaplain Barry Black
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Slide Show: Celebrities with an Adventist connection — Part I
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I can confirm one part of the Little Richard story…. have been to two of his concerts..each time at inter”mission”, he or his father passed out EGW literature!!!!
What about Ozzy Osbourne… you forgot Ozzy!
Not exactly a celebrity, but Merlin Tuttle (bat man) is an expert on bats. He founded Bat Conservation International. He went to Little Creek Academy in Tennessee where his father was a biology teacher there.
Former, lapsed or whatever you want to label these former SDA”s is just what they are! Once they get a touch of stardom, piles of cash, notoriety, TV exposure, a few gold records, etc. they forget their SDA bringing up. If any ever give back to the church it is in the form of cash donations to keep on the good side. Little Richard?? Don’t make me laugh at this one!! You could have mentioned Ferlin Husky, Chuck Connors, Jerry Pettis, family of Johnny Cash. Ali’s wife is supposed to be an SDA, not Ali. Buchwald was adopted by an SDA family, but kept his Jewish name. Doss & Black are probably the best examples of remaining SDA’s after becoming famous. What about President Harding-check him out his administration!!! Obama-what about his supposed SDA connection? Stop all this whining-either you are a faithful SDA or not. No more straddling the spiritual fence here. Woe is me. I is or I ain’t!!
do they forget the church when they get famous, or do church folk “subtly” push them away by judging their career choices, pressuring them to spend their fortune on ministry, or latching on to their fame in hopes that it will rub off the on the denomination???
Some notables you have left off:
Prince (raised)
Salt (from Salt N Pepa- converted)
Hugh Martin (composer — “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas”)
Philip Michael Thomas (Miami Vice)
Clifton Davis (TV star “Amen” and “That’s My Mamma”)
Joan Lunden (raised)
Sojourner Truth
Shirly Mason (Most famous physc patient in history a.k.a “Sybil”)
Lee Boyd Malvo (younger of the DC sniper duo was SDA before converting to Islam)
Robert L. Yates, Jr. (most prolific serial killer in Washington State history)
Kennith Bianchi, a.k.a. “the Hillside Strangler” (converted after his crimes)
and as for Ozzy — there is no evidence that he has any connection to Adventism.
Forgot all about Clifton Davis. OJ Simpson ‘s mother was SDA. Sadly so is Marcus Wesson, notorious family killer in Fresno.