2/19/10 Jesus was 'gay:' Elton John

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Fri Feb 19, 5:44 pm ET
NEW YORK (AFP) – British pop superstar Elton John stirred controversy in a magazine interview Friday when he claimed that Jesus Christ was "gay."

"I think Jesus was a compassionate, super-intelligent gay man who understood human problems," John said in an interview posted on the website of US celebrity news magazine Parade.

"On the cross, he forgave the people who crucified him. Jesus wanted us to be loving and forgiving. I don't know what makes people so cruel. Try being a gay woman in the Middle East -- you're as good as dead," said John, who is gay.

The Catholic League, the largest US Catholic rights group, condemned the comments.

"Jesus was certainly compassionate, but to say he was 'super-intelligent' is to compare the son of God to a successful game-show contestant," league president Bill Donohue said in a statement.

"More seriously, to call Jesus a homosexual is to label him a sexual deviant. But what else would we expect from a man who previously said, 'From my point of view, I would ban religion completely'?"

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100219/en ... neltonjohn

wtf
but who knos rite

[Tash8]

that would explain how he could walk on water then

[GoodGirlsGetGutted]

Ridiculous.
Jesus had a female lover.

[mcZu]

Ridiculous.
Jesus had a female lover.

Maria Magdelena?

[gvdz]

stupid comment. the fact that hes gay doesnt mean that Jesus was gay to

[Dark Blue]

stupid comment. the fact that hes gay doesnt mean that Jesus was gay to

true dat

[DrunkenDeath]

the bible didn't mean THAT kind of love =/

[Sophie]

It sounds like Elton John was having a joke if i'm honest

[Shadysapathy]

i hope it was a joke

[dR3]

[pawel]

this actually isn't more stupid then asuming that jesus of nazareth was heterosexual, because we just don't know

[*MIRANDA*]

but honestly, there is no need to talk about a person with such a big impact on billions of people's lives and addressing his sexual orientation.

but according to sum(most) religious people it is ok to use jesus to say that homosexuality is wrong ?!



anyways there is no jesus so lets all calm down

[GoodGirlsGetGutted]

but honestly, there is no need to talk about a person with such a big impact on billions of people's lives and addressing his sexual orientation.

but according to sum(most) religious people it is ok to use jesus to say that homosexuality is wrong ?!



anyways there is no jesus so lets all calm down

I wouldn't expect a mod to try to spark a religious debate in the news section.

[*MIRANDA*]

But I don't think it's right to even tag sexual interest to a religious figure as significant as Jesus, it's irrelevant and means nothing, so why say it?

i wasnt fighting you i was trying to say that maybe it isnt right todo so..but there are also people who do the oppisite and use jesus to critize sumoeones sexual interest.. just saying its used both ways

Oh Miranda Say that in the serious debate section.

u can say u believe in jesus outside the debate section cant u ? so i can say i dont believe.. not only christian people can state their beliefs on this board

I wouldn't expect a mod to try to spark a religious debate in the news section.

im not sparking anything.. he can say he beliefs.. i can say i dont..see how that works

[*MIRANDA*]

I never exclaimed my belief in Jesus or Christianity You were the one that brought up his non-existence. Only reason why I said to talk about it in the serious debate section is because people are gonna see this and possibly start a very long off-topic debate about it all.

ok menzo..like u are doing right now..

but ok then u dont belief..thats ok to
but u was defending jesus.. and the second i say one thing like "he doesnt excist" u say i cant say that..
thats wrong.. i have just as much right saying he doesnt excist as u saying he does and defending it
cuz this isnt a thread where only people who belief in jesus can answer in.. u dont have to say that people who dont beleive cant voice their opinion..

but let me be a "good mod" then and say ..lets stop.. before we go more off-topic