For The Bible Tells Me So

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For The Bible Tells Me So
(2007, 98 min)

Country: US

Director: Daniel G. Karslake

Studio: First Run Features

SYNOPSIS:
Can the love between two people ever be an abomination? Is the chasm separating gays and lesbians and Christianity too wide to cross? Is the Bible an excuse to hate?
Winner of 9 Festival Awards nationwide, this provocative, entertaining documentary brilliantly reconciles homosexuality and Biblical scripture, and in the process reveals that religious anti-gay bias is based almost solely upon an often malicious misinterpretation of the Bible. As the film notes, most Christians live their lives today without feeling obliged to kill anyone who works on the Sabbath or eats shrimp (as a literal reading of scripture dictates).
Through the experiences of five very normal, very Christian, very American families -- including those of former House Majority Leader Richard Gephardt and Episcopalian Bishop Gene Robinson -- we discover how insightful people of faith handle the realization of having a gay child or family member. Including interviews with respected religious figures such as Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Harvard's Peter Gomes, Orthodox Rabbi Steve Greenberg and Reverend Jimmy Creech, FOR THE BIBLE TELLS ME SO offers healing, clarity and understanding to anyone caught in the crosshairs of scripture and sexual identity.
REVIEW:
Beautifully moving and very well edited, this film documents the use of a literal reading of the bible to harass GLBT people and several family's reactions to this. Besides having intimate interviews with Crissy Gephardt and Gene Robinson, the first gay Episcopalian Bishop, there are revelatory interviews with: young gay man Jake Reitan and his family; Tonia Poteat and her Southern preacher parents; and Mary Lou Wallner whose story is particularly inspirational.
For all of you who have wrestled with biblical passages invoking the death penalty for homosexual sex, For the Bible Tells Me So will help you come to terms with your religion. Put simply there are thousands of rules in the Bible – all but the Ten Commandments are subject to change as the times do. A clip from "The West Wing" tells the whole story. Martin Sheen thanks a reporter for asking about the Leviticus quote. He then says that his Chief of Staff has a bad habit of working on the Sabbath. He asks the reporters who should put them to death? The state or federal governments? If someone wears mixed fiber clothing, who must excecute these people? The Bible is an evolving document, even the most literal Christian doesn't follow all the rules. Know your Bible and you can debate the points with lucidity. Wonderful film, highly recommended!
-- Scott Cranin





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For The Bible Tells Me So (2007, 98 min) Country: US Director: Daniel G. Karslake Studio: First Run Features SYNOPSIS: Can the love between two people ever be an abomination? Is the chasm separating gays and lesbians and Christianity too wide to cross? Is the Bible an excuse to hate? Winner of 9 Festival Awards nationwide, this provocative, entertaining documentary brilliantly reconciles homosexuality and Biblical scripture, and in the process reveals that religious anti-gay bias is based almost solely upon an often malicious misinterpretation of the Bible. As the film notes, most Christians live their lives today without feeling obliged to kill anyone who works on the Sabbath or eats shrimp (as a literal reading of scripture dictates). Through the experiences of five very normal, very Christian, very American families -- including those of former House Majority Leader Richard Gephardt and Episcopalian Bishop Gene Robinson -- we discover how insightful people of faith handle the realization of having a gay child or family member. Including interviews with respected religious figures such as Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Harvard's Peter Gomes, Orthodox Rabbi Steve Greenberg and Reverend Jimmy Creech, FOR THE BIBLE TELLS ME SO offers healing, clarity and understanding to anyone caught in the crosshairs of scripture and sexual identity. REVIEW: Beautifully moving and very well edited, this film documents the use of a literal reading of the bible to harass GLBT people and several family's reactions to this. Besides having intimate interviews with Crissy Gephardt and Gene Robinson, the first gay Episcopalian Bishop, there are revelatory interviews with: young gay man Jake Reitan and his family; Tonia Poteat and her Southern preacher parents; and Mary Lou Wallner whose story is particularly inspirational. For all of you who have wrestled with biblical passages invoking the death penalty for homosexual sex, For the Bible Tells Me So will help you come to terms with your religion. Put simply there are thousands of rules in the Bible – all but the Ten Commandments are subject to change as the times do. A clip from "The West Wing" tells the whole story. Martin Sheen thanks a reporter for asking about the Leviticus quote. He then says that his Chief of Staff has a bad habit of working on the Sabbath. He asks the reporters who should put them to death? The state or federal governments? If someone wears mixed fiber clothing, who must excecute these people? The Bible is an evolving document, even the most literal Christian doesn't follow all the rules. Know your Bible and you can debate the points with lucidity. Wonderful film, highly recommended! -- Scott Cranin