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
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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. Full Review |
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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.
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Daniel Karslake’s doc on the extent to which Christian families have embraced their gay children does an admirably thorough job of assembling smart talking heads and personal archives. Full Review |
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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. Full Review |
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3/5 |
A thoughtful look at the complicated relationship between Christianity and homosexuality. Full Review |
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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. Full Review |
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The 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. Full Review |
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A gut-wrenching depiction of what truly defines Family Values. Full Review |
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The movie's serious, wide-ranging look at a divisive subject is not guaranteed to settle disputes, only to prompt discussion. Full Review |
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3/4 |
This is a compelling, thought-provoking portrait of a quiet challenge rising within America's churches. Full Review |
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An informative, heartbreaking documentary about intolerance and manipulation, sadly and assuredly never to be seen by the people who need this info the most. Full Review |
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2.5/5 |
If imperfect, the film is also necessary. Full Review |
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3.5/4 |
Daniel Karslake's remarkable documentary boldly takes on a loaded topic -- Christianity and homosexuality -- and examines it both intellectually and emotionally; the result may well leave you blinking away a few tears. Full Review |
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A brisk, entertaining and even moving exploration of the sometimes frayed intersection where Christianity meets homosexuality. Full Review |
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Could hardly be called even-handed, and it's certainly repetitive, but despite its failings it's still worth seeing--as so often, especially by those who probably won't. Full Review |
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