What do you think of Elton John's comments about banning religion completely?

Question

Source: http://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/Music/11/13/britain.eltonjohn.ap/index.html

Answer 1

A bit drastic. It obviously isn't a solution to the things he's complaining about.
What he really wants is religions to co operate with eachother and be effective in helping mankind achieve peace and mutual trust.
This is what is needed and what is missing too. His observations are pretty good it's just his solution that is off the wall.

Answer 2

I think that idea is as terrible as telling everyone they have to be a specific religion. I don't have a religion that I follow right now, but I like the fact that I have the freedom to choose which one I want to be a part of if I decide to. No matter what the government tries to do about religion, people will worship......banning it is just a ridiculous idea all together.

Answer 3

His specific quote is regarding his disdain for organized religion which preys upon week minded to follow a person and not the teachings of G-d he is right. I would rather be in a room full of people who have studied their relationship with G-d honestly than a room of parrots spewing hatred for no reason other than their religious leader condones it. I have to agree with him. I am sadly aware that religion will always be with us regardless of it's distance from truth and spirituality. It won't happen anytime soon but we can hope with growth will come change and if we raise our own children with love many of these hateful religions will fade into obscurity like so many have before.

Answer 4

Elton. I agree with you wholeheartedly. Although I'm straight, I have never understood on mainstream religion's motivations on why they feel in the past and now, that homosexuals are harmful to their particular group(s) and society. They never have given a solid definite explanation on why. I'm sorry, but just because the Bible says so isn't enough proof. (Then why did those men who made the Bible in the past had a problem with gays, huh?)

Answer 5

Strangely enough, the strongest argument I've ever read AGAINST "banning religion" came from none other than the atheist Karl Marx. He thought it was absurd to think you could simply decide to erase a social institution. (Obviously not many of Marx's followers actually bothered to read his work, but that's another story.)

Put another way, the social needs satisfied by religion are not going to go away. So unless an alternate institution can fulfill them, you can damn well forget about "banning" religion, regardless of its perfidy and backwardness.

Answer 6

Ban each and every faith contained in the international? does not that be the non secular beliefs of a few BILLION people? provide me a destroy... it would want to be a lot more convenient purely to limit the song of Elton John, a much extra smart and non violent answer.

Answer 7

While I don't necessarily agree with him on banning religion as that is a personal choice, I can understand why he would say something like that. And I do agree that more people need to speak up against those religions that do promote hate.

Answer 8

I think it has been tried before. It didn't work then and it likely eould not work now. I think it should just be let die a natural death, like Hitler said. If you ban something all you do is give it the attraction of Taboo. It would be better just to educate people to the point that they can see for themselves just how ridiculous their superstitions are.
He should have turned Ted Haggard on to his dealer.

Answer 9

I wouldn't ban religions. I'd rather people walked away voluntarily, than just because they couldn't attend. Anyway, I think Elton John has his very good reasons to be mad at religions, because of his personal situation. I couldn't blame him.

Answer 10

While I understand where he is coming from, I don't think outlawing religion is the answer. I don't think it should play a part in government, but everyone should be free to believe and worship as they like.