Prince keeps his remarks by the Book on homosexuality

There must be something about former LA Times writer Claire Hoffman that makes people say controversial things in her presence, because her recent sit-down with noted pancake chef Prince in the New Yorker is a humdinger. In the piece, Hoffman drops by Prince's Beverly Park compound (he's lived in L.A. since last spring) and dryly notes his decorating style (Neo-Narcissist, as in more than one purple throne) and samples his idiosyncratic poetry that accompanies a new anthology of photographs.

But when Hoffman's conversation with the converted Jehovah's Witness turned to the testy topic of gay marriage and the nature of homosexuality, Prince let slip some unexpectedly fundamentalist ideas, especially for a man who made his career in ascots and eyeliner.

Hoffman writes:

When asked about his perspective on social issues — gay marriage, abortion — Prince tapped his Bible and said, “God came to earth and saw people sticking it wherever and doing it with whatever, and he just cleared it all out. He was, like, ‘Enough.’ ”

Well, that's one way to look at it! Prince's camp is reportedly not too pleased with how the visit went, but given how recent Prop 8 protests are going, might we see a mass pyre of "Purple Rain" LP's in the near future?

--August Brown

Prince photo by Spencer Weiner / LAT

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[DannyHaszard]

Pop star-Prince 'denounces' homosexuality

NEWS-Jehovah's Witnesses fundy hypocrisy,using celebrity Prince to promote their organization.

Homosexuality is prevalent at the 'all men's' Watchtower center in New York.
http://www.cultbuster.info/Grimlees/homosexuality_bethel.htm