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11/11/2010

For the Bible Tells Me So (2007)

Both heartbreaking and hope-filled, this is a clear-eyed look at how those who grew up in the "God hates fags" religious rhetoric respond to their homosexual children. What I liked best (and, frankly, surprised me most) about it was the fact that so many of them understood that it didn't have to be God OR their kids. It went beyond acceptance of these individuals to a reevaluation of their core beliefs of right and wrong.

Except for a snarky cartoon interlude with the production values -- and effectiveness -- of a health class filmstrip, this was well done and incredibly effective.

B+

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