I want to see this film!

[emmagrant01]

For the Bible Tells Me So

"If you’ve ever felt irked – or worse – by those few biblical passages about “abomination,” or if they’ve ever put an awkward distance – or worse – between you and a friend or colleague or loved one or a favorite aunt or uncle, FOR THE BIBLE TELLS ME SO is a film that you absolutely must see. Director Daniel Karslake’s inclusive approach ingeniously reconciles homosexuality, biology and scripture through the prism of the family; indeed, most of the film is devoted to five very normal, very Christian, very American families – families with names like Gephardt and Robinson – and how they handled learning that they had a gay child. FOR THE BIBLE TELLS ME SO is neither a pedantic screed nor an academic treatise, yet its theology is informed by such respected voices as Bishop Desmond Tutu, Harvard’s Peter Gomes, Orthodox Rabbi Steve Greenberg and Reverend Jimmy Creech. The movie even has a cartoon."

It's playing at Sundance now. I hope it comes to a theater near me.

Read about the background of the film here -- it's incredibly inspiring.

On a semi-related note, I saw an item in Entertainment Weekly that Alan Cumming married Grant Schaffer a few weeks ago in London. (Here is a story on it I just googled.) And I almost passed it by without much thought, but then I thought, wow -- good for EW for inserting a gay marriage item into their "Marriages" column just like a straight marriage! It's that kind of thing that will make gay marriage a reality someday. When it becomes something that you see everywhere, with no great distinction, the bigots won't have a leg left to stand on. :-)

Comments

[spinfrog.livejournal.com]

EW has always been pretty good at announcing gay marriages & adoptions :)

[emmagrant01.livejournal.com]

That's good to know. It's not somthing I read regularly... ;-)

[fiona-fawkes.livejournal.com]

That's encouraging. Thanks for sharing. And I don't think that I properly comment on most of the FYI type stuff that you post, but I always read it and often do appreciate your the tidbits as well as your thoughts on them. Allies like you get great big rainbow stars. So, thanks. :)

[frickonastick.livejournal.com]

I'd love to see this. Unfortunately, I don't think I have any oppertunity to. Ah well, hopefully it will hit the internet.

[anoneknewmoose.livejournal.com]

That sounds like a really good film...and it will so never come here. Maybe Houston, though, or maybe I'll drag someone to Austin with me. ;)

[jedirita.livejournal.com]

That looks awesome! It's great to see a movie that puts it positively.

[ashe-frost.livejournal.com]

Unfortunately, you'll probably have to wait a couple of years for it. Independent films have been taking ages for distribution, lately. A year, at least.

[maab-connor.livejournal.com]

the movie sounds like something i want to watch!

and thanks for the linkage to Alan and Grant's happy news!!

[lunadeath02.livejournal.com]

That's for the heads up about this! This will be a good thing to talk about at my next GSA meeting! :)

[lunadeath02.livejournal.com]

oops. I meant "Thanks" for the heads up! ^^;

[cherrysyllabub.livejournal.com]

Sounds like a great film-- I'm sure my church would love to see (I attend a gay church) maybe it will be on DVD someday.