Thursday, June 12, 2008

For The Bible Tells Me So ?

For The Bible Tells Me So, a provocative documentary:



An exploration of the intersection between religion and homosexuality in the U.S. and some religious have used its interpretation of the Bible to
stigmatize the gay community. We meet five Christian families, each with a gay or lesbian child. Parents talk about their marriages and church-going, their children's childhood and coming out, their reactions, and changes over time. The stories told by these nine parents and four
adult children alternate with talking heads - Protestant and Jewish theologians - and with film clips of fundamentalist preachers and pundits and news clips of people in the street. They discuss scripture and biblical scholarship. A thesis of the film is that much of Christianity's
homophobia represents a misreading of scripture, a denial of science, and an embrace of quack psychology. The families call for love .....

..... What Does The Bible Really Teach? .....

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