An Arkansas convenience store, Harps, placed a “family shield” cover over the UsWeeklys featuring Elton John and David Furnish’s new baby. This “family shield” is a gray piece of plastic which read: Family Shield: to protect young Harps shoppers.

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The “Family Shield” is most likely normally used for scantily clad women on laddy magazines, and the liberal media lambasted Harps today on the Internet for making gay adoption seem dirty.

Catholic League president slams Elton John over ‘jesus was gay’ comment. If Elton wants to slip quietly in to retirement, this isn’t the way to do it! Talk about pissing off the church…literally!

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Elton’s always been flambouyant, but the CL Pres says via Hollywood Gossip:

We’re not sure what’s worse—John’s ignorance or intolerance. In any event, if we thought we could persuade him to issue an apology, we would try. But given his recidivism, we won’t even bother to ask. One thing is clear: someone needs to straighten John out.

Elton John opened up to Parade magazine and said he thinks Jesus was a gay man. Along with his interesting views on Christianity, Elton John opened up about his past drug problems, how he scared away all the men in his life and how fame “attracts lunatics.”

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Here are a few excerpts from the article:

Lady Gaga and Elton John wowed the crowd with the opening act for the Grammy’s…it of course included wild costumes, glittery glasses, dirt, body parts and pianos. What more could you ask for from two superstar stage artists? Elton John and Lady Gaga had a hot song!

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Elton John is helping Eminem get off drugs. While the two musicians may at first seem like unlikely friends, Elton John reportedly reached out to Eminem over two years ago when he was deep in the dreggs of drug abuse. Eminem entered a rehab facility in 2005 to help him kick an addiction to sleeping pills.

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more Elton and Eminem after the hop…

Elton John told Vibe (via The New York Daily News) magazine:

Elton John has sex regret! Elton regrets not losing his virginity until he was 23. Elton wishes he hadn’t waited too long until he starting having sex. Elton is married to husband David Furnish in a civil ceremony back in 2005. Hmmm. I thought the later the better! Guess not.

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more photos of Elton and his husband after the jump…