The good:
The music is incredible.
Parking is easy.
Some of what Al Green says can be very inspirational and powerful.
Multi-racial friendly.
The bad:
The homophobia.
The bottom line:
It doesn't matter if you're black or white, but if you're gay, you go to hell, and Al Green wasn't shy in letting you know that you disgust him as well as kids he knows. In what was a 2.5 hour session of preaching and music, there were plenty of moments where many were in tears due to the strong emotions and beauty of the experience. It was completely jarring and pulled out group out the experience when homophobic comments were made in the context of two men kissing representing the end of days. It was just weird hearing just earlier how churches in the area evolved to allow both blacks and whites to attend together and what a wonderful thing that was, but apparently the same "love for others" doesn't include gays.
The whole thing was a huge turn off for me and those I was with, not as a gay man, but as one who believes we should love all.
It's sad to see a religion and the related culture decline due a refusal to evolve to be more inclusive all with the irony of the history of what occurred regarding blacks and whites.
2 stars because there is hope. read more