1946 - Movie Showing and Conversation

What if the word “homosexual” was never meant to be in the Bible?
1946 is a documentary film that chronicles how the misuse of a single word changed the course of modern history.

United Churches of Langley is hosting a showing on Friday, November 15th at 6pm at our Murrayville location - 21562 Old Yale Road, Langley, BC

The movie shoting will be followed by a time of conversation reflecting on this mistranslation, how it has impacted our communities, and what we might do to be a presence for truth-telling and allyship with and for those who have experienced harm from this mistranslation.

Join in the Conversation!

Got Questions about this event, email Gillian McLeod, Social Justice & Outreach Facilitator

About the Movie:

1946: The Mistranslation That Shifted Culture is a feature documentary that follows the story of tireless researchers who trace the origins of the anti-gay movement among Christians to a grave mistranslation of the Bible in 1946. 

It chronicles the discovery of never-before-seen archives at Yale University which unveil astonishing new revelations, and casts significant doubt on any biblical basis for LGBTQIA+ prejudice. Featuring commentary from prominent scholars as well as opposing pastors, including the personal stories of the film’s creators, 1946 is at once challenging, enlightening, and inspiring.  

Seeking to uncover the origins of the rabid homophobia of the conservative church, a gay seminary scholar and a straight activist make a shocking discovery: In 1946 an erroneous translation of the term homosexual in the Bible that has been weaponized against the LGBTQIA+ community ever since.