I'm not dismissing anyone's points here, they all seem to be valid points, even logical, but sometimes as I have done earlier in the thread is jump to the wrong conclusion based on what the first thought that came to my mind was and the obvious "Prince and Birthday Party" in the same location. But isn't there always another side to the story?
Well, let's see, my point basically is, (I've been thinking this over) that I'm giving the benefit of the doubt because no one knows exactly what went on there. Since the Grammy's are coming up, (and seeing the situation that when he arrived, he went straight up to the 2nd floor - bypassing the party; and well after the party started and Mariah had enough time to enjoy herself) maybe then he and Mariah had a practice session to do and they had to get started right away. Or, they are working on another project. Maybe this guy (whoever he is) has a studio in his home on the second floor. So Prince wasn't associating himself with the party at all, although he was in the same house at the time a party was going on...nothing wrong with that. But, in our minds, what we saw from first impression was that he was 'at' a b/d party. | |
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rastoma said: Kissmequick said: It was a church and she did attend. She did make an exception when her daughter got married as well. She was in full on "mother of the bride" gear. Outside of those two events, she really hasn't strayed. Just because she went to a wedding in a church doesn't mean she strayed. JW's make many decisions based on their conscience regarding something that's not straight forwardly forbidden in the Bible. There is no example or suggestion in the Bible that says you cannot attend a non-JW's wedding in a church. Most JW's wouldn't go because #1, their own conscience may just not feel right about it and #2, it could stumble someone else such as a JW who might think it's wrong or someone that's not a JW and might see that as wrong too. Just like people here are calling it hypocritical when it's not just because another JW wouldn't do it. We don't know all the details about Prince being at that party. Has it occurred to anyone that maybe he didn't know it was an actual birthday party? I don't know if that's the case but neither does anyone else here know that he did. Maybe he got there and realizing it was a birthday party he went up to another area where the festivities were not taking place. As another poster mentioned, maybe he really needed to see someone there. The fact he purposely went out of his way to not mingle shows he was not there in support of a birthday. Being in the same building where a bd party is not in itself wrong. I know many a JW's that gladly accept and eat left over birthday cake if a workmate brings it to work the next day. Some may not do it. It's not part of the celebration. It's up to someone's conscience. there's just so many things we don't know the details too, being rude about his beliefs without knowing all the details is really lowclass. Yes, this is considered a conscience matter. Also, when my grandmother passed away, there was a big disagreement over where the services were to be held. My mom's aunties wanted it in a Catholic church (because they were catholic, but we felt the most neutral place would be in a funeral home, long story short, it was in the church. My mom, sisters and myself were uncomfortable to go to the church but decided that we would go, although when the catholic services started we went outside. Not to be disrespectful, but because our conscience wouldn't allow us to stay but when the prayers and services stopped, we were okay with going back inside. There are no 'laws' set in the bible that says how exactly we are to handle the situation, but from what we learned, it was enough to help us make a decision and what our conscience would allow. | |
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"Prince attends birthday party in l.a for benny medina over weekend."
That's what he did. Whatever the circumstances were, and whether or not he actually "celebrated," only he knows. I'm not sure why there's such a big deal being made out of this, or why people are jumping to conclusions, but the bottom line is: if he's a Witness still. OK. If he's not. OK. Two pages have been devoted to speculation. Either it is what it is, or it ain't what it is. Got it? Hmmm maybe not. So what's this I hear about him performing with Mariah at the grammy's? They're going to work together in the future?! Is this true?! "For those who know the number and don't call...Fuck all y'all" | |
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etifaim said: "Prince attends birthday party in l.a for benny medina over weekend."
That's what he did. Whatever the circumstances were, and whether or not he actually "celebrated," only he knows. I'm not sure why there's such a big deal being made out of this, or why people are jumping to conclusions, but the bottom line is: if he's a Witness still. OK. If he's not. OK. Two pages have been devoted to speculation. Either it is what it is, or it ain't what it is. Got it? Hmmm maybe not. So what's this I hear about him performing with Mariah at the grammy's? They're going to work together in the future?! Is this true?! More speculation, I guess (you missed the key word 'maybe' ). But just tryna give another spin on the theories. . [Edited 2/2/08 17:56pm] | |
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wildgoldenhoney said: etifaim said: "Prince attends birthday party in l.a for benny medina over weekend."
That's what he did. Whatever the circumstances were, and whether or not he actually "celebrated," only he knows. I'm not sure why there's such a big deal being made out of this, or why people are jumping to conclusions, but the bottom line is: if he's a Witness still. OK. If he's not. OK. Two pages have been devoted to speculation. Either it is what it is, or it ain't what it is. Got it? Hmmm maybe not. So what's this I hear about him performing with Mariah at the grammy's? They're going to work together in the future?! Is this true?! More speculation, I guess (you missed the key word 'maybe' ). But just tryna give another spin on the theories. . [Edited 2/2/08 17:56pm] Actually, the last spin you made would be a good explanation (if it is true!) Hopefully it is! | |
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wildgoldenhoney said: etifaim said: "Prince attends birthday party in l.a for benny medina over weekend."
That's what he did. Whatever the circumstances were, and whether or not he actually "celebrated," only he knows. I'm not sure why there's such a big deal being made out of this, or why people are jumping to conclusions, but the bottom line is: if he's a Witness still. OK. If he's not. OK. Two pages have been devoted to speculation. Either it is what it is, or it ain't what it is. Got it? Hmmm maybe not. So what's this I hear about him performing with Mariah at the grammy's? They're going to work together in the future?! Is this true?! More speculation, I guess (you missed the key word 'maybe' ). But just tryna give another spin on the theories. . [Edited 2/2/08 17:56pm] OK. I thought I missed something. "For those who know the number and don't call...Fuck all y'all" | |
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Prince who? | |
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Where are the pics? | |
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^^Prince, I’m told, showed up late in the night and was quickly escorted to the second floor of the house, where Carey retreated after the cake was served.^^
No photos. Just some1 who says they were told that he was there. 2nd hand. As I put at the start of the thread, not sure if it was noteworthy, just a report of him being somewhere. Surprised it made it 2 the front page of the org and all this talk of him and his religious beliefs when there was no photo in sight he was there. This is where having an official site is a good thing because within minutes of this being reported, it could have been denied and refuted on said site. Silence Speaks A Thousand Words. | |
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Hoping this thread can be locked or whatever. He was not there. Silence Speaks A Thousand Words. | |
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Maybe his invitation got lost in the mail. | |
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Anji said: What a bunch of judgemental hypocrites. Yeah, that's right. YOU. I'm calling out all y'all...Stymie, SexyBeautifulOne, Sosgemini et al.
What?!? Y'all saying you'd have preferred baby brotha not to lick tasty cake off Mariah's boobies, huh?!! Puh-lease. You'd be nibbling off with him, fighting all over the iceing and shit. old. Space for sale... | |
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jseven said: Hoping this thread can be locked or whatever. He was not there.
So who got the canary diamond? | |
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DevotedPuppy said: jseven said: Hoping this thread can be locked or whatever. He was not there.
So who got the canary diamond? I am now thinking that story is well is BS. Most likely reported by the same damn person that thought he was there. If the ring is still available, shoot, I'll take it. Silence Speaks A Thousand Words. | |
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jseven said: updated: I am being told from several sources, including some1 from E! and also some1 who attended the party that Prince was NOT there. The person advised it was a small group of about 40 people that were there and Prince was not in attendance. So this 4 pages of JW's not attending b-day stuff was for nothing. He was not there. [b][Edited 2/4/08 20:51pm] | |
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@ 'update' surviving on the thought of loving you, it's just like the water
I ain't felt this way in years... | |
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All of u owe Prince an apology. | |
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sexxydancer said: All of u owe Prince an apology.
shame on y'all! surviving on the thought of loving you, it's just like the water
I ain't felt this way in years... | |
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KidaDynamite said: sexxydancer said: All of u owe Prince an apology.
shame on y'all! Yeah,shame on y'all! | |
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sexxydancer said: All of u owe Prince an apology.
Y'know, after reading your post, I came this close to actually apologizing to Prince. But, on second consideration, the way I see it, after 3121 & Planet Earth, I think that we can call it even. | |
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edit, expression from confused to ????? http://prince.org/msg/7/2...sg_5416820 [Edited 2/5/08 2:17am] | |
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I do apologize for my speculation about Prince and his faith on this thread. | |
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Hummm.....I wonder if there is a LESSON somewhere in this thread? | |
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i have nothing to apologize for. Space for sale... | |
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He ran upstairs, dropped off some copies of 'the Watchtower', then ran back to his limo. "Plaid shorts are completely over." | |
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jseven said: ^^Prince, I’m told, showed up late in the night and was quickly escorted to the second floor of the house, where Carey retreated after the cake was served.^^
No photos. Just some1 who says they were told that he was there. 2nd hand. As I put at the start of the thread, not sure if it was noteworthy, just a report of him being somewhere. Surprised it made it 2 the front page of the org and all this talk of him and his religious beliefs when there was no photo in sight he was there. This is where having an official site is a good thing because within minutes of this being reported, it could have been denied and refuted on said site. Yes, he should give us minute by minute updates of his location/actions. It would do my stalker heart good. I was going to say "j/k", but am I really??? I'm firmly planted in denial | |
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Graycap23 said: Hummm.....I wonder if there is a LESSON somewhere in this thread?
Yeah, take everything you read in the NY Post with a grain of salt, which I say all the time. Too bad your boy Prince didn't call you so you could have given us all the heads up that he wasn't at the party. | |
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DevotedPuppy said: Graycap23 said: Hummm.....I wonder if there is a LESSON somewhere in this thread?
Yeah, take everything you read in the NY Post with a grain of salt, which I say all the time. Too bad your boy Prince didn't call you so you could have given us all the heads up that he wasn't at the party. | |
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Graycap23 said: Hummm.....I wonder if there is a LESSON somewhere in this thread?
Perhaps the lesson is that the Disseminator of supposed "inside" information should resist having their strings pulled so quickly. It wouldn't surprise me at all if Prince WAS there and AFTER being cold busted with his hand on some birthday cake decided to "disseminate" information to the contrary through a trusty and eager Disseminator. Just a thought . . . | |
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SCNDLS said: Graycap23 said: Hummm.....I wonder if there is a LESSON somewhere in this thread?
Perhaps the lesson is that the Disseminator of supposed "inside" information should resist having their strings pulled so quickly. It wouldn't surprise me at all if Prince WAS there and AFTER being cold busted with his hand on some birthday cake decided to "disseminate" information to the contrary through a trusty and eager Disseminator. Just a thought . . . i've never understood why folks get their panties in a bunch when gossip on a celebrity is shared. so someone told an inaccurate story. big wooo... Space for sale... | |
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