How modern conservatives use the Good Book to lambaste gays

January 20, 2007
How modern conservatives use the Good Book to lambaste gays

The problem, too, the film points out, is the masses blindly accept biblical interpretations
offered by these popular personalities rather than read and study for themselves. As a result,
historical context is ignored, as are broader and supplementary materials, said the Rev. Laurence
Keene, a soon-to-retire sociology professor at Pepperdine University.

"I have a soft spot in my heart for literalists because I used to be one," he said in the film.
"There's nothing wrong with a fifth-grade understanding of God [or the Bible], as long as you're
in the fifth grade."