http://www.mombian.com/2007/08/01/preachers-sons-shows-what-it-means-to-be-a-family/ Sustenance for Lesbian Moms Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:39:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.mombian.com/2007/08/01/preachers-sons-shows-what-it-means-to-be-a-family/comment-page-1/#comment-69071 Family Pride’s Blog » Preacher’s Sons: love makes a family Sat, 11 Aug 2007 11:51:04 +0000 http://www.mombian.com/2007/08/01/preachers-sons-shows-what-it-means-to-be-a-family/#comment-69071 [...] Dana Rudolph of Mombian, who brought the film to our attention, wrote: Based on the film’s trailer and Web site, it is clear this is more than just a feel-good portrait. The filmmakers show the family in all its ups and downs. We see the boys struggle in school and the dads struggle with time, money, and their own relationship. We see them deal with homophobia and racial prejudice. Most importantly, though, we see the love that binds them, and the dads’ commitment to a Christian ideal that the far right cannot even fathom. “I believe that I’m doing what God wanted me to do,” says Stillman in the trailer, and it is hard to disagree. [...] [...] Dana Rudolph of Mombian, who brought the film to our attention, wrote: Based on the film’s trailer and Web site, it is clear this is more than just a feel-good portrait. The filmmakers show the family in all its ups and downs. We see the boys struggle in school and the dads struggle with time, money, and their own relationship. We see them deal with homophobia and racial prejudice. Most importantly, though, we see the love that binds them, and the dads’ commitment to a Christian ideal that the far right cannot even fathom. “I believe that I’m doing what God wanted me to do,” says Stillman in the trailer, and it is hard to disagree. [...]

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