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Prince swears off cursing
AP, May 27, 2001http://www.timesofindia.com/270501/27wrap8.htm [Story no longer online? Read this]
NEW YORK: A G-rated Prince? It may be hard to believe, but the singer who once provoked shock waves with his X-rated lyrics has sworn off cursing and is preaching about the importance of virtue in the May edition of Gotham magazine.
Prince, who is now a Jehovah's Witness, said that ''when you use those (curse) words, you call up all the anger, all the negatives times the word has been used before you bring it toward yourself. Why would you want that?'' Prince also told the magazine that teens need more God in their lives. (...) Jehovah's Witnesses are an apocalyptic group that interprets the Bible differently than traditional Christian organizations. [...more...] [Need the full story? Read this]
Commentary:
Theologically, Jehovah's Witnesses is a cult of Christianity. It does not represent historical, biblical Christianity.
Keywords:
jehovah's witnesses, pseudo-christian, cult of christianity |
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