VAST Right Wing (VRWC)

[AKvetch]

When you say "The King James Version of The Holy Bible says homosexuality is a sin," it is easy to understand how Elton John thinks religion promotes hatred of gays. The word "sin", as you've used it, is based on religion.

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sin
–noun

1. transgression of divine law: the sin of Adam.
2. any act regarded as such a transgression, esp. a willful or deliberate violation of some religious or moral principle.
3. any reprehensible or regrettable action, behavior, lapse, etc.; great fault or offense: It's a sin to waste time.

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/sin