You'll have plenty of ammunition next time you want to tell some Bible-thumper where they can stick their Leviticus.
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10/20/07
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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10/20/07
Wallner's journey to acceptance, not the movie's slight forays into theology, will be what you remember about For the Bible Tells Me So. It's a powerful, positive film.
10/19/07
Its main surprise is the compassion shown toward everyone, on all sides of the debate. It does not vilify those who vilify gays.
10/19/07
While the film is unlikely to sway anyone whose mind already isn't made up, it provides plenty food for thought in its examination of biblical doctrine on same-sex love and how it resonates to this day.
10/19/07
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
The case made by those interviewed in For The Bible Tells Me So is strong, and, at times, moved me greatly.
10/19/07
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 film will probably end up preaching to the converted, albeit in an engaging and surprisingly light-hearted fashion.
10/12/07
For the Bible Tells Me So doesn't follow the formula. That's just one of the reasons it works well as a film and a lesson about, as one open-minded preacher puts it, what the Bible "reads" about what it supposedly "says" about homosexuality.
10/12/07
If you can look beyond the polemics, this is also a powerful story about the emotional pain and psychological trauma that splits families and breaks hearts.
10/12/07
[Director] Karslake balances the more emotional elements of the film together with the scriptural analysis and weaves them into a moving conclusion.
10/12/07
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
With impressive conviction, vast intelligence and even humor, Karslake has made a vital, stimulating wor
10/12/07
There are some heart-wrenching, tragic stories told, but the vast majority of the people Karslake shows us are genuine loving souls, who have embraced their children for who they are.
10/12/07
Will likely find itself preaching to the converted, but its moving true stories are powerful enough to affect anyone open to listening.
10/11/07
Filmmaker Daniel Karslake takes aim at the ways in which Scripture has been used to discriminate against gay men and women, and reveals the ways in which literal -- and often grossly inaccurate -- readings of the Bible have damaged countless lives.
10/05/07
This is an impressive, critical film that should be screened for everyone who's ever exploited the Bible to justify fear and prejudice.
10/05/07
Here's hoping Karslake's film won't simply preach to the converted.
10/05/07
There is no denying that the film fills a need. The inevitable DVD should be packaged in a plain cardboard sleeve, so that viewers can carry it in their pockets and, if confronted by a homophobe, hand it over and say, "Watch this, then get back to me."
10/05/07
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