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For the Bible Tells Me So

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Delving into values of the religious right and the accompanying homophobia, "For the Bible Tells Me So" focuses on how conservative Christians' interpretation of the Bible is commonly used as a way to deny homosexuals equal rights. Following five families with an openly gay son or daughter, director Daniel G. Karslake offers a firsthand look at how those in the Christian community with an out child are affected by the homophobic fervor. Karslake also interviews a number of religious leaders.

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A timely and poignant examination of gays, their families and religion.

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Hank Sartin Time Out Rated: 4/5 Nov 18, 2011 Full Review Melissa Anderson Time Out Rated: 3/5 Nov 17, 2011 Full Review J. R. Jones Chicago Reader Progressive clergy provide enough historical context to neutralize the handful of Bible verses prohibiting homosexual acts, but Karslake never confronts the broader issues of sexuality and procreation that bedevil even moderate Christians. Jan 11, 2008 Full Review David Lamble Bay Area Reporter The documentary takes a witty and compassionate view of what coming out in a religious family feels like, both to adult gay kids and their bewildered parents. May 26, 2020 Full Review Mattie Lucas From the Front Row A masterfully crafted, deeply moving work that could spark much needed conversations. Rated: 4/4 Jul 6, 2019 Full Review Jennifer Merin About.com Karslake reveals ways Scripture has been used to discriminate against homoexuality, and shows how inaccurate interpretations of the Bible cause widespread despair and the destruction of lives. Rated: 4/5 Jun 9, 2009 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member Amazing on every level! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/12/23 Full Review Audience Member Interesting documentary. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Audience Member fantastically insightful documentary that really strips back the main arguments around the churches view on being gay. looking at the often quoted but not regularly understood passages around this issue are really fascinating. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/16/23 Full Review lovro h I always found religious documentaries interesting. Whether they're pro-religion or anti-religion, there's always something interesting going on and this one is no different. For The Bible Tells Me So is a documentary about gay people and how the church acts towards them and vice versa. I found this to be a very depressing movie. The main focus is a couple of religious families who have gay children. There is one especially heartbreaking story where the mother didn't approve of her daughter being gay so she said quite a lot of mean stuff to her which led to the girl taking her own life! That really got to me, it was truly disturbing. There aren't only depressing stories, though. My most favourite family was the one who actually accepted their son for being gay and even started this group to show how gay people aren't abominations. They truly love their son and even if they're religious, they accepted him for who he was even though at first they were shocked and didn't know how to handle it. In the end, the love of their son won and it was just beautiful to see how they supported him. The movie also focuses on why church doesn't approve of gay people and how they tried to "cure" gay children, which was horrible. Some parents sent their kids to the psychiatrist because they feared they children would go to Hell. Which is just ridiculous, you can't cure what isn't a disease/illness. It's awful how they treated these kids. To end this review on a happier note, the movie also showed us how the Church got its first ever gay bishop and I loved how other reverends and bishops talked about him, how they supported this, how it was a step in the right direction for Church. All in all, a terrific documentary that shows some really important things considering the Church and gay people. I would highly recommend checking this movie out. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member The movie should be titled For Leftist Liars Told Me So -- the entire run of tripe is 100% anti-Gospel and agenda-based dishonesty. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 01/12/23 Full Review Audience Member Pretty great movie, very eye-opening. I wish more conservatives could see this film so they could stop hating. The movie was very good. There was a time towards the middle where it lost my attention, but that only lasted about 15 minutes. The movie shows that someone's beliefs can change over time, in many good ways. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/29/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Delving into values of the religious right and the accompanying homophobia, "For the Bible Tells Me So" focuses on how conservative Christians' interpretation of the Bible is commonly used as a way to deny homosexuals equal rights. Following five families with an openly gay son or daughter, director Daniel G. Karslake offers a firsthand look at how those in the Christian community with an out child are affected by the homophobic fervor. Karslake also interviews a number of religious leaders.
Director
Daniel G. Karslake
Screenwriter
Daniel G. Karslake, Helen R. Mendoza
Genre
Documentary, LGBTQ+
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 25, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA)
$309.1K
Runtime
1h 35m
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