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Romero is a compelling and deeply moving look at the life of Archbishop Oscar Romero of El Salvador, who made the ultimate sacrifice in a passionate stand against social injustice and oppression in his country.

This film chronicles the transformation of Romero from an apolitical, complacent priest to a committed leader of the Salvadoran people.

Acclaimed actor Raul Julia (Kiss of the Spider Woman) stars as this man of...

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The Good Book is a brilliant and inspiring look at the Bible today from the preacher to Harvard University, a man Time magazine called one of the seven best preachers in America. "The theme of this book," writes Peter Gomes in his introduction, "is the risk and the joy of the Bible: risk in that we might get it wrong, and joy in the discovery of the living Word becoming flesh. It is around this theme that I formulate three...

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The Children is David Halberstam's moving evocation of the early days of the civil rights movement, as seen through the story of the young people - the Children - who met in the 1960s and went on to lead the revolution. The Children is a story one of America's preeminent journalists has waited years to write, a powerful book about one of the most dramatic moments in recent American history. They came together as part of...

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For more than thirty years, Bayard Rustin was a major figure during the stormy adolescence of the American civil rights movement. An early advocate of non-violent passive resistance and an influential leader among such luminaries as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Rustin is perhaps best known as the chief organizer of the famed 1968 March on Washington. From a highly esteemed chronicler of African-American history, this biography is a compelling...

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This documentary about German theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a prolific spiritual writer who challenged the churches of Germany to resist the rise of Nazism, charts his decision to join the plot to kill Adolf Hitler.

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Gay marriage has become the most important domestic social issue facing twenty-first-century Americans-particularly Americans of faith. Most Christians are pro-marriage and hold traditional family values, but should they endorse extending marriage rights to gays and lesbians? If Jesus enjoined us to love our neighbors as ourselves, and the homosexual is our neighbor, does that mean we should accept and bless gay marriages? These and other,...

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In a powerful new book, evangelical theologian and former Moderator of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Jack Rogers argues unequivocally for equal rights in the church and in society for people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender. Jesus, the Bible, and Homosexuality: Explode the Myths, Heal the Church describes Rogers' own change of mind and heart on the issue; charts the church's well-documented history of using biblical...

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In Straight Into Gay America people share their lives with the Guinness World Record-holding pastor who unicycles 1,000 miles for equal rights. Through roadside encounters and overnight stays, this is the story of everyday people living through the most polarizing political and religious battles of our times.

From anti-gay preacher Jerry Falwell to the gay-rights directors of HRC, PFLAG, and Soulforce, Clausen's personal...

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This uplifting, poignant, and soul-opening documentary highlights a momentous, historical milestone when San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom engaged in ground-breaking civil disobedience as he allowed same-sex couples to marry at San Francisco City Hall.

With rousing speeches from beloved comic Margaret Cho, top marriage equality leaders, and interviews with seven long-term, same-sex couples, Freedom to Marry brings a joyful,...

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Behind every great protest movement is a community of citizens whose courage and dedication lead the charge for social change. These "foot soldiers" are the ordinary people, often ignored in the headlines and history books, who accomplish extraordinary things. Mighty Times is the story of how one woman, Rosa Parks, through a single act of defiance on a Montgomery bus, inspired a community to unite in its opposition to segregation and...

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