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Through My Eyes

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"Through My Eyes" is a must-see for all Christians who are serious about living out the Gospel as it paves the way for reflective dialog among those who are seeking to put into practice Christ's message to "love one another as I have loved you." In this DVD, over two dozen Christians in their teens and twenties share their stories of what it means to be created in the image and likeness of God, who happen to have been born gay, and who long above all else to worship God with their entire being and desire that His holy and perfect will be done in their lives.

Not just a message for Christian communities who want to understand more of what it means to be Christian and gay, "Through My Eyes" is a testimony of the lives that Christ has changed through His love. This video will enhance every church's library as it provides fruit for discussion among Sunday school classes, youth and adult ministries, and other groups searching for what it means to love without condition.

As a Christian who has struggled with being gay my entire life, this video has provided me with the voice(s) to share my faith with friends and family. Like these ladies and gentlemen in the video, I didn't know how to reconcile being Christian and gay--mainly because I thought I was the only one. I felt that I had to fix who I was by continually praying for God to change me. I no longer feel that there is something that needs to be "fixed" because I now know nothing was broken in the first place; I was created in a manner exactly as God intended me to be. I now realize that I'm not alone: that there are others who are gay and have committed their lives to following the voice of the Good Shepherd by living out His message in our daily lives.

I am a gay Christian and I just finished watching this film. I think the reason I was so underwhelmed with it is because, while it involves interviews with multiple people, it only gives one perspective: that of people who are gay and were raised in a very conservative, fundamentalist tradition. And it doesn't describe itself in that context! The DVD doesn't advertise itself as a film about gay people who are from Bible-thumping, super conservative Christian traditions. It would've been nice to see an interview with a gay Catholic or a gay person who is a member of the UCC or the Episcopal church, where there's more room for discussion and debate.

I would've liked to see people who had come to terms with their Christianity and their sexuality and didn't see the two as opposing forces. The main message of the individuals in this DVD, I felt, was that "I am a Christian and I am gay, even though the Bible says it's wrong to be gay." No one talked about whether or not the Bible condemns homosexuality (I don't believe that it does, but the topic is open for debate and should be studied and analyzed) or whether or not God blesses gay relationships or any of that.

I don't know, I thought it was very one dimensional. If you're looking for a documentary that gives you a full picture of the issue of Christianity and homosexuality, buy For The Bible Tells Me So and skip this one.

Through My Eyes is the first documentary I've seen that's only agenda is to ask people to listen. There are no "this is what you should think" or "these people are wrong/right because..." statements. It's just young Christians, who happen to be glbt, sharing their stories. A must see for any Christian!

Through My Eyes

What's phenomenal about this documentary is that there is no narrator providing any kind of structure or background to it. The people being interviewed simply speak from their experience -- their fears, their horror, their joys and their experiences good and bad. And yet, it flows well together as a kind of tapestry of lives and held my attention throughout.

For Christians who are really interested in understanding what it's like to be a Christian (coming from a Christian home, growing up in church and all that) and realizing that you're gay, this is for you.

An amazing movie, and a great way to bridge the divide between gay christian community and the mainstream chruch. A total must see!

Truly amazing film about young people who are Christian, and have had to struggle with the question "Why did God make me gay?" Very powerful testamony as some recall family who threw them out of the house, and friends who turned their backs on them, all the while keeping God at the center of their lives. A MUST for any church that wants to honestly deal with how one can be gay AND Christian.

I really enjoyed watching this video. There was no agenda, just heartfelt stories of gay people's varying experiences. Loved it!

"Through My Eyes" is a compelling documentary of the stories of gay youth/young adults who came to terms (and still coming to terms in some cases) with the struggle in our society of being gay and a Christian. Each individual recounts his or her own experiences of dicovering and acknowledging their homosexuality, often painfully, alonside the tenets of their faith they hold both dearly in the midst of internal conflict and rejection from members of their church, their friends and even family members.

Some of the experiences are difficult to watch; the stories are often told with a matter-of-fact style that upon reflection stir the viewer first with understanding and then oftentimes with the ramifications of what some of the featured individuals share. One of the most heart-breaking being one of the women interviewed sharing how when she was 8 her Sunday School teacher made a comment about a lesbian couple she saw as a group of young students went on a field trip. Now an adult, the interviewed individual reflects on the fact that incident was the one and only thing she retained from that Sunday School teacher.

Others, whether in a ministry-capacity in a church, people from urban and rural areas, whose faith influenced the path of their lives share similar stories of the self-hate, depression, long nights of secret tears, discouragement, rejection but also the beauty of reconciling oneself and the joy of forgiveness, a work in progress for anyone.

The broad spectrum of personalities in the documentary negate an easy assumption culture can have of creating a singular "type" of what it means to be gay or lesbian, the diversity of the gay (and Christian) community; of the glbt community as a whole.

While the productions values are low (but then again, look at Strand Releasing), listening to the poignant and sometimes funny personal journeys, you almost forget.

This documentary probably wouldn't play well with many Christians or churches, steeped in deep-rooted, though often misguided, traditions, but for those with an open mind, the desire to understand members of the Christian community who are courageous enough to share their stories.

One of the most extraordinary aspects of the film is that the subjects still pursue their faith, which could have easily been abandoned.

To those churches, youth groups or singles groups that do show the film, whether for understanding or as a cautionary tale, this film has the ability to reach out to possible viewers who may quietly and silently watch "Through My Eyes" in a group setting, but can take home the stories, the messages, and hopefully have for themselves this small light of hope that they are not alone in what they are going through. And for those individuals especially, this film has the ability to change their lives and have a unique place in the gay Christian community for them to call home.

This video provides an outstanding resource for churches to examine the issues of homosexuality within their congregations. The people featured in this video could be youth in your church, people desperately seeking to follow God wherever He calls them. This video does not attempt to tell you how to answer the question about homosexuality in your congregation; it introduces you to how young people in your church may be struggling to make sense of themselves as people trying to follow Jesus.

This is a wonderful documentary that is a must-see for all Christians today, regardless of their views on homosexuality. This is because Through My Eyes shows us who the casualties of this "war" on homosexuality are - young Christians, trying to find their place in the world and seeking to keep Christ at the centre of their life. Through My Eyes is emotional and engaging, and is a breath of fresh air for those who have walked a similar path.