DesireeNevermind said:

Fixed



Creative thread though!

DesireeNevermind said:

That could be true, assuming that God exists. I'm not trying to open up a can of worms here but not everyone believes in God, and it is unfortunate that a lot of "Christians" have a rather narrow minded view when it comes to enforcing their views onto others as the "only"way.....
But I digress. Maybe he does want to clean up his music to be pleasing to "God" and I respect him for that but that doesn't mean that his music has to be bland and boring (i.e.-Planet Earth, TRC).
Just trying to be open minded here, not trying to start any trouble.

kenlacam said:

For the record, I think that was eloquently stated and I concur with your thoughts.

kenlacam said:

True his music doesn't have to be bland and boring to reflect his religion. I'm not saying he has to start saying "MF" and "B" and sing about sucking somebody dry but...shit that is the fun part of his music. Anyway, all thoughts welcome. But since Prince clearly believes in God we gotta stick with the topic.

So does that mean you won't be joining Prince's church choir?

DesireeNevermind said:

LOL You are so cracking me up!!!! But, let me state for the record, I will not join Prince's choir, as I am a musician, not a singer. I will gladly play the bass or the hammond organ for the choir though. When is choir rehearsal? BTW, for Prince I will play for free. I just require room and board for my family and myself.
Let's do this!
Owwwwwaaaaa!

etifaim said:

Thanks! I'm getting verklempt.

DesireeNevermind said:

1 oh please no here

Just can't get into the church thing. No offence. At four years old I was already the "professor" at Sunday school thinking "this has such little sense that it can't be right" My mum (Catholic) and my dad (Athiest) just shrugged and thought it best to take me out of it.

DesireeNevermind said:

well u know all the critics love u in new york

u didn't say this was the church of DADDY RICH sign me up 4 that church!!!

...ok so if prince did have his own church of princetology...there would have 2 be TOOLS 4 TRANSFORMATION...
...now please b4 i begin...i don't want 2 offend anyone..nor make anyone F-E-E-L bad or anything negative...i'm just throwing postive out there..and maybe no current members care..but we do have a large selection of lurkers out there...
..mzsexybaby'SEEING WIT THE OF L-O-V-E'

...here is the afternoon prayer of the church of
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...Lord,make me an instrument of thy
..where there is hatred..let me show L-O-V-E..
...where there is injury..PARDON..
..where there is doubt..FAITH..
...where there is despair..H-O-P-E..
..where there is darkness,LIGHT..
...where there is sadness..JOY..
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..O divine Master...grant that i may...not so much seek..
...2 b consoled as 2 console..
..2 b understood as 2 understand..
...2 b L-O-V-Ed as 2 L-O-V-E..
..4 it is in giving that we recieve..
...it is in pardoning that we pardon..
..it is in dying 2 self that we r born 2 ETERNAL L-I-F-E...
...mzsexybaby'MEDITATION IS IMPORTANT'

Where's the NONSENSE lock?

kenlacam said:

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...the TRUTHs of the spiritual L-I-F-E hold true 4 all times...yet each period in history..each culture..imparts its OWN cast 2 the discovery of God..
..mzsexybaby

Desertflower said:

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...i believe...THE EMPHASIS of civilization is on the external world...it is as if we r content 2 spend all our time decorating the outside of a "house"-the lawn,the shrubs,the porch swing-w/o even going inside..w/o even LOOKING 4 the ONE who is waiting there...we never so much knock on the door..
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...the EXTERNAL WORLD...so fascinating..so glamourous..has us firmly in hand and throughly mesmerized...lasting happiness is almost ours...it promises..over there...just ahead of us..right around-the-next-corner..when we round that corner and find that happiness has eluded us...something in us says.."IT'S JUST AROUND THE NEXT CORNER"..
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..our L-I-F-E becomes a continual pilgrimage around corners...yet such is human credulity that even after rounding a 1,000 corners..we still say..."THE THOUSAND AND FIRST...THAT IS THE ONE!!"...
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..it is this habit...this almost mechanical fixation of the mind..that keeps us 4ever chasing down blind alleyways...
...mzsexybaby

I think this thread's premise cuts too deep for a lot of folks. This forum hosts a lot of worship threads, as well as posts by critics.

But categorizing the behavior might cause unease for some folks...

Dayclear said:

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... he 2 whom the ETERNAL WORD speaketh is delivered from a world of unnecessary conceptions .... ...
..mzsexybaby'PRINCE'S CHURCH WILL PRAISE GOD..I THINK THAT IS RULE#1'

ThreadBare said:

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...once u have made the decision 2 turn inward....u begin 2 look differently at L-I-F-E....ur mounting need is like a powerful SEARCHLIGHT..intently focused..up 2 now u have trained its bright light on2 material satisfactions..and finally PIERCED RIGHT THROUGH THEM...u have trained it on prestige and power with the same result...
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...finally..thoroughly dissatisfied...IN A MAGNIFICENT SWEEP of spiritual intuition..u turn the searlight within...and this is when it takes place:..that split second of astonished certainty when u KNOW tha the Lord lives within u...
...mzsexybaby

I'm a critic of ANY religion.

DesireeNevermind said:

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...
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...what if.....what if one decides 2 look within???...back we go 2 that "house" 4 a closer look!!..
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...now..we r not interested in the flowers in the garden or the Victorian porch swing...we look 4 a door..and we find it...and from behind it..if u press ur ear against the panels..u can hear a voice...faint but vibrant:...THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN IS WITHIN"...and so is the King...so is the Queen..
..mzsexybaby

DesireeNevermind said:

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...again true dat!!..
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...ah,Lord God,thou holy L-O-V-Er of my soul...when thou comest in2 my all that is within me shall rejoice..thou art my glory and the exultation of my thou art my H-O-P-E and refuge in the day of my trouble...
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..2 prince Our Lord is his intimate companion..his beloved sweetheart...who can b seen,heard,touched,even tasted in the of prince's
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...yup God is our clothing...4 he is that L-O-V-E which wraps and enfolds us...
..mzsexybaby'CELIBATE..MUSHROOM-CANOPY'

DesireeNevermind said:

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...AS the self-admitted disciple...i want 2 say this religion must b humble enough 2 accept the tools of the psychological laboratory 2 force open the door of this final great mystery....WHY MAN..WITH ALL THE POWER HE POSSESSES..IS STILL FAR FROM HAPPINESS AND PEACE???..
...mzsexybaby

DesireeNevermind said:

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..i know i won't join the choir..i can't sing 2 win the lottery..but i would GALDLY do any "sunday-school" teaching u KNOW i would fit right in
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...attention class...2day we will talk and discuss the TOOLS OF TRANSFORMATION..
..take out ur pencils and write out my dictation...
..1-MEDITATION
...2-REPETITION OF THE HOLY NAME
..3-SLOWING DOWN
...4-ONE-POINTEDNESS
..5-TRAINING THE SENSES
...6-PUTTING OTHERS FIRST
..7-SPIRITUAL READING
...8-SPIRITUAL ASSOCIATION
...and remember all...NOBODY IS EVER LOST..NOBODY EVER CEASES 2 B A CHILD OF GOD..
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..when the urge 2 turn INWARD becomes importunate..u r READY 4 VERTICAL TRAVEL...ready 2 go D-E-E-P within urself in search of the divine...
..mzsexybaby'THE LAND OF JOY AND L-O-V-E IS WITHIN'

Triple fuck no.

Triple fuck no.

kenlacam said:

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...ur r sooo keen ken...very KEEN
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..The R-E-A-L glory and exultaion...
...TRUE H-O-P-E and REFUGE..
..can b found nowhere but in UNION..
...union with the Lord...WHO IS WITHIN..
..mzsexybaby

Don't make me choose!!!!

BTW, I love how you write, mzkqueen
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Whoops, wrong smiley....
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4Eternity said:

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...thank you 4eternity...i L-O-V-E ur name...sounds peaceful but serious
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..so are u joining d "prince church?"...
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..cuz u know..man shall become a seeker of God..(rule#1 GOD IS L-O-V-E..L-O-V-E IS GOD )...in all things..and a finder of God at all times and everywhere..and among ALL PEOPLE..and in EVERYWAY
..mzsexybaby

I must say, keeping in line with the thread topic,that it would be very difficult to be a Prince disciple. Imangine Prince as your guru/sensei/leader. What would he demand of you? Do you have limits or boundaries or can you give all of yourself to be by his side and spread his message?

What if you wanted to sleep when he needed you to stay awake? Many a studio engineer cannot hang with Prince's rigorous schedule. What if, in the face of a thousand inquisitive critics, you kept silent? His exes have been quite evasive when speaking of him. What if the lesson he taught you yesterday and demanded you memorize was not the lesson he wanted you to preach today? Can you adapt to his many changes? It's hard out there for a disciple.

DesireeNevermind said:

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..u r so right in many ways....yes it would be hard...but it will always b THE FEW...disciple...means sacrifice...
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...JUST LIKE not every one can b a navy-seal...same thing in this case...u have 2 work hard...because in the end...it is about DEVELOPMENT...
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..i personally L-O-V-E challenge..it feeds me..it makes me ALIVE..it makes me happy 2 challenge my mind and my body...i like pressure...only when i am pressured is when i bring out MY BEST..i know that is not every ones cup-of-tea..but then so is prince...
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...PAIN IZ JUST WEAKNESS LEAVING THE BODY..i firmly believe that..and what does not kill me ONLY MAKES ME STRONGER...yeah u have 2 have a military-mind when it comes 2 Mr.Nelson...cuz prince IZ a soldier..and i am an "out-law"...so i need discipline
..mzsexybaby

...there are tools 2 transform urself...examples:..
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-1..30mins min of uninterrupted QUIET 2 memorize a passage everyday..
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-2..a spiritual formula..-that will come 2 ur mind under even the most agitating circumstances.."COME,LORD JESUS"..repeat d HOLY NAME whenever u get a chance..we need 2 STOP being like a person digging little holes in many places..or we will never GO D-E-E-P enough 2 find WATER..
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-3..hurry makes 4 tension,insecurity,inefficiency,and superficial living...2 guard against hurrying start the day EARLY and simplify ur L-I-F-E so u do not try 2 fill ur time with more than u can do.."BITE'IN MORE THAN U CAN CHEW"..
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-4..doing more than 1 thing ata time divides attention and fragments consciousness..everything u do should b WORTHY OF UR FULL ATTENTION..
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-5..the senses r the SECRETARIES OF THE MIND..2 get the mind 2 listen 2 us..we need 2 bring them over 2 OUR SIDE..
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-6..dewelling on ourselves builds a wall btween ourselves and others..it is important 2 remember here that putting OTHERS 1ST does not mean making urself a doormat...when we learn 3 put other people 1st..beginning within the circle of our family and friends..and co-workers...we D-E-E-Pen our own security and dramatically enrich our relationships..it means putting the other person's WELFARE b4 ur own personal desires...that what L-O-V-E is:..the other person's welfare means more 2 u than ur own...
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-7..30 mins. min 2 SPIRITUAL READING:..something POSITIVE,PRACTICAL and INSPIRING which reminds us that the spark of divinity is in all of us and can b released in our own lives by MEDITATION,PRAYER,and DAILY PRACTICE..
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-8..when u r trying 2 change ur L-I-F-E...u need the SUPPORT OF OTHERS with the SAME GOAL...get 2gether REGULARLY 2 share a meal,meditate,and perhaps read and discuss ur spiritual reading...share ur times of entertainment 2...relaxation is an important part of spiritual living...
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...SEE these are simply things we can do 2 follow the G-O-O-D L-I-F-E..
..mzsexybaby'I HAVE DONE THEM..AND I'M STILL ALIVE'