Posted on 05/07/2010 3:09:17 PM PDT by NYer
Elton John has been banned from performing an upcoming gig in Egypt as a result of remarks he made earlier in the year that suggested Jesus was a "super-intelligent gay man" and accused Middle Easterners of being homophobic. The New York Daily News reports John's May 18 concert was canceled by Mounir al-Wasimi, the head of Egypt's Music Union.
Jesus is considered a prophet to worshippers of Islam, and John's remarks are considered an insult to the religion. John, who first came out in the '80s, is married to David Furnish.
"A homosexual who wants to ban religions, claimed that the prophet Issa [Jesus] was gay and calls for Middle Eastern countries to allow gays to have sexual freedom [can't perform]," al-Wasimi reportedly told Contactmusic.
In a February interview with Parade magazine, John also condemned countries in the region, which are largely Islamic, for hating on homosexuals. "Try being a gay woman in the Middle East – you're as good as dead," he said in that article.
At first I thought they were upset him saying Jesus blows up balloons all day.
Elton stop being such a b*tch!
I thought he wants to go to Venus.
All the depraved and perverted gay men like Elton who are aging are the epitome of rogue selfish, arrogant, greasy lipped prix! The more they age the more perverted they get! It's a sickness, no doubt.
OH, that was brilliant.
Someone has to be. Although I might be getting too old for it.
Yes, it could.
What a failure this guy is. He was my favorite artist as a child, but only listened to his music. In those days, long before MTV, I had no idea what he was until my parents called me, with bemused faces, to see him playing on the TV. Took the enthusiasm for his music right away. Now gone forever. Deleting mp3s now . . . .
According to Muhammad, Jesus is the greatest prophet second only to Muhammad.
BTW, the Muhammadan version of Jesus wasn't crucified and retired to Arabia after escaping the clutches of the Romans.
You know, there may come a day when Christians find more in common with the Muslim that with their neo-pagan compatriots.
I can never understand why pro-homo people can’t comprehend what the Bible says very straightforwardly about homosexuality. I’m not defending it. No one needs to. God thinks what he thinks, and if you don’t like it, take it up with him, not me. I’m also not saying that everything God condemns should necessarily be against civil law, but don’t try to tell me the Bible doesn’t say what it so clearly does.
Not Venus, Uranus. (sorry, I know that was a bad one)
So Egypt gets a boycott now ???
Elton: “A boyscout? Oh boy boy boy boy tee hee hee hee!”
When Elton dies, he wants to BE the 72 virgins.
I agree with you. Nobody is stopping Elton John from behaving the way he chooses to, so I don’t understand why it’s so upsetting that some people ... people he doesn’t even care about ... think it’s wrong.
It’s interesting that the Muslims are defending Jesus more strongly that Christians here do.
I appreciate that we all have a right to express our opinions however Laura Ingraham wrote a book about artists who, as the title said should Just Shut Up and Sing!. Elton would be well advised to follow that advice.
I must humbly disagree here. In this case the artist in question should not "Shut Up and Sing!" but rather just "Shut Up!"
Beat me to it. Now I’ve got to find some other pithy thing to say.
It would be amusing to see the reaction from the Libs if some domestic Muslim group pronounced a death fatwa against the next play/movie/art-show which mocked Jesus.
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