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.
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06/09/09
For the Bible Tells Me So (2007)
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Reviews Counted:45
Fresh:44
Rotten:1
Average Rating:7.5/10
Consensus: A timely and poignant documentary.
Theatrical Release:2007
Synopsis: Can the love between two people ever be an abomination? Is the chasm separating gays and lesbians and Christianity too wide to cross? Is the Bible an excuse to hate? Winner of the Audience Award... [More]
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Reviews for For the Bible Tells Me So
One message rings clear throughout the occasionally muddled but always emotionally sweeping film: A true abomination is twisting the words of Scripture to match bigotry.
01/17/08
If imperfect, the film is also necessary.
10/27/07
The film will probably end up preaching to the converted, albeit in an engaging and surprisingly light-hearted fashion.
10/12/07
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07/16/08
For the Bible Tells Me So probes the conflict between an obdurate force and a movable object, hoping against hope and the laws of physics that one can sway the other.
10/12/07
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04/23/09
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04/03/08
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.
01/11/08
This is a compelling, thought-provoking portrait of a quiet challenge rising within America's churches.
11/29/07
Excessivamente convencional em sua estrutura e contendo sua parcela de graves tropeços (a seqüência em animação), este filme ainda assim merece aplausos pela eloqüência de seus entrevistados, pelo teor de sua mensagem e pela paixão com que a defende.
03/19/08
Karslake has made a powerful film ...it addresses the fulcrum of the religious right's objection to homosexuality without attacking those who hold those beliefs.
02/01/07
While the movie seems tilted toward Christian families attempting to work through issues of having a gay son or daughter, "For the Bible Tells Me So" fills a yet another heretofore blank chapter on Gay rights.
10/13/07
The Bible Tells Me So
10/30/07
While you might not agree with all -- or any -- of the movie's conclusions, there's no denying that it's effective and often intelligent filmmaking.
10/19/07
An informative, heartbreaking documentary about intolerance and manipulation, sadly and assuredly never to be seen by the people who need this info the most.
11/01/07
The case made by those interviewed in For The Bible Tells Me So is strong, and, at times, moved me greatly.
10/19/07
As long as it's dissecting the six or seven passages in the Bible that ostensibly disparage homosexuality, this documentary ode to tolerance takes a shrewd look at how speciously selective and ahistorical the church condemnation of gays really is.
10/03/07
Top CriticThe film offers proof that religion and homosexuality need not be mutually exclusive: Good Christians can love and accept their gay brothers and sisters, and gay people can still be religious.
12/12/07
With impressive conviction, vast intelligence and even humor, Karslake has made a vital, stimulating wor
10/12/07
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