For the Bible Tells Me So
For the Bible Tells Me So
| 05 October 2007 (USA)
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An exploration of the intersection between religion and homosexuality in the U.S. and how the religious right has used its interpretation of the Bible to stigmatize the gay community.

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Edgar Soberon Torchia

Not bad for what is is, but it could have benefited from a little more cutting. It is not a historical account and it does not cover an extense time lapse or many territories, so editing was not subject to preserve the memory of homosexuals' struggle in the USA to defend their right to lead their life with dignity. So I feel it is 15 minutes too long of people talking to the camera. The animation was too distracting, not very attractive and I personally felt it out of place. But all in all, it is an interesting and revealing product that evidences neo-fascism next to your door.

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Jill

For the Bible Tells Me So is a documentary by Daniel G. Karslake about the conflicts in America caused by various interpretations of what the Bible says about homosexuality. I personally really enjoyed watching this film, not only was it educational but also interesting to watch. I used to have a vague idea of the issues brought up about same-sex sexuality due to different views of what the Bible says, but through watching this film I gained a much better understanding. I also got a chance to hear multiple perspectives on the topic, even though some were quite shocking. I found it especially interesting how gender inequality was brought up multiple times in the film: "The thing that frightens men about homosexuality is that they think about a man allowing himself to be treated like a woman and there's nothing worse, nothing so flying in the face of patriarchy and for a privileged man, privileged by being male rather than female to allow himself to be treated like a female. Who would want that?" and "It is the hatred of women that is the fuel of this whole thing." I believe the message of this movie needs to spread to more people and make others more accepting. This film was so powerful and I highly recommend this documentary to anyone and everyone.

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This film was released in 2007 as a documentary basically on what the Bible has to say on homosexuality. The documentary focuses on a handful of individuals and their families and talks over what their religious background is and what it was like for the individual to "come out of the closet" and face their family in a different way. The film also featured segments from speeches by political leaders or from political cartoons back in the day that opposed GBLT people and excluded them from society. This film was quite interesting since I knew about how "the bible says" GBLT is wrong and how those people should be looked down upon and excluded from society. What I did not know prior to watching this film was how intensified it was in the 80's and 90's. The film gave me valuable insight on how people fired at the GBLT people and practically pushed them out of society. With different individuals from different backgrounds, it was interesting to see how they all viewed their sexual orientation before and after coming out to their parents. One thing that all individuals and families had in common was that they were religious in one way or another and that they were all unsure about whether they should come out or not because of how they have been taught about homosexuality in church or other religious places. After watching this documentary, I learned how inaccurate it was to directly quote the bible for saying LGBT is a sin or those who are LGBT should be excluded from society. The film gave me insight on how those who are excluding the LGBT people may actually be at a worse standing point compared to those who are actually LGBT since they are going against Gods unconditional love. Not loving everybody for who they are is considered sinful and therefore you are not being a faithful follower of what God has to say. I also learned how many people misquote things by disregarding the contextual aspect of it. One Bible quote says "You shall note lie with a man as with a woman; it is abomination" (Leviticus 18:22). People misunderstand the meaning of abomination and defines it as "sent to hell" or "go to hell". Abomination in a general sense means ritually unclean or not customary. This film told me not only on the religious level but also in a societal level how quotes are so misused and that we must be aware of what we say. Overall, this film was really interesting for me to watch and learn. It gave me a more full understand of what the Bible has to say about LGBT and how those who are religious, must over come their fears and face the world, regardless of what the consequence may be. I would recommend this film to those who want to know "the truth" behind what the Bible has to say or for those who are just simply wondering what people are referencing to in the Bible.

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Roy Keltner

I watched this on Netflix and the information on there says "This Documentary examines the ways in which conservative Christian groups have used - and sometimes exploited - scripture to deny human rights".Yet 95%-98% of the movie is strictly about Homosexuals? Really I kept waiting for them to start talking about something else, one of the many other things the Church pushes against such as abortion, etc.Shouldn't the description be more obvious in that it's not about all human rights, but just homosexuality?So if your hoping to see/hear more than just about one subject, your sadly out of luck.

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