Excerpt from the powerful documentary titled: For the Bible tells me so.
Biblical Literalism has been used against civil rights, female equality or moral fortitude, now it is used by some in an often violent campain against homosexuality, in contradiction to the ultimate virtue of what it means be one who follows God.
That being, God's unwavering love for all His creations.
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Through the experiences of five very normal, very Christian, very American families -- including those of former House Majority Leader Richard Gephardt and Episcopal Bishop Gene Robinson -- we discover how insightful people of faith handle the realization of having a gay child. Informed by such respected voices as Bishop Desmond Tutu, Harvard's Peter Gomes, Orthodox Rabbi Steve Greenberg and Reverend Jimmy Creech, FOR THE BIBLE TELLS ME SO offers healing, clarity and understanding to anyone caught in the crosshairs of scripture and sexual identity.
http://www.forthebibletellsmeso.org/index2.htm
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