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...clips of multiple Christian evangelicals preaching on the sinfulness of homosexuality, a cartoon explaining the science behind being gay, and a scene in which leading theologians debate the Bible’s stance on homosexuality.Karslake tapped two Harvard affiliates, Professor Peter J. Gomes ’68 and Reverend Irene Monroe (a doctoral candidate at the Harvard Divinity School), for their expertise.While working for the PBS news magazine “In the Life,” Karslake profiled Monroe, and their interaction served as a catalyst for the documentary. Many factors contributed to the film’s lineup...
...Gomes’ support of gay rights also played a role in his selection, Sears added. After a now-defunct conservative Harvard student publication, the Peninsula, ran a 56-page issue in 1991 on the evils of homosexuality, Gomes announced that he was gay. “Reverend Gomes came out and identified himself for the first time as being gay, and that took a lot of courage,” Sears said. “And we think it made a big difference in giving authority to the acceptance of gay people in the Christian community...
...lifelong Methodist and former Sunday-school teacher faces the challenge of convincing Americans her faith is genuine. That's in part why she's given Strider a senior role, unusual for a Democratic campaign. "I'm not stuck in some corner, just to be pulled out when someone named Reverend calls," he says, in a pointed reference to John Kerry's 2004 campaign. "Religion is fully integrated, from the candidate on down...
After calling the Rutgers women’s basketball team “nappy-headed hos,” shock jock Don Imus quickly found himself embroiled in scandal. Despite Imus’ profuse apology, Reverend Al Sharpton didn’t seem keen on hearing any explanation. Appearing on everything from Larry King Live to Fox News, Sharpton mounted his crusade against Imus’ language. Suddenly, just as the nation was trying to digest and debate the event, we were bombarded by a din of nonsense from a man who enjoys the sound of his own voice...
...Obama clearly expressed how his post-racial consciousness manifests itself politically in his now-famous 2004 convention speech, when he said, “there is no black America and white America, there is only the United States of America.” Reverend Al might see it differently...