For the Bible Tells Me So
October. 05,2007An 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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When a movie has you begging for it to end not even half way through it's pure crap. We've all seen this movie and this characters millions of times, nothing new in it. Don't waste your time.
The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.
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.
For the Bible Tells Me So is a documentary talking about homosexuality and how it conflicts with ideas of Christianity. Throughout the film, various families and couples of Christian faith are interviewed about their experience with close ones being homosexual and how they reacted to it. These interviews usually start with a discussion of their confusion, then the reveal of their homosexuality to their close ones. Various interpretations of how the Bible depicts homosexuals are also discussed throughout the film. I really enjoyed this movie. Most of the the interviews were engaging. I liked how they would interview people who revealing themselves as homosexuals, as well as people close to them, so that way you can see how both sides felt. Before watching this movie, I was never really aware about how some homosexuals sometimes don't realize their true sexuality until they're already adults, and married to another gender, this came as quite a shock to me. I was kind of surprised at how parents would react to the coming out of their child, the amount of negativity they had towards their homosexual children was very sad. I thought the animated cartoon segment was a nice touch to the film, because it kind of lightened up the mood, as everything up until then, and after was in a pretty serious mood. I'd rate this movie a 9/10, a must-watch for everyone.
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.
To twist God's words and say that there is no word for HOMOSEXUAL in Greek Hebrew or Aramaic is justifying the sinful act of homosexuality. God makes it very clear that a man with a man or a woman with a woman is a detestable sin. The NEW LIVING TRANSLATION uses modern words such as homosexual.. look up the scripture Leviticus 18:22 in the New King James version: it clearly says that a "man shall not lay with a man , nor a woman with a woman, for this is an abomination".. Just because there is no ancient word for it, does not mean God approves of it... I resent the fact that because I am a Christian, I am labeled as a homophobic. You are trying to justify immoral behavior such as homosexuality or pornography.