Elton John is really gay. I mean, the way he thinks is gay. Really gay.

So many fallacies; where to begin?

Sir Elton said: "I think religion has always tried to turn hatred towards gay people. Religion promotes the hatred and spite against gays.

Of which religion do you speak, man? Be specific. You can't possibly be so ignorant as to be making a generalization - grouping all religions together in a grossly intolerant manner unbefitting a philosophical liberal. No way.

"But there are so many people I know who are gay and love their religion.

Love in part because of their religion, more likely.

From my point of view I would ban religion completely.

See above comments re: tolerance and liberalism. Hmmm. Perhaps liberals aren't quite liberals at all. Sound like authoritarians to me.

"Organised religion doesn't seem to work. It turns people into really hateful lemmings and it's not really compassionate."

"doesn't seem to work" - define "work". If I may, I believe Elton means that organized religion, in his view, does not render better people - those who are more loving, compassionate to others. I for one am offended by this assertion, as my life is living testament to the fact my religion has made me a better man. Concepts such as forgiveness and selflessness were completely foreign to my character before following Jesus.

"Hateful lemmings"? Note to Elton: take a look at a lemming and tell me where you see hate. In any event, your comment here displays, well, hate.

"The world is near escalating to World War Three and where are the leaders of each religion? Why aren't they having a conclave? Why aren't they coming together?

Yes, you are correct here - the world is getting close to global war (or is there already). Some of us (people who enjoy a good read of history now and again) have been noticing this for some time. You are making a mistake in your analysis, however. A religious conclave is precisely what is driving this freakin' war. If you, like so many of the anti-historians out there, would simply pay attention to what Islamists such as Ahmadinejad and Khamenei are saying, you would find the nearest pawn shop and trade at least half of your more fanciful costumes for guns and ammunition with which to defend the motherland.

"I said this after 9/11 and people thought I was nuts. Instead of more violence why isn't there a meeting of religious leaders?

Herein you show why you do not understand how religion "works". It does not "work" by a bunch of leaders getting together for a confab. It "works" by each man examining himself and doing his best to reconcile with his creator and his creator's ways through whatever means that creator has established. For the Christian, it is the person of Jesus Christ.

Elton, really. You have to know that liberal democracies such as the one in which you live allow you the luxury of your lifestyle. Ask the Islamists mentioned above for their views on your choices. Why are (liberal) gays so foolish as to overlook the fact that they will be some of the first to go if we lose against such adversaries? History, Elton. Read your history.