Comments on: Elton John - Ban religion

By: Baylor Bear

Baylor Bear — Sat, 02 Dec 2006 18:23:46 +0000

Well, Sir Elton is only looking at the church from a very limited perspective. He is openly bisexual, and we all know that he has likely experienced a significant amount of discrimination and disapprovement from the Christian community. My guess is he just sees organized religion as an establishment of oppressive rules that govern your life. He probobly experiences a lot of “hateful lemmings” becuase of his sexual orientation. While the Christian church does not accept this behavior, some people are likely hateful to him regardless.

However, he disregards all the positive aspects that you’ve discussed above, as well many other positive things about organized religion. Empirical research actually shows that people who engage in religious behaviors actually live longer, are less likely to have mental and physical illness, and report to be generally “happier.” Anyway, Elton is entitled to his opinion, but overall it’s wrong : )

By: Jacobus

Jacobus — Sat, 02 Dec 2006 10:48:28 +0000

There is nothing on earth that man can do or use or make, that has not been put there in the first place by our God in Heaven. Our efforts are small, and our wisdom is limited. We are like children in a play penn, who pride ourselves on the toys we have. We bite and scratch and fight with and over our childish toys, and do not have the ability to clean up where we messed up. It’s up to God to gently help us up, feed us, and look after us day and night.

What Elton John is saying here, if I understand him correctly, is nothing more than a child shouting “No more parents, no more parents”

Jesus is King! All knees will bend before him, and every tongue will admit that Jesus is King.

By: Ben O.

Ben O. — Wed, 22 Nov 2006 07:41:11 +0000

Nice post -

The truth is that the media will never fully embrace The Church, because it is so much more in vogue to be critical.

That’s one of the coolest things about The Church, though . . . that we aren’t in it for the publicity.

Elton is a decent singer who is clearly free to formulate any opinion he chooses about the reality of living on Earth. Just remember one thing - before you go attributing too much credibility to anything he says, take another look at the video for “I’m Still Standing”.

‘Nuff Said.

Ben O.

By: hubs

hubs — Tue, 21 Nov 2006 18:03:04 +0000

What is the website to this organization “American Church”, I’d like to donate. (you’re not referring to this http://www.americanchurch.com are you?)

I’d be willing to argue that my favorite organization, the “American Individual” donates more. (I mean, the church has to get it’s money from somewhere.)

I think the Church doesn’t get much publicity about the good things it does because doing good things is it’s job priority. Such is life for all organizations in the press: do you job, get ignored. mess up, get exposed.

Journalism is meant to be critical. Advertising and propaganda are meant to let everyone know we are doing our jobs well.

Just some thoughts.

Happy Thanksgiving Mark!