Life and Taxes
I have been very busy working in my office this week. Dishes are piling up in the sink, my bed is unmade, dust is moving in. Being secluded in my office, not socializing, lost in tax return hell. I am distracted and at the moment unproductive. Trying, and failing, to gather my thoughts, looking up financial aid information, texting, checking Facebook, wondering if I have remembered everything–knowing that I haven’t, answering urgent* phone calls from Starr. I will get through it, but at the moment…GAH!
However, I did finally get a chance to watch For The Bible Tells Me So yesterday while crunching numbers. It has been on my list for quite a while. I recommend it.
From the website for the BIBLE tells me so:
FILM SYNOPSIS
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.
*She ran out of shampoo…it’s an emergency!
Fantastic! This is exactly what so, so many people need. People who think they’re doing the right thing.
Thanks for sharing this.
And good luck on digging yourself out of your office!
Starr was flipping channels this afternoon and landed on this movie on The Sundance Channel. We caught the last 20 minutes. Watching it with her, being able to pause and discuss, was something that I wanted. I enjoyed spending that time with her. My recommendation for the movie and its message stands.
Thank you Jason! While my office is still stressing me, I was able to finish the taxes and the FAFSA. I am glad they are behind us!