"I think religion has always tried to turn hatred towards gay people. Religion promotes the hatred and spite against gays. But there are so many people I know who are gay and love their religion. ... I love the idea of the teachings of Jesus Christ and the beautiful stories about it, which I loved in Sunday school and I collected all the little stickers and put them in my book. ... But the reality is that organised religion doesn't seem to work. It turns people into hateful lemmings and it's not really compassionate." (Sir Elton John in The Observer Music Monthly)
Sorry Sir Elton - it wasn't me but I can't deny we did do it. And I think saying sorry for things we personally didn't do but have to take some responsibility for can sometimes be a step forward...
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