
Ok...so this is my first blog....ever...and as usual I'm already starting off pushing peoples buttons.I mean I can't help it...I'm a natural born free thinker, yes I believe people are born with innate qualities that will determine the way they will interact with the world they are surrounded by...but now to my point.
So...I haven't slept all night, a bad habit I've picked up since school ended...and I found myself on one of the most awesome channels cable has offered us...the Sundance Channel. I was immediately drawn into a documentary film they were airing titled "For the Bible Tells Me So" made in 2007 and described as following : "An examination of religion and homosexuality shows how some right-wing groups use the interpretation of the Bible to stigmatize the gay community". How intriguing right?
...So first and foremost, if you identify yourself as homophobic...stir your eyes away from this blog...unless you are open minded, I'm all about the open minded individual. The film is set with interviews on families based on their religious beliefs, all of which are basically very religious and taught that their morals and behavior should be dictated by the bible/church. Of course...this all comes into a conflict when their children come out as homosexuals. It includes a great amount of real life encounters with homophobic idiots...((sorry but i have to express some opinion, and these people are idiots)) and encounters with lesbians and gay men, and the people who love them.
I found myself feeling soooo incredibly angry at the church and the idiots who believed their warped style of preaching. Like seriously...what does these people know? How can you just listen to their interpretation of the bible without question? It just sickens me how people can succumb to such idiocracy is beyond me.
One...I am not a religious person, I'll go as far to say as I'm more on the side of not believing in a God at all, HOWEVER...I love educating myself about almost everything and I am soooo intrigued by religion in general so please don't com at me. I understand the concept of religion and the bible, I have discussions all the time about this subject, and I'm open and considerate to everyones view on the topic. However, until I have evidence or something outstanding happens, or some human explains it to me in a way that I can grasp, I'll keep thinking the way I do.
All in all this is such a moving piece of art that it brought me to tears. I wanted to rant and rant about it while watching but I feel like this is probably too long of an entry already. Go check it out!!! The Documentary got 8/10 on IMDB, was nominated for a grand jury prize at the Sundance Film Festival and won a GLAAD Media Award! =)