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Deacon: Ban Elton John, He'll Make You Gay!

Posted Mar 16th 2007 1:02PM by TMZ Staff

Elton JohnThe Archdeacon of Trinidad and Tobago wants to ban Elton John from a local jazz festival for fear that he'll tempt locals into becoming gay.

Elton is scheduled to headline Tobago's Plymouth Jazz Festival in April, but the country's Archdeacon Philip Isaac told a Jamaican newspaper, "His visit to the island can open the country to be tempted towards pursuing his lifestyle." Trinidad and Tobago immigration laws makes it legal to bar openly gay individuals from entering the island.

Despite the Archdeacon's homophobic and preposterous request, organizers of the Plymouth Jazz Festival maintain that John will close the three-day concert on April 29, adding "This country should be honored to have Sir Elton John perform in Tobago." Can you feel the love tonight?

Besides Elton, other artists scheduled to perform at the jazz festival include Miss Diana Ross, Mary J. Blige, LL Cool J and Gladys Knight.

A rep for Elton John declined to comment.

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1. LEAVE ELTON ALONE. hes a good person. his music, shall i say more?. GO ELTON.

Posted at 2:11PM on Mar 16th 2007 by pattie

2. That's right, my loins stir because of Elton John - how foolish .Now Gerard Butler is another story!

Posted at 2:11PM on Mar 16th 2007 by Sean Bresnahan

3. Oh yeah! Like there aren't any natural born citizens of Trinidad and Tobago who are gay? Ignorance is abundant in this world!

Posted at 2:12PM on Mar 16th 2007 by HB in snowy NYC!

4. Oh, yeah! Seeing Sir Elton perform sure makes me want to be gay!!!!! NOT! BUT...ban something for religeous purposes and I want to see it even more than I might otherwise. Got to see what all the hype is about (remember the Blue LAgoon? Caused huge religeous outcry here in Canada...I was 1st in line to see it!)

Posted at 2:13PM on Mar 16th 2007 by Alice

5. PEOPLE SHOULD ALWAYS BE GAY WHEN LISTENING TO ELTON I KNOW I AM

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Posted at 2:21PM on Mar 16th 2007 by teresa

6. How archaic is this? I suppose they will need to put their gay-deflectors on. Oh wait...that's silly and closed-minded, too. Tobago needs to join the rest of us here in the present. This isn't the fifties...you can't "catch" gay.

Posted at 2:25PM on Mar 16th 2007 by mystisol

7. What a freak!!!!

Posted at 2:26PM on Mar 16th 2007 by Chrys

8. What a freak!!!!

Posted at 2:26PM on Mar 16th 2007 by Chrys

9. "The Archdeacon of Trinidad and Tobago wants to ban Elton John from a local jazz festival for fear that he'll tempt locals into becoming gay. "

Becoming gay? OMG! Either you are gay (or bi) or not. It's as simple as that. The only thing they are (supposedly) worried about is some coming out of the closet.

I love Elton John. I guess that makes me gay! {Snort}

Posted at 2:29PM on Mar 16th 2007 by WhyohWhy

10. If it was so dangerous.... his comment would LAUGHABLE!!!

I guess it's better to be a homosexual PEDOPHILE who HIDES BEHIND A CROSS!!

Posted at 2:31PM on Mar 16th 2007 by Sharon R.

11. WOW SOME PEOPLE ARE JUST FUCKIN MORONS.THIS GUY IS PROBABLY A CLOSET QUEEN SELF LOATHER

Posted at 2:35PM on Mar 16th 2007 by JOE

12. I'm moving to Trinidad and Tobago! Woooohooo!!!

Posted at 2:37PM on Mar 16th 2007 by Ed

13. Let's see: Elton John, Diana Ross, Mary J. Blige, LL Cool J, and Gladys Knight . . .Jazz Festival?

I understand Yo Yo Ma is headlining the Country Music Festival there the following month.

Posted at 2:46PM on Mar 16th 2007 by Drum Funky

14. What an idiot! Saying if you see Elton John will make you gay is like saying if you see a person of different ethnicity than your own will make you that ethnicity.

Posted at 2:46PM on Mar 16th 2007 by JustMe

15. This is about the most disgusting, bigoted thing I've read in a long time...Elton John is one of the best performers...humanitarians and kindest people to touch my life via his music...this deacon needs to get a grip on what is good and right and then apologize.

Posted at 3:05PM on Mar 16th 2007 by Margaret LoCicero

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