March 30, Sioux Falls, Zandbroz Variety, 209 S. Phillips, 3 pm
Co-sponsored by The Center East and All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church Social Justice Committee
Winner of the Audience Award for Best Documentary at the Seattle International Film Festival, Dan Karslake's provocative, entertaining documentary brilliantly reconciles homosexuality and Biblical scripture, and the process reveals that Church-sanctioned anti-gay bias is based almost solely upon a significant (and often malicious) misinterpretation of the Bible.
Does God really condemn loving homosexual relationships? Is the chasm separating Christianity from gays and lesbians too wide to cross? Is the Bible an excuss to hate? Through the experiences of five very normal, Christian, American families -- including those of former House Majority Leader Richard Gephardt and Episcopal Bishop Gene Robinson -- one discovers how people of faith handle the realization of having a gay child or family member.
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.
Panelists include:
Dr. Richard Swanson: Professor of Religious Studies at Augustana College
Russ Tarver: Retired Methodist Minister
Kathy Knobloch: Executive Director of Centers for Equality (gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender community center)
Eileen Friest: Program Director and Counselor of Centers for Equality
Moderated by Deb McIntyre, Chair, Social Justice Committee, All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church
Contact Eileen Friest, 331-1153 or Deb McIntyre, 743-5647
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