The good die young. Especially if they took drugs and were sexually ambiguous

Apr 30, 2016 by Jill

by Jane Kelly, The Conservative Woman:

You are never too old to learn something new. Until recent days I thought The Artist Formerly Known as Prince, who latterly became just ‘Prince’ again and at one time had no name but was represented by a symbol, was just what was once simply called a ‘pop star.’

Since he died last week I have discovered, from constant news reports and interviews on Radio 4, that he was some kind of global phenomenon; a greater song writer than Irving Berlin, better crooner than Sinatra, more influential than the Beatles.

I had no idea. In fact, for some reason I missed out on him altogether. Today I further discovered from the Radio 4 BBC Sunday programme, as they ‘reflected on the faith of the music superstar’ that he was in fact a theologian of some note, his influence perhaps rivalling Bonhoeffer.

Former journalist Sarah Niblock, now ‘professor’ and Associate Dean, Media, Arts and Design of the University of Westminster, formerly known as the Royal Polytechnic Institution, calls herself a ‘Princecologist.’ She described his importance to the global Escatological community.

‘Religion played a large role in his work,’ she said, a shock to those of us who thought he was a mincer who took a lot of drugs. The fact that he died on the way to the pharmacy doesn’t say anything about his role as a moral force in our lives.

‘He tried to overtly explore the connection between religion and earthly pleasures,’ says Prof. Niblock, so that explains the drugs perhaps, ‘exploring a plethora of faith based philosophies throughout his career.’ She told us he really went at this, embracing Christianity, Buddhism and ‘New Age humanism.’

Like many disciples she is sometimes bewildered by the behaviour of the Master, complaining that he, ‘has not delivered a wholly consistent message about his faith. He contradicted his message by blurring the boundaries between good and bad.’

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