Dangerous Ideas

I’ve seen this announcement for “In God’s House” on a few mailing lists I’m on. Unfortunately, I’m probably going to be in Los Angeles when this film gets shown, otherwise it sounds interesting.

Anyway, the movie is playing on Wednesday, October 11 at 7:00 pm:

Chapel Building Pacific School of Religion (PSR) 1798 Scenic Ave (at corner of LeConte Ave), Berkeley, CA 94709

Here’s an excerpt from the film’s Web site

Asian, Christian, and Gay or Lesbian? Asian American lesbians and gays and their parents and allies have been largely invisible and silent in Christian churches. Some Asian American churches ignore and rarely discuss the issue for fear of division and conflict. Other Asian American church leaders have condemned homosexuality and publicly protested against same-sex marriage. Yet there are many gay and lesbian Asian American Christians and their families, quiet and invisible, in churches across the country. Where are their stories? What are their experiences? This honest and thought-provoking film invites you to hear personal stories which have long been unheard. It tells a story that those in the church need to hear: that of Asian American Christian lesbian and gay people and their parents.

Oneida Chi, a devout young adult Chinese American in an evangelical Christian church, speaks of her struggle with the discovery of her own sexual orientation and her search for self-acceptance and religious community. Husband and wife Harold and Ellen Kameya, active leaders in their Japanese American church, tell the story of their shock and confusion when their beloved daughter first came out, of the isolation and alienation they felt in their church, and of the importance of a church community in their Christian journey to grow in understanding, courage and love for their daughter. The Rev. Nobuaki Hanaoka, an immigrant Asian pastor, seeks to fulfill Jesus’ message of justice and love for all people as he speaks out and supports the full acceptance and affirmation of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in the church.