SAVE Dade's InterFaithOUT Committee together with The Wolfsonian-Florida International University Proudly Presents

RECLAIMING OUR FAITH

InterfaithOUT! Film Series

A Film Series Aimed at Reconciling the Faith and LGBTQ Communities
Exploring issues of spirituality and lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) identity, this film series focuses on the journey for visibility and acceptance of LGBT individuals within religious communities throughout the world. Through soul-searching stories of deep conviction, people of all faiths can understand the struggles of LGBT peoples as those of valued members within a rich and diverse human community. FREE ADMISSION to film and reception. RSVP required. Each film is followed by a moderated discussion and reception.

SUNDAY, OCT 9 3 PM FORTHE BIBLETELLS ME SO

(2007, U.S., 97 minutes, Director: Daniel Karslake)

Can the love between two people ever be an abomination? Is the chasm separating gays and lesbians and Christianity too wide to cross? Is the Bible an excuse to hate? Through the experiences of five very normal, very Christian, very 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 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.

SUNDAY, NOV 13 3 PM FISH OUT OF WATER

(2009, U.S., 60 minutes, Director: Ky Dickens)

Using animation and academic interviews to dissect the seven Bible verses, in both the Hebrew and Christian Bibles, used to condemn homosexuality and justify marriage discrimination, this documentary takes the subject, but not itself, too seriously. It explodes the conventional arguments of hate and exposes how the Hebrew and Christian Bibles are often misinterpreted and misquoted regarding same-sex relationships.

SUNDAY, DEC 11 3 PM TREMBLING BEFORE GD

(2001, U.S., 84 minutes, Director: Sandi Simcha Dubowski)

Built around intimately told personal stories of Hasidic and Orthodox Jews who are gay or lesbian, the film portrays a profound dilemma. How to reconcile their passionate love of Judaism with the drastic biblical prohibitions that forbid homosexuality.

THE WOLFSONIAN FIU 1001 WASHINGTON AVE, MIAMI BEACH

FREE ADMISSION to film and reception. RSVP required. RSVP: online at http://tinyurl.com/ReclaimingOurFaith or call SAVE Dade at 305-751-7283. For information about the Wolfsonian facilities, please contact the Wolfsonian box office at 305-531-1001.
Sponsored By:
Program in the Study of Spirituality at FIU One Spirit Learning Alliance