For the Bible Tells Me So

We discover how insightful people of faith handle the realization of having a gay child.

Daniel Karslake/ USA / 2007 / 97 min

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?

Through the experiences of five very normal, very Christian, very American families -- including those of former House Majority Leader Richard Gephardt and Episcopalian 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.

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AWARDS:

2007, Nomination, Grand Jury Prize, Sundance Film Festival
Winner, Audience Award for Best Documentary, Seattle International Film Festival
Winner, Kathleen Bryan Edwards Award for Human Rights, Full Frame Documentary Film Festival
Winner, HBO Audience Award for Best Documentary, Provincetown International Film Festival
Winner, Audience Award for Best Documentary, Outfest Los Angeles
Winner, Audience Award for Best Documentary, Milwaukee International Film Festival
Winner, Best Director for Documentary, Milwaukee international Film Festival
Winner, Audience Award for Best Documentary, Image Out: The Rochester Gay and Lesbian Film Festival
Winner, Audience Award for Best Documentary, Reel Pride: Fresno Gay and Lesbian Film Festival
Winner, Grand Jury Prize for Best Documentary, Tampa international Gay and Lesbian Film Festival

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