This project is important to me for a few reasons.
I have grown up in a pretty conservative household when it comes to beliefs about hetersexuality being "how God made us" and homosexuality not. And because of my beliefs, I do think that homosexuality is a sin. However, why I am making this film is not to say whether it is wrong or right, because to me or any real Christian, it is not a question of law, it is a matter of the heart and the idea that no one is perfect and no one is any less of a human being for any reason because we all struggle with things. I see no difference in homosexuality and pre-marrital sex and do not place one worse than the other. What people do is their own choice. I just want to stand up as one of the few Christians that are not fully consentrated on the legalistic aspects of religion (like the Pharisees) and the right and wrong of living but to show that everyone deserves to be loved and treated with respect. There should be no violence or strong hatred towards anyone and I feel like this has happened to transgender and intersexed people.
I would also like to educate myself on this topic.
This project is right for me and I fit nicely into it because I am that other voice in the group. The one that says forget about right or wrong, let's look at the bigger picture. I am the conservative yet non-traditional Christian it seems, and that will help the project to connect to those kind of audiences and maybe start a revoluition of love. : ) The bigger picture meaning that as a Christian, we need to be more worried about salvation and showing why we are set apart and the discrimination just lumps us up with the others of this world of hate and ill treatment.
And I am totally the right person to make it because I want to aim this film at the heart of all who see it. I want it to affect people so much that they have to go out right away and do something to help someone else out or talk to someone about what they might be going through.
We all have a lot to deal with in this world. Wouldn't it be better we all not only got along, but also lifted others up even before ourselves.
(I am an idealist.... I know.)
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Im an idealist too Emilie. And thankfully, we're not the only ones. :-)
I think just having the three of you working together and coming from such different points of view sets a strong and positive example.
Keep challenging and respecting each other as you work on the project and who knows what you'll each learn (and teach us) from it all.
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