Russian imam says Elton John fans face 'divine retribution'

[joeybee12]

Moscow (AFP) - A leading Russian Muslim cleric warned Thursday that fans who attend upcoming concerts by openly gay singer Elton John face divine punishment, after the star spoke out in support of Russian gays.

"The only thing we can do as believers is to call the people not to give into the temptations of the devil and not attend Elton John's Russian concerts," Seidzhagfar Lutfullin, the imam of a mosque in the Volga city of Kazan told the Nezavisimaya Gazeta daily.

"Divine retribution for taking part in a hotbed of sodomy will fall both on those who attend the concert and those who perform there," said the cleric from the Zakaban mosque in Kazan, a city with a large ethnic Tatar Muslim community.

The cleric, known for his outspoken statements, also posted a message on the mosque's website calling the British singer "the devil's work."

http://news.yahoo.com/russian-imam-says-elton-john-fans-face-divine-200411521.html

Phucking worthless iman

[Warren DeMontague]

1. You mean divine retribution above and beyond having to listen to the songs from his "Lion King" era?

[joeybee12]

3. I really don't like anything after Yellow Brick Road...nt

[Warren DeMontague]

4. Yeah, that's kind of where I'm at, too.

He did some great stuff, back in the day.

[joeybee12]

8. On the loop at the gym there's a dance version of Tiny Dancer...

I really like that...and I think it really does work that way...it's a really great song to begin with.

[Gravitycollapse]

2. Awww, it's so adorable. It thinks it's relevant.

Can I keep it? I'll make sure to feed it and take it for walks.

[Warren DeMontague]

5. The concert is going to be a "hotbed of sodomy"? I think he misunderstands Elton's fan demographic.

Maybe a lukewarm bed of sodomy, at best, and one that will probably turn in by 10:30.

[Nuclear Unicorn]

6. I feel like buying a plane ticket to Russia to see Sir Elton just to piss-off this moron. n/t

[bbernardini]

7. Elton John fans respond "Where did you get that hat, it's fabulous!" nt

[QC]

9. Hotbed of sodomy? Wow, that sounds hot.

Where do I sign up?

[Warren DeMontague]

10. I'm telling you, the going rate for tickets probably just doubled.

[QC]

12. lol

[frylock]

11. that's how i feel about eagles fans

[Warren DeMontague]

13. ***

[pscot]

14. I saw that comin' 40 years ago.