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Tobago: Church leaders have failed in their efforts to have Elton John banned from the island. They were afraid that his appearance at a jazz festival would pass gay cooties onto young people.
Some Christian leaders on the Caribbean island said that the singer should be banned from performing at the festival in Tobago because his homosexuality could influence young people...
We feel it can have a negative social impact. There are some who may not be sure of their sexuality and one has to be careful about how this can create impressions on impressionable minds,pastor Terrance Baynes told Reuters on Monday.
The story also made reference to a famous Christian who said something I missed last year.
...evangelical Christian pop icon Sir Cliff Richard ... said last year that the churches should stop being obsessed with gays and show a bit more love.
Which is obviously far too Christian a sentiment for many church leaders.
Churches fail to ban Elton John from Tobago—Ekklesia, 27th March 2007.
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