A friend of mine invited me to "Outfest" a couple of weeks ago & we decided on the following movie. Here's my review of it:
Here's the trailer:
PLOT: This documentary by Roger Ross Williams follows several religious groups - most notably, a church known as the "International House of Prayer" - and explores the influence that these groups have over the country of Uganda, focusing primarily how each Church's views on homosexuality have affected the society there.
Review: I was originally interested in watching this movie because I've always found religion to be interesting; almost everybody I knew in college had a strong opinion about it (specifically Christianity) & the majority of it was negative. And after seeing this movie - I understand why.
One example that springs to mind is how the people from the "House of Prayer" keep mentioning that the 'homosexual agenda' is trying to "recruit kids into their army" & so forth; it becomes clear by the end of the movie, though, that this is exactly what the House of Prayer is doing with their pilgrimages to Uganda. The church sends missionaries teach people in Uganda "the ways of the Lord" - what's right & what's wrong - and end up instilling all the moral bigotry that is usually found amongst Evangelical Christian groups.
What also kinda scared me was the fact that the Church is called "The INTERNATIONAL House of Prayer" with churches all over the world.
I recommend seeing this movie if only to see what Evangelical Churches do & the influence they have on the world. It's pretty unnerving.
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