Thursday, February 25, 2010

Elton says Jesus was a "compassionate, super-intelligent gay man'

Gay rock star Sir Elton John has told a magazine that "Jesus was a compassionate, super-intelligent gay man who understood human problems."

The remarks, given in an interview with Parade magazine, are expected to spark an outrage among Christians, said a report in Undercover.com.au.

"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," Sir Elton reportedly said.

Luke Coppen, of the Catholic Herald, commented "Someone once said we all try to remake God in our own image. It's just possible that Elton John might be guilty of that."

Stephen Green from Christian Voice called Elton's comment "a desperate cry for attention".


Elton John: "Jesus was gay"

http://celebrities.ninemsn.com.au/blog.aspx?blogentryid=601448&showcomments=true

This should rattle some good old fashioned Christian outrage over at the Vatican and throughout middle America... Elton John reckons Jesus was a gay man.

In an interview with Parade magazine, the openly gay muso says, "I think Jesus was a compassionate, super-intelligent gay man who understood human problems. 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."

Elton probably knows his statement will have some Christians calling for his head (much like when the Beatles claimed they were "bigger than Jesus") but he obviously had a point to make, and publicity to grab.

Plus we can kind of see how he came to the conclusion that Jesus was gay, afer all, the man never married, he spent his whole life with twelve other fellas, he was a fantastic host (he turned water into wine) and he loved his mum...

...on second thoughts, we'll leave this one alone.