Looking at the NPG board, people are discussing and asking questions about JW. Thinking about it seriously it seems to me, and I think that y'all should embrace this. His club has people who've listened to him for 25 yrs on down to a few years. And those on the board are just as passionate! People are taking their kids to his concert, as he invited them to. He's having fun and showing great musicianship and not preaching...just leading by example.
Prince will lead many to the JW faith. And that's not a bad thing. He actually takes part in the religion, yes?
I'm not JW, am AME...thanks to NPG board, I have a better understanding of JW. Particularly about not celebrating birthdays and not accepting blood transfusions and such. As a kid, I just felt sorry for the JW kids I knew cuz people teased them for not being the same as everybody else.
I don't see Prince turning on this religion (unless compelled to...as with all of us) because he was introduced and ministered to by one of his idols, Larry Graham. Larry Graham is someone Prince trusts, admires and respects. And he made it thru the Sly stage intact...many musicians have not.
Y'all really need to ride this Prince wave. He is top of form, drug free, living right and is trying to really be a part of the religion from what I can see. And God his helping too: his birthday was last Monday and he pointedly advised that his faith doesn't celebrate that (now that I'm more mature, I realize that every second, every day is a birthday!). People come up to me remarking on how mature and intelligent he is, and that they didn't know he was JW.
Thanks for letting me post. Let Prince keep doing what he's doing: turning more people on to JW and not bashing them over the head with it. No one likes to feel forced into anything.