Stephen Pontes [.com]

Just finished watching For the Bible Tells Me So, a documentary that “examine[s] the ways in which conservative Christian groups have used — and sometimes exploited — holy Scripture to deny basic human rights to gays and lesbians around the world.” (Netflix summary)

There’s a quote at the end of the movie that sums it up fairly well:

I can’t for the life of me, imagine that god would say:

I will punish you because you are black, you should have been white.

I will punish you because you are a woman, you should have been a man.

I will punish you because you are a homosexual, you should have been heterosexual.

I can’t for the life of me believe that is how God sees things.

- Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate

While the documentary was biased against those that condemn homosexuality, it presented both sides of the story frequently enough that even those opposed to homosexuality could gain something from its viewing. My review continues below…

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