"For The Bible Tells Me So"

[cynatnite]

For Hundreds Of Years...

The Hebrew and Christian Bibles have been used to sanction discrimination, repression, and injustice around the world. They have justified slavery, empowered segregation, and excused the subjugation of women -- and the tradition continues.

Today, a handful of religious passages are commonly exploited to justify condemnation of and violence against homosexuals.

FOR THE BIBLE TELLS ME SO (working title) is a new feature-length documentary film that will look at this phenomenon and will directly confront the use of scripture by the religious right to deny gay and lesbian people basic human rights.

We will tell the story of V. Gene Robinson, a man from New Hampshire, whose consecration as the first openly gay bishop in the Anglican Communion (indeed in Christendom) has sent shock waves throughout the world. We will also feature Chrissy Gephardt, the lesbian daughter of Congressman Dick Gephardt, as she and her family struggle to deal with her very public coming out. (In addition, an undecided third story of theological transformation on this issue will be featured.)

http://www.forthebibletellsmeso.org/

[Philosoraptor]

1. Looks interesting.

There is great power in quoting the bible, if you can do it effectively, it opens doors to great wealth and power, every time. Witness David Koresh.

[GeorgeGist]

2. And slowly but surely the Bible leads ...

a real nowhere man
Sitting in his nowhere land
Making all his nowhere plans for nobody

Doesn't have a point of view
knows not where he's going to
Isn't he a bit like you and me?
Nowhere man please listen
You don't know what you're missing
Nowhere man, The world is at your command.

http://www.stevesbeatles.com/songs/nowhere_man.asp

[gratuitous]

3. Tell me about it

I mean, "serve one another with love." What the fuck does that mean? Some subversive shit there.

[trotsky]

4. Seems similar to Annie Gaylor's book, "Woe to the Women: The Bible Tells Me So"

http://www.amazon.com/Woe-Women-Bible-Tells-Me/dp/1877733024

[TechBear_Seattle]

5. If you are looking for a third person, might I recommend Troy Perry?

He started his ministry as an Assemblies of God minister. After coming out as a gay man, he lost his church, his minister credentials, his family (his wife divorced him) and attempted suicide. But in 1968, he came to the realization that he was exactly as God wanted him to be, and that God loved him just as he was. He began holding church services in his home, specifically to bring that message to other gay people. Thus, the Metropolitan Community Church was born, which now has 300 congregations world-wide.

(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troy_Perry">Wikipedia entry)

You can probably reach him through the UFMCC head office in Los Angeles.