"Fish Out of Water" takes on Fred Phelps and homophobia

... though probably in about 10 years time when it finally makes it to a cinema or TV screen near me! :-)

But I find this topic really interesting, particularly with how the bible is interpreted. I work as a translator and I know that by simply putting a comma in the wrong place, you can completely change the meaning behind a sentence. I find it crazy that people can take the bible so literally when it has been translated through so many languages and has even been re-translated in its English form. For all we know, the verse "You shall not lie with a man as with a woman; that is an abomination" could have started its Hebrew life as "You shall lie with a man as with a woman; that is natural". A bit far-fetched, I know, but just trying to illustrate my point. :-) 

 

Anyhoo, to conclude my impromptu essay, yes, i'd really like to see this film. It looks like it'll be very interesting. :-)

I can't wait to see it.

I'm not sure how much of the documentary focuses on Phelps, but it's really not productive to go after extremists like that.  It's kind of like doing a film on racism and focusing on the KKK.  Of course the KKK is wrong.  But what about subtler forms of racism or homophobia?  Extremists like Phelps provide cover for the kinder, gentler forms of homophobia to flourish. 

Yes. Having grown up in the church I want to see this.  This is creative activism at its best.

I just watched For the Bible Tells Me So, and loved it.  I'm pretty excited to see how this documentary is put together and how it handles the issues.  I think the more that these issues and ideas are out and talked about the better.  I think it really helps to open people's eyes on the subject of religion, the church and how people are using the Bible for hate.

If it makes it here, I would go see.

" True enjoyment comes from activity of the mind and exercise of the body; the two are ever united" ~ Wilhelm von Humbolt

I would really like to see this.

SOON!!!

Im not one much for religion...but this LOOKS AWESOME!  It looks really well done and interesting!  Good luck & bring it around to us in Alabama!

It looks extremely interesting, i'll definitely make an effort to go see it

This looks excellent, and I'll see it IF it actually makes it to Colorado. Otherwise it will be another rental.

 

 

-Sorry I missed Church; I was busy practicing witchcraft and becoming a lesbian - refrigerator magnet answer to Pat Robertson.

I will definitely put this on my list of films I want to see at this summer's film festival. 

I'm very much looking forward to seeing this. The subject matter I can finally relate to and a great score to boot.

It looks really well done. I think that having a young filmmaker put this together is going to make it very different in some ways from past efforts--in good ways.

This is a subject which I personally have faced for years now, and which is one of the main reasons I'm not out to most of my family & childhood friends. Although I know one film won't be able to change the world, I'm hoping it'll give me continued hope for the future, and I'll be able to show some more border-line homophobes a better way for  religion, society, and homosexuality to interact...

But, hey, sometimes I'm an optimist. :-)

This looks very interesting.  I did a paper on gay marriage for school and researched references to homosexuality in the Bible.  There are two pieces of scripture in the Bible that refer to homosexuality as an "abomination", leviticus 18:22 and 20:30, which most conservative Christians point to when they call homosexuality a sin.  They are just 2 laws out of 613 in the Mosaic Code, most of which are not followed today.    What they fail to point out is that in leviticus other things that are referred to as an abomination include:

Harvesting the corners of a field (19:9),

Eating fruit from a young tree (19:23),

Cross-breeding livestock (19:19),

Sowing a field with mixed seed (19:19),

Shaving or getting a hair cut (19:27),

Why do people think they can cherry-pick which rules to follow absolutely and which to ignore?

 

I wish I was born 50 years into the future.  I'll be 68 years old when LGBT issues will be a thing of the past--I guess I'll have some stories to tell my grandchildren!

in choosing myself i choose man(kind)

Does anyone know where I can download it? I work at a center for gay human rights and I'd love to show this doc to the people I work with... I've shown them 'for the bible tells me so' (it took me ages to get the subtitles in portuguese) and everybody loved it... I'm sure they would love this one 2 :D

Thanks ;)

 

@carolsdc

CaroL, You should check this link:

http://www.outfest.org/fest2009/print-source-guide.html

Since the film is showing at Outfest, go to the source list, and see who the contact person/company for the film is: could be the filmmaker or producer, or a distributor. Contact them, tell them why, and you may be able to convince them to send you a "preview" DVD that you can watch.

The source list isn't up yet, but it will be closer to the festival. 

The DVD is coming out April 20th.

http://www.wolfevideo.com/products.asp?id=1608

I can't wait to see it!