I already guessed that I wouldn’t have the only response to Elton John’s recent derogatory comments about organized religion. This is from Metropolitan Community Church of East London:
But the Pastor of MCCEL, the Revd Jane Clarke said, “Before you give up entirely on religion, come and see how we do it here.”
This was in response to Elton John’s statement to the press that organized religion should be banned because it turns people into “hateful lemmings.”
The pastor says,
I am certain that Elton will get a better idea of that [sic] faith can do if he came to see the love of God demonstrated for all people here at our church. We would be delighted to welcome him.
I hope that a church does welcome Elton John and that he is able to see that God loves all of His Creation. God has blessed Mr. John immensely with musical talent, and I’m sure that He set the events of Mr. John’s life specifically so that he would meet Tim Rice. Together, those two have produced beautiful music for quite a few Disney movies.
I pray, however, that Mr. John declines this particular invitation. The Metropolitan Community Churches advocate homosexuality as a normal and natural expression of love. This probably surprises readers of my previous post on this topic. Don’t misunderstand the thesis of that post: I am not suggesting that we call a duck a horse. Homosexuality is most assuredly a sin (Rom 1:26-27). Read the rest of this entry »
