Elton: Religion Should Be Banned

**gunnut** · 13 Nov 06,, 23:35

Elton: Religion Should Be Banned
by Josh Grossberg
Mon, 13 Nov 2006 11:09:36 AM PST

Forget dissing Madonna and the media. Elton John is now turning his enmity on organized religion.

In an interview with The Observer's special gay edition of Music Monthly Magazine that hit U.K. newsstands on Saturday, the Rocket Man sounded off on a variety of hot-button topics, ranging from British Prime Minister Tony Blair's views on the Iraq War to gay rights.

But John reserved his most critical comments for organized religion, which he said should be outlawed for fomenting discrimination against gays.

"I think religion has always tried to turn hatred toward gay people," the 59-year-old "Sad Songs" singer told the newspaper. "Religion promotes the hatred and spite against gays. But there are so many people I know who are gay and love their religion."

John continued: "From my point of view, I would ban religion completely. Organized religion doesn't seem to work. It turns people into really hateful lemmings, and it's not really compassionate."

more: http://www.eonline.com/news/article/...7-f214feb12232

**gunnut** · 13 Nov 06,, 23:36

I wonder if Islam and global warming are included on the list of religions he would ban.

**Edgeplay_cgo** · 14 Nov 06,, 03:05

Organized religion doesn't seem to work. It turns people into really hateful lemmings, and it's not really compassionate."

Like him?

**Ray** · 14 Nov 06,, 09:04

Elton John is an overrated punk!

**dalem** · 14 Nov 06,, 19:01

He talks real big for a man who puts his penis in other men's poopers.

-dale

**gunnut** · 14 Nov 06,, 19:27

Originally Posted by dalem

He talks real big for a man who puts his penis in other men's poopers.

-dale

How do you know that? He could be the catcher...

"Do you need more seamen on your poop deck, Elton?"

**Ray** · 14 Nov 06,, 19:40

Originally Posted by dalem

He talks real big for a man who puts his penis in other men's poopers.

-dale

It could be the other way around.

Little bit of a sissy.

Elton the John!

Sorry for that!

**Bill** · 14 Nov 06,, 20:05

Pole-smoking fagggots should be banned.

joey2 · 14 Nov 06,, 20:16

I love his MUSIC A LOT.

this train dont stop
tine dancer
your song
goodbye yellow brick road
candle in the wind
breaking my heart

etc etc etc his vocals is amazing, and if he says religion shud be banned oh well.
i share kinds similar thing, it shud be spiritual "now thats what i follow" lol as my religion says.
i dont follow it cuz my religion says tht but i do becuz i feel its best way to shape my mind-body-soul.
peace.
and no dissing elton.

**ZFBoxcar** · 14 Nov 06,, 20:51

Pole-smoking fagggots should be banned.

Meh, If it came down to having to get rid of either religions or gays I would probably pick religions. There aren't any Jehovah Sexuals coming to my door bothering me or homocide bombers blowing themselves up with a bunch of innocent people.

**gunnut** · 14 Nov 06,, 21:39

That's true. When's the last time we saw any gay terrorists trying to kill people?

**dalem** · 14 Nov 06,, 21:46

Originally Posted by gunnut

How do you know that? He could be the catcher...

"Do you need more seamen on your poop deck, Elton?"

I think that anyone who pens a song/album called "Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy" is probably pitching, catching, playing the field, and short-stopping.

-dale

**dalem** · 14 Nov 06,, 21:47

Originally Posted by gunnut

That's true. When's the last time we saw any gay terrorists trying to kill people?

I kinda like the rumor that Arafat was gay. I don't know if it's true or not, but I like the idea.

-dale

**ZFBoxcar** · 14 Nov 06,, 21:54

I remember when a bunch of people on WAB tried to take credit for killing Arafat...if he died because of AIDS we potentially have some people in the closet here ourselves haha

**gunnut** · 14 Nov 06,, 21:54

I believe Arafat is still alive.

He needed a way out of that Intifada. How else do you explain that he "got sick" all of a sudden, went to a secluded French military hospital where no one could visit, and died a few short weeks later?

He probably got a cosmetic surgery of some sort, maybe even a face transplant, grabbed his loot from his plundering days in office, and now lives another life on the French Riviera.