Posted on 11/11/2006 1:23:05 PM PST by Bosco
ELTON JOHN: 'I WOULD BAN RELIGION COMPLETELY'
Sat Nov 11 2006 15:42:55 ET
Sir Elton John wants religion banned completely -- because he believes it promotes hatred of gays.
Speaking to the Observer Music Monthly Magazine the singer said religion lacked compassion and turned people into "hateful lemmings".
The PRESS ASSOCIATION reports: In a candid interview for a dedicated Gay issue of the magazine he shared his views on topics as varied as being a pop icon to Tony Blair's stance on the war in Iraq.
He said there was a lack of religious leadership, particularly in world politics, and complained that people do not take to the streets to protest any more.
Sir Elton said: "I think religion has always tried to turn hatred towards gay people. Religion promotes the hatred and spite against gays.
"But there are so many people I know who are gay and love their religion. From my point of view I would ban religion completely.
"Organised religion doesn't seem to work. It turns people into really hateful lemmings and it's not really compassionate."
He added: "The world is near escalating to World War Three and where are the leaders of each religion? Why aren't they having a conclave? Why aren't they coming together?
"I said this after 9/11 and people thought I was nuts. Instead of more violence why isn't there a meeting of religious leaders?
"It's like the peace movement in the Sixties. Musicians got through to people by getting out there and doing peace concerts but we don't seem to do them any more.
"If John Lennon were alive today he'd be leading it with a vengeance," he said.
Sir Elton said people were too busy blogging on the internet to go out onto the streets to stand up for what they believed in.
"They seem to do their protesting online and that's not good enough. You have to get out there and be seen to be vocal, and you've got to do it time and time again.
"There was a big march in London when Britain decided to join the war against Iraq and Tony Blair is on the record as saying 'the people who march today will have blood on their hands'. That's returned to bite him on the ass," he said.
Sir Elton compared his place in British culture with that of the Queen Mother's.
He said: "People come to me and I'm a bit like the Queen Mother. I never get those problems. I don't know what it is with me, people treat me very reverently.
Referring to his "wedding" to long-term partner David Furnish, he said: "It was the same when Dave and I had our civil union - I was expecting the odd flour bomb and there wasn't.
"Dave and I as a couple seem to be the acceptable face of gayness, and that's great."
He pledged to continue to campaign for gay rights saying: "I'm going to fight for them whether I do it silently behind the scenes or so vocally that I get locked up.
"I can't just sit back; it's not in my nature any more. I'm nearly 60-years-old after all. I can't sit back and blindly ignore it and I won't."
Developing...
Well, the first part, at least.
Elton John is gay ? really ? oh boy !
That's one high pedifile_stooool you're sitting on Elton.
Hows the weather up there with Streisand? Punk!
Elton should try walking on water in the middle of the Atlantic.
perhaps, but there have been a lot of deaths because of homosexuals (his religion). Fact is they hate religion because Christianity(the bible based kind) and devoted homosexuals do not mesh. He even said he had some gay friends that love their religion. There are plenty of churches out there that give haven to the sin of homo-sex, they are not in tune with the Bible. The leader of the episcopal church (iirc) has said that the Bible has been misinterpreted about homos and they are just as acceptable as straight people. It is not right.
"Sir Elton John wants religion banned completely -- because he believes it promotes hatred of gays."
Correction: Religion (not counting Islam) promotes DISAPPROVAL of homosexuality, meanwhile promoting love and kindness towards most others. So basically, gays would be fine, but there would be nothing promoting kindness to everyone else.
Great post.
Here's another article about this little fiend, if anyone wants to read more:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1737266/posts?page=1
Elton John Wants to Ban Religion (Because It Promotes Hatred of Gays
Unless they've figured a way to fertilize a turd, he'll never be the mother of anything.
1,000 Dittos. That's absolutely IT in a nutshell.
Another entertainer who thinks his opinions/thoughts are meaningful and relevant.
Note to Elton: Time to get accustomed to reality.
Elton John, a "man" that one can't call a John!
Or even encourages or pressures a person to destroy himself, and tell him there is no other way out.
I would ban toupee wearing fruitcakes.
I stand HALF corrected.
I am almost sure the title on the record reads,Escape(The Pina Colada Song)
I thought the follow up,Him,was Holmes' best song!
BTTT
We need term limits on celebrity terms. I mean, Elton (if that's his real name) wasn't zakly a one hit wonder, but he's so over, like, gag me with a spoon, mate! First two (U.S.) albums - pure genius, then a few Tin Pan Alley hits, then, goodbye, faggie.
Just not a first amendment gay, er guy, whatever. Who knew?
Furthermore, how do you ban religion? The human heart is its own place. OK, you can tear down churches, threaten people with harm if they attend church, bombard them with anti-religious propaganda or any number of other measures, but that's not really banning religion, is it?
People will hold dear in their hearts what they want to believe.
Not one of Elton's more lucid moments. In my eyes he's pretty much completed the metamorphosis from delightful musician to ageing, perverted apostle of debauchery and godlessness.
Sad.
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