Ham Sandwiches and Homophobia
What do the two have in common? Check out this excellent article by Doug Wilson to find out.
Posts Tagged ‘Homosexuality’
Elton John: Jesus Was Gay
File this one under “yes, he really said that.” The legendary British musician was interviewed this week by Parade Magazine, and had this to say about Jesus…
“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.”
Hopefully, he’s referring to Levon’s son, because if he’s referring to the Biblical Jesus I can’t imagine what he bases that assertion on. In honor of the occasion, though, I’m going to put out there several historical beliefs that I’ve long held but was afraid to put forward due to lack of evidence. However, with Sir Elton having set this precedent, I’m ready to follow in his footsteps. Here you go…
Plato invented football.
Abraham Lincoln believed cats to be the reincarnated souls of 12th-century sailors.
Genghis Khan thought that maple syrup was waaaaay better on pancakes than whipped cream.
See, armchair history is a blast! Who needs historical evidence? Just make unfounded assertions that sound provocative and insightful and people will print them in national publications! God bless America!
Seriously though, Elton – and I say this as a guy who has your two-disc Greatest Hits album and has sung along with “Rocketman” more times than I care to admit – keep on singin’ and leave the theology to someone else.
An Interesting Take on “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”
Never really thought about this aspect of it before…
“What will be the effect on soldier-to-soldier relations? What will be the effect on two sailors submerged in the same submarine for a couple of months? Now, when this question is usually asked, it is asked with the assumption that I am raising the quesiton of one soldier or sailor hitting on the other one. Right now, he is not supposed to do that, or be open about his orientation. But that is not where my question lies. I am asking if the serviceman who is evangelical will be permitted to witness to his fellow serviceman, who is now out of the closet. Will he be allowed to believe that homosexuality is a sin that God will judge at the last day? Sure. Don’t ask. Will he be allowed to call his fellow serviceman to repentance? Surely not. Don’t tell.”
- Douglas Wilson
Read the full post here.
