Mumia Abu-Jamal's mother Edith was a Methodist. [Source: Terry Bisson, On a Move: The Story of Mumia Abu-Jamal, Farmington, Pennsylvania: Litmus Books (2001), page 8.]
Mumia Abu-Jamal attended Sunday School regularly as a boy. He enjoyed learning stories about Jesus and sharing what he learned with friends. (Source: Bisson, page 11)
Beginning at age 14, Mumia Abu-Jamal became a follower of the "black power" movement and Malcolm X. Mumia joined the Black Panthers and studied the Little Red Book of Chairman Mao. (Source: Bisson, pages 33-36)
Mumia Abu-Jamal became the Lieutenant of Information for the Philadelphia Branch of the Black Panther Party at age 15. (Source: Bisson, page 58)
During his later teen years (after he became attracted to "black power" and the Black Panther, Mumia was not a churchgoer. (Source: Bisson, page 79)
After he found out that he had unintentionally impregnanted his girlfriend, Mumia proposed to her and married her at age 19. He was married in a "Third World ceremony with tortoise-shell rings, African rites, and Nigerian priest." The marriage was over soon, as Mumia's young wife soon realized that Mumia had no intention of living either a monogamous or married lifestyle. (Source: Bisson, page 119)