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COPYRIGHT 2006 The Spectator Ltd. (UK)
At the beginning of this week I was telephoned by the Stephen Nolan programme which runs from 10 p. m. to 1 a. m. on Sunday nights on BBC Radio Five Live, and asked if I would join the show that evening. From my house in Derbyshire I would contribute for an hour or so to a debate (in which listeners could take part by telephone) about Elton John's outburst against religion. The singer had suggested that all religions ought to be banned because they promoted the hatred of homosexuals.
I agreed to take part. Obviously I do not think religion * any religion * should be banned, and it's doubtful Elton John really does either; but one could see the point he was trying to make. So at 10 p. m. I was ready by my home-microphone to mount a limited defence of his anger, if not his proposal. On an envelope I had jotted down plenty of arguments. Also on the line was a pleasant-sounding Anglican vicar who believed Christian teaching could...
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