All God's Children

All God's Children (2001)

Shows how the Black Church has embraced African-American lesbians and gay men as dedicated members of its spiritual family. Prominent religious, intellectual and political leaders, family members, and activists speak out about the role of the church and the importance of a commitment to equal rights and social justice for all people, including lesbians and gay men.

Date of release
2001-02-15
TMDB
9.0 / 10 (1)
Runtime
26m
Genres
Documentary
Director
Dee Mosbacher, Frances Reid, Sylvia Rhue

Interesting facts

All God's Children is a 1996 documentary film directed by Sylvia Rhue, Frances Reid and Dee Mosbacher. The film features interviews with Reverend Jesse Jackson, Senator Carol Moseley-Braun, Congresswoman Maxine Waters, Quincy Jones and Harvard professor Cornel West. Kenneth Reeves says the film's primary focus is to counteract the conservative Christian Coalition's attempts to provoke "suspicion and hate in the Black Church against gays and lesbians."

Background

Mosbacher stated that the film was created to address the effects of a video titled Gay Rights, Special Rights, that was produced by Lou Sheldon, who was once the chairman of Traditional Values Coalition. Mosbacher says Sheldon's video, which was widely distributed to African-American churches, "portrays a distorted image of gay and lesbian people." Mosbacher said it is crucial to debunk the allegations made in the film, to "keep the religious ri…

Sheldon is featured in his video, which includes interviews with former U. S. Attorney General Edwin Meese and Christian Coalition leader Ralph Reed.

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