You look at his new lyrics and they don't seem like the work of a JW. He uses words like Potters Hand and Blood Of Calvery, that sound more like a babtist church then the JW's. You never see these things on JW sites, but all the time on Gospel records. It may actually be possible that Prince has abondoned the faith, but has become a mainstream Christian. We can only pray.

2freaky4church1 said:

yeah, i'm thinking Sheila may be more of an influence these days than Larry
which I think is great!!
tho, word is that Tamar is JW ??

2freaky4church1 said:

Whatever you say.

i think maybe the change in his surroundings has enable the prince of old to return. hes always talked about god, etc. i hope his religious views have softened and he is less religious and more spiritual again.

i was going to say the same thing but you beat me to it. sheila has been through it all with prince, the good times and the bad times..that is something that mr graham can't claim. prince always believed in god anyways..

Snap said:

Why is that bunny sniffin Prince's package? lol

To want a man to change his faith/his belief system because of the impact that will have on the stuff he churns out...and in turn how it will impact ones lives...that's the ultimate in selfish.

I don't think it would matter who or what Sheila and/or Larry are to him and how long they've been that to him. Not unless he's attending the church of Sheila and/or Larry. I doubt his choice of religion is about them at all.

anon said:

Co-sign!

i'm not sure he cut the JW thing too well
when ur 'guilty' of committin all 7 deadly sins on a regular basis
there's gotta b a time when u say
' er .. mayb this isnt for me '
lol

im thinkin Prince has a way of twistin the Holy Word to suit himself anyways

he didnt need the jw's..he had already found god..lovesexy anyone?

Snap said:

I heard that Tamar might be a JW too, but she has sung backup for mainstream gospel artists, like Yolanda Adams, so I'm not so sure about that.

When I heard "The Word", I thought that Prince had probably reverted back to mainstream Christianity. The song says "let's go get saved". JWs don't believe in getting saved. I am very curious to see the JWs response to this song.

sacredwarrior said:

I beleive that he is truly sincere in his faith in God. He lacked commitment before, but I'm hoping that he returns to mainstream Christianity and stay committed to God.

I'm glad 2freaky... started this thread. I was telling a friend of mine that The Word and Beautiful Loved and Blessed do not sound like JW songs but more like Born Again Christian ones, kinda like Lovesexy. Like someone said earlier, I don't think JW's believe in getting "saved" and I don't know if they refer to the Bible as "The Word". It's very interesting and as always with Prince, stay tuned.

anon said:

That's excellent. Thanks for that.

I don't understand why he needs a religion like that anyway. I know personally the God of several religions, that doesn't mean I have to choose one to fit into.

MickG said:

but only one God died as a sacrifice for your sins

so you're saying larry graham was selfish?..think about it..


"To want a man to change his faith/his belief system because of the impact that will have on the stuff he churns out...and in turn how it will impact ones lives...that's the ultimate in selfish."

Snap said:

eh? i thought it was God that let his son die for your sins?

What’s with the religion thing? If he wants to be JW let him be. I don't understand why some of you are so eager for him to be Christian.
[Edited 3/15/06 23:51pm]

Snap said:

yeah, and it was me

Serena said:

that too. tomatoe tomatoe, potatoe potatoe. some how that songs never works on a messageboard.

tmo1965 said:

he'd have to drop vanity and ego to do that
i dont see it happening personally

sacredwarrior said:

I'm not following this... do you believe that he can be more selfish as a JW than as a "mainstream Christian," whatever that is?

The songs still sound 'JW' to me.

I just think you have the wrong idea of what JW's are and what they believe.

It's just that the songs are less inclusive and aggresive than 'TRC'.

'The potters hand' is frequently mentioned during studies, as is the blood Christ shed to open the way for salvation.

Despite what many think, a great deal of 'TRC' had nothing to do with JW's at all. The Akashic Records Division, Digital Gardens, Palaces, Pharoah's, Racial conflicts and genetics and ... vibrators have nothing to do with JW theology.

The lyrics I have seen for '3121' are the most JW-related yet. Many JW beliefs correspond with what some would call 'mainstream Christianity'.

In addition, I don't think Larry or Shelia E make decisions about Prince's faith for him.

Prince is a big boy and does that all by himself.

Peace
Mr7

purplecam said:

***

Jehovah's Witnesses do believe in getting saved.

I don't understand where that rumour has come from.

Peace
Mr7

pld71 said:

I agree!

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

Heiress said:

i believe he is surrounded by fucking leeches
who prey on him
and contort his reality

he might call them 'friends '
as the song FURY describes

and he might defend those 'friends '
as the song FURY describes

but they aint friends and he knows it
thats why he's justifying their existence
cuz he's pure of heart
and is way too proud to 'kill those gluttons'
he takes pity on them
to his own detriment
sacrifice


i dont give a fuck about any of them
i only care about Prince

and i dont wanna see him go face down just like elvis
becuz of a bunch of leeches
who contort his reality

he might see them as meaning no harm
but he doesnt understand that they are possessed
by the old luciferan system

yeah

Prince " dont be afraid of the light "

am i crazy?
nope

an i can prove it

sacredwarrior said:

strong allegations here!