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Our America With Lisa Ling

By Melissa Camacho, Common Sense Media Reviewer

age 15+

Docuseries is both sympathetic and informative.

TV OWN Reality TV 2011
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age 17+

Based on 1 parent review

age 17+

God doesn't hate homosexuals!

I watched the one called Pray the Gay Away. I was so angry that Lisa Ling said something about God not loving a gay boy that has turned to Christianity! God DOES love everyone! He loves the sinner but hates the sin. He is so Holy so cannot look upon sin. If Lisa Ling would READ THE BIBLE she wouldn't be making such ridiculous statements!!! Another liberal mindset to deal with! Homosexuality is a sin BUT no more of a sin than lying, cheating or stealing. Sin is sin....PERIOD. God loves the worst sinner and we are all sinners. That is why He sent Jesus Christ (who was sinless) to die on the cross for us in order to make a way for us to repent and come to Him in Heaven when the body dies. Is it SO HARD to just tell the truth without making stupid statements such as the one Lisa made? That's no way to make a gay person feel any better about themselves! I am not gay but I have gay friends that I love dearly.

Is It Any Good?

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The insightful documentary series highlights the wide-array of beliefs and experiences held by different communities in American society. It offers a respectful look at these communities by focusing on the people that live within them, and by allowing them to offer their viewpoint about their lives and their choices.

The accounts offered here are both heart warming and heart wrenching. Ling sometimes gets emotional about who she meets and what she sees, which occasionally makes her reporting feel a little slanted. But overall Our America with Lisa Ling offers an interesting and non-exploitative way of learning more about the United States, and the diverse population that lives in it.

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