The Laramie Project had a powerful message regarding the idea of “live and let live.” The part of the movie that stood out to me was when the father of Mathew Sheppard stood up and forgave the teenager for his actions as hard as it was for him to do so. The idea of live and let live is a key peace in our lives that helps us to end many of the conflicts and gain the ability to stop new ones before they build into big ones. It really fails to carry the profound impact that this phrase deserves. For the true wisdom of life is captured. This teenager on trial was granted a precious gift, his life. For a man who just lost his only son it was hard to do, but all that was left for him to do was to forgive. That teenager is going to live in guilt for the rest of his life knowing that his life was almost taken away for taking someone else’s life.
Another part of the movie that I found interesting was the wise words of wisdom from the Catholic priest. There is an assumption that Catholicism is not tolerant of homosexuality and this movie showed a greater understanding. In the end, no one deserves to be beaten to death. The thing that shocks me the most is that a human being would make a decision to kill someone no matter what his or her sexual orientation is. It is morally wrong.
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