Tri-City Independent Documentary Series

A monthly series of films that will open your eyes to what's right under your nose.
Admission always is free, and wheelchair accessible.

Upcoming Films...

Previous Films...

Gideon's Army

Surviving Progress

Gasland Part II

The House I Live In

Chasing Ice

Bully

Harvest of Empire

5 Broken Cameras

Blue Gold: World Water Wars

Bitter Seeds

Who Bombed Judi Bari?

Bowling for Columbine

The Healthcare Movie

Queen of Versailles

Heist: Who Stole the American Dream?

Into the Abyss

Tipping Point

Unrepentant

The Finland Phenomenon

American Teacher

Mother, Caring for 7 Billion

Dreams Die Hard

Thrive

The Future of Food

Speaking Freely

Gasland

Occupation Has No Future

The War You Don't See

FLOW (For Love Of Water)

Inside Job

The Battle of Chernobyl

The Story of Wikileaks

Capitalism: A Love Story

South of the Border

Body of War

The Most Dangerous Man in America

Crude - The Real Price of Oil

At the Death House Door

Haiti: We Must Kill the Bandits

Rethink Afghanistan

In Debt We Trust

Taking Root

The Judge and the General

Occupation 101

9/11: Blueprint for Truth

Motherland Afghanistan

Monopoly Men

The Power of Community

The Loss of Liberty

For the Bible Tells Me So

Standard Operating Procedure

The 11th Hour

Iran (Is Not The Problem)

Darfur Now

The Corporation

USA vs. Al-Arian

Loose Change 9/11

On the Line

Peace, Propaganda & The Promised Land

Sir! No Sir!

Hacking Democracy

9/11 Mysteries

War Made Easy

Arsenal of Hypocrisy

Shut Up and Sing

Who Killed the Electric Car?

9/11 Press for Truth

Iraq For Sale

Previously shown...

Saturday, January 31, 2009

Fremont Main Library

2400 Stevenson Blvd, Fremont,
510:745:1400

For the Bible Tells Me So

Discussion following the film will be led by Paul Clifford, spokesperson for Parents, Families, and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG).

Through the experiences of five very normal, deeply Christian, completely American families - including those of former House Majority Leader Richard Gephardt and Episcopal Bishop Gene Robinson - we discover how insightful people of faith handle the realization of having a gay child. Informed by such respected voices as Bishop Desmond Tutu, Harvard's Rev. Peter Gomes, Orthodox Rabbi Steve Greenberg and Reverend Jimmy Creech, For The Bible Tells Me So offers clarity and understanding to anyone concerned with ongoing conflicts between scripture and sexual identity.

The film poses several difficult questions: Can the love between two people ever be an abomination? Should Christian ethics be guided by literal readings of scripture, or by New Testament teachings calling for kindness? Is a literal reading of The Bible an excuse to judge or even hate? Is the chasm separating gays and lesbians and some Christian groups too wide to cross?