In the documentary we meet five devout Christian families, each with a gay child. As the film progresses, we are exposed to the intricacies and tensions with which these families have had to struggle, and the vastly different consequences, both tragic and inspirational, to which this personal and filial challenge could lead.
Among those interviewed are Desmond Tutu, Laurence Keene, Gene Robinson, Dick Gephardt, Peter Gomes, Richard Holloway and Mel White.
Despite the nuanced interpretations of the famous Bible passages provided by some of the scholars interviewed, it seems to me that, at bottom, these passages and many others are ultimately intolerant and divisive.
How come it never occurred to any of these people to question whether their holy book was not originally inspired by hateful and vindictive authors?
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