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| For The Bible Tells Me So | 
 enlarge | Actors: Gene Robinson, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Imogene Robinson, Victor Robinson, Isabella "boo" Mcdaniel
Studio: First Run Features
Category: DVD
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Avg. Customer Rating:  58 reviews
Sales Rank: 4231
Format: Color, Dolby, Dvd-video, Ntsc, Widescreen
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Running Time: 99 minutes
Number Of Items: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: 913058
UPC: 720229913058
EAN: 0720229913058
ASIN: B000YHQNCI
Theatrical Release Date: 2007
Release Date: February 19, 2008
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 Eye-opening, Mind-opening June 27, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Very well done! This documentary brings to light todays latest issue of bigotry from the Christian church. Just like women's rights, and slavery...the issue of homosexuality needs to be reviewed by the church according to what the Bible says..NOT by what the church's political agenda says.
I was throroughly impressed and enjoyed this documentary. Thank you for making it and opening the hearts and minds of so many. I pray that many will see it.
A great tool for countering homophobia. June 24, 2008
8 out of 11 found this review helpful
I share the sentiments of the many other positive reviewers.
I just want to mention that it's impossible to measure the damage done to gays and their families by Dobson's media empire and his perverse theology that teaches homophobia. Not only is it harming people here in the U.S. (including the heart-breaking story of one mother of a lesbian in the movie), but Dobson's anti-gay message is global and creates suffering worldwide Dangerous Living - Coming Out in the Developing World.
I visited "Focus on the Family" once, and was shocked by the literature that was crafted to create fear towards gays. It was not dissimilar to how Jews were once spoken about, or how immigrants are framed as threats to America (never mind that they pick our food, and take care of our children, and mow our lawns, etc). Time and again, elites and their media are dividing people, in order to more easily control them. It's a game as old as empire. Thankfully, we have DVDs like "For the Bible Tells Me So" to counter the divisive preaching of people like Dobson and Rod Parsley (who recently declared that "we get off on warfare"), and the propaganda of radio hosts like Dennis Prager and Rush Limbaugh.
Let's get this film shown in as many classrooms as possible. If you can, buy extra copies and donate them to second-hand stores, or send some copies to U.S. troops through projects like "Books for Soldiers." There are so many people, gay and straight, who would benefit from coming across this film. We can do a lot to bring it to the attention of people who may not have ever heard of it.
A couple other resources to counter enmity and confusion:
Small Town Gay Bar
Beyond Hatred
The Times of Harvey Milk 1984
Manufacturing Consent - Noam Chomsky and the Media - "Manufacturing Consent" is not gay-specific, but it exposes the forces behind the endless media disinformation campaigns.
Paragraph 175
The Laramie Project
Before Stonewall: The Making of a Gay and Lesbian Community
Out of the Past: The Struggle for Gay and Lesbian Rights in America
Our House Winner of "Best Documentary" at both the New York and the LA Gay and Lesbian Film Festivals.
Wonderfully moving film - a must see for anyone interested in this very timely and important topic June 23, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
"For the Bible Tells Me So" is a wonderful documentary based on life experiences from a broad spectrum of those involved in the topic of gay/lesbian acceptance with the overwhelming dynamic of a religious background.
What impressed me the most about this film was the variety of scholars interviewed and the powerful explanations behind the historical and cultural context of the usual scriptures used by everyday persons of Judeo-Christian upbringing to discriminate and justify their prejudice toward gays and lesbians.
For anyone wanting to consider other viewpoints, or even challenge their own with regard to the topic of homosexuality and their faith, this film is a must-see.
 Thought-provoking though clearly slanted .... June 21, 2008
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
"For the Bible Tells Me So" is a documentary purporting to refute those who claim the Bible condemns homosexuality. Thought provoking and compassionate toward those who are gay and who are suffering oppression because of it, the film left me conflicted.
On the one hand, I do feel compassion for the pain that gays experience because of their orientation, compassion for the families who have lost loved ones to suicide or who have broken relationships. On the other hand, I feel the movie demonizes the church by painting it with a ovrly broad brush that is more appropriately reserved to one fundamentalist, literalistic slice.
Put differently, it is no more accurate to see The Church as a monolithic entity than it is to put The Gays into one stereotypical bucket. The truth is that many strands of the church are struggling - albeit unsuccessfully - with inclusion of gays and acceptance of them. The fact that the Episcopal Church ordained a gay Bishop illustrates the progress made but also the distance left to travel.
Further, there is no denying that - in both the Old and New Testaments - the Bible has something to say about homosexuality, and that something is consistently condemnatory. There are "contextual" attempts to dilute the "abomination" label or to explain away the condemnation. Whether you find these explanations compelling may depend on what side of the divide you stand on. Further, the efforts at being confrontational and demonizing the likes of James Dobson risks putting gays into the same oppression mode as their purported fundamentalist enemies. In such a way, the gay movement threatens to become a mirror image of that which it purports to hate.
Again, this is a thought-provoking documentary with a clear point of view ion the issue. It hopefully can lead to constructive - not confrontational - dialogue between Christians and gays, not as mutually exclusive factions but as overlapping groups.
 The definition of sin. June 5, 2008
6 out of 23 found this review helpful
Many people may be confused with the definition of sin and the Bible's opinion. This film makes certain points some of them accurate most of them built on flawed theology. It completely ignores the center argument which is that homosexuality was dangerous in the Old Testament so therefore God attacked it possibly to limit disease. Now in modern times God still disagrees with homosexuality but he no longer needs people to attack them. I found it ludacris that this film claimed the "Old Testament" God only harmed gays for "ceremonial" and customary reasons. No God-respecting or self-respecting Christian could possibly believe this. The obvious center argument is that homosexuality is still a sin but God wants only the perfect to cast the first stone.
Many people use the argument that Jesus refused to condemn gays, they ignored the fact that Jesus refused to condemn anyone. Think about the most depraved sin you can think of; guess what, Jesus came not to condemn those people. To say Jesus did not condemn gays is a moot point to trick people who don't study the Bible. The film also jokes that normal people should not study the Bible, it even in joke form references the fact that the Pope made it illegal for the common man to read the Bible. (And ignored what the Pope did to the millions of people who felt they needed to read the Bible to gain a personal relationship with God. The real reason why the Pope tried to prevent people from reading the Bible is because his universal Roman church's theology clearly contradicted the Bible and he wanted to retain power, by selling indulgences and such. This film ignores this.)
It is possible that God defines a sin as anything "bad." If you study the Bible you may realize that most of the Leviticus laws are actually health laws. The vast majority of the Leviticus health laws are proven accurate. These laws would have prevented a vast amount of human disease and suffering. So therefore it is possible that eating shrimp is dangerous because they are bottom feeders in the ocean.
How should a Christian react to sin? Well it is impossible not to sin. But the first aspect of Christianity is to admit that you are sinful. This is the main problem with the homosexual sin. They can't admit that God may not have intended them to be that way and their lifestyle is just a result of human evil.
The obvious response to this movie from a Christian perspective is that being gay is still sin but so is sex outside of marriage and eating pork. The first step to respecting Christ is the willingness to accept that you are an imperfect sinner. The main contradiction with homosexuals and the Bible is they have choosen to reject the idea that their nature is sinful this is something that all Christians should accept. What is the next step after admitting that you are a sinner you ask. Well that is between you and your personal God.
I found the scientific definition of those kinds of people interesting this is something I had wondered about. But at the end of the day, I would have to say that homosexality is a sin and a result of sin. This scientific explanation does not contradict the Bible. Science has also shown people are prone to violence and also cancer so explaining homosexuality scientifically, even though quite interesting, does not disprove the Bible's claim.
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