Jesus was gay, claims Sir Elton

[icymist]

Sir Elton John is facing a backlash from conservative Christian groups after stating in an interview that Jesus was a gay man.

The 62-year-old musician also opened up to US magazine Parade about the "life-threatening downside" of fame and his relationship with partner David Furnish.

But it's the Rocket Man's views on Jesus's sexuality which have sparked headlines across the world.

In the interview, to be published in America on Saturday, Sir Elton said: "I think Jesus was a compassionate, super-intelligent gay man who understood human problems.

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[LARED]

1. Lots of people think Jesus is just like them. nt

[woo me with science]

6. +1 nt

[Meeker Morgan]

11. That's what Jesus ventriloquism is all about.

I never take it seriously.

[sui generis]

23. yep. I don't think he was gay, just totally queer

for his Jesus and The Apostles road show. why would it matter anyway?

Who cares what Jesus did or didn't do with his pink parts? It's like caring about whether he used his left hand or his right hand or the holy spirit to give himself a holy hummer.

[Mike 03]

2. My favorite talk show host has been saying this for years, although I have not

listened to him in a long time (just to be honest).

Ray Taliafero. It would not shock, upset or surprise me in the least to discover that Ray is right: Jesus was Gay, and that God is a "beautiful black woman."

I love that guy. Just had to stop listening when things got so so contentious.

[stray cat]

3. People love to remake others in their own image/people we don't like we try to dehumanize as other

so it sounds like Sir Elton is a fan

[La Lioness Priyanka]

4. i really hope not. had he been gay, i would feel more responsible for the shit done in his name

:)

[Toasterlad]

16. Agreed!

Plus, I think a gay Jeebus would be smiting a lot more of these gay-bashing assholes that are currently going smiteless. Of does he have to go through god for that kind of thing? God always did the smiting, if I recall correctly. Maybe GOD'S the homophobe.

[TokenQueer]

5. This is a fascinating read on the topic...

http://www.amazon.com/man-jesus-loved-Theodore-Jennings/dp/082981535X

[roguevalley]

13. there is a gospel, never adopted for reasons you will see, that has

Jesus spending the night with a 'youth'. I can't remember which forbid book it is but its pretty explicit what's going on.

[joeybee12]

22. I think it's the secret gosepl of Mark...supposedly found, then inexplicably

disappeared at a monastery in Israel.

[midnight]

7. I just love that Sir Elton has the microphone and is telling his version.....

I really don't know or care, but I'm sure those who think they own the bible will have a thing or two to say... A friend of mine in college was doing her masters in religion and via her studies and other articles that I've read , what we may be told and what was going on may be different. At one time a harvard scholar indicated that in a massage of the bible, Paul questioned why Jesus kissed Mary different than he did them..... Jesus response was something along the lines of Mary being different from them... It was worded better than I'm putting it, but it was funny.... I've also read that because Jesus was Jewish it was custom for men to marry early, and the bible doesn't indicate that Jesus was married.... So many versions...

[struggle4progress]

9. Hmm. Paul didn't "meet Jesus" until after the crucifixion

[xchrom]

8. Recommend -- Elton isn't the only one.

Others have put this idea forward -- episcopal/Anglicans for sure
for scholarly thought.

[K8-EEE]

10. He was either gay or married

The story conveniently skips from child Jesus to 30 y/o Jesus, the years in between would probably answer this question. At any rate I don't think people were allowed to be openly gay in that society, nor do I think they were likely to be unmarried.

[Meeker Morgan]

12. The story conveniently skips ...

... from a couple of purely mythological childhoods to an adulthood that maybe has some genuine historical facts mixed in.

[kenny blankenship]

25. Or gay-married

At the end of the Gospel of John, Mary is declared to be John's mother and John is declared to be her son. That, according to Jesus from the cross. Taking care of Mary is now John's responsibility.

Now in what way can a child declare its parent to be the parent of another child?

[Libertas1776]

14. Well,

he did hang around 12 freaking guys all the time. Either that, or there is the explanation given by Sam Kinison as to why Jesus didn't have a wife...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSwG9Tojg9I&feature=related :rofl:

[Toasterlad]

15. I Wish Sir Elton Would Shut Up.

I've had enough of his views on marriage, without hearing his views on Jeebus.

[Not Me]

17. Prove he wasn't.

It's a lot of nonsense on both sides of the argument.

[sui generis]

24. wicked wicked person

:P

[MuseRider]

18. Every picture I have ever seen

shows Jesus as a white man, looks just like a white hippy so why not gay? Why is this a big deal?

[Mike 03]

19. Self Delete

[marginlized]

20. mythical at best anyways n/t

[eridani]

21. Without an original birth certificste, how can we know for sure?

http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=25fsfuo&s=4