WHO'S BEHIND THIS?

ABOUT ME

My name is Tobiáš Frýdl. I am a second-year student of production at Film and TV School of Academy of Performing Arts in Prague. I come from a family of a priest of the Czechoslovak Hussite Church, I have seven siblings.

The connection between faith and different relational orientation is something that has been a longstanding interest and concern of mine. It saddens me that Christian men and women (as one of the minorities) often fence themselves very harshly against lesbian, gay, bi and trans people. Likewise, I am sad that many people get ideas about Christianity and its attitudes towards queer issues based only on the extremist and fundamentalist rants of some vociferous individuals.

If this project of mine becomes a friendly step towards mutual rapprochement and understanding, I believe that the half a year of work and the funds, which I have invested from my own resources, have not been in vain. If my project gives at least some people the courage to speak openly about their identity (not only) in a church setting without fear of condemnation, I will not consider my efforts useless.

Tobiáš Timotej Frýdl

Jan Opletal's AWARD

On 11 November 2023, I was awarded the Jan Opletal Award in the category of Personalities under 30 for civic engagement, public education, volunteering or other socially beneficial activities.

My thanks to all those who accepted the invitation to the Faith in the Colours of the Rainbow project and had the courage, time and desire to speak on camera. For some, it also meant weighing in on a long journey or spending considerable time preparing. The recorded contributions express the personal attitudes and opinions of those named and are not the official voice of the churches. The resulting edits have been authorised, and each respondent has consented to their further dissemination.

More about the Jan Opletal Awards HERE

FILMING WAS ATTENDED BY:

Ing. Mgr. Josef Bartošek, Ph.D. – priest, theologian (the Czech Evangelical Brethren Church)
Mg. Lukáš Bujna – bishop (the Czechoslovak Hussite Church)
Jakub Demčo – student of the Evangelical Theological Faculty, Charles University (the Evangelical Methodist Church)
Alexandr Flek, BA, MTh – biblicist, translator (the Czech Evangelical Brethren Church)
Mgr. David Frýdl – priest (the Czechoslovak Hussite Church)
Mgr. Adela Frýdlová – deacon (the Czechoslovak Hussite Church)
Mgr. Jakub Helebrant – priest, Pastoral Brothers (the Czech Evangelical Brethren Church)
Mgr. David Hron – priest (the Czechoslovak Hussite Church)
Mgr. Štěpán Klásek – Bishop Emeritus, priest (the Czechoslovak Hussite Church)
Jan Koukal – deacon (The Fellowship of Baptist churches)
Mgr. Martin Kováč, Ph.D. – deacon, theologian (the Old Catholic Church)
MUDr. Dagmar Křížková – sexologist, co-founder of the Logos association (the Roman Catholic Church)
ThLic. Mgr. Jaroslav Lorman, Th.D. – Director of the Život 90 organization, theologian, suspended deacon (the Roman Catholic Church)
Mgr. Jiří Lukeš, Th.D. – theologian, Department of Biblical Studies and Judaic Studies, Hussite Theological Faculty, Charles University (the Seventh-day Adventist Church)
ThDr. Mgr. Petr Miencil – deacon (the Old Catholic Church)
prof. Ivana Noble, Ph.D. – theologian, Founder of the Institute of Ecumenical Studies (the Czechoslovak Hussite Church)
Mgr. Tomáš Novák, Th.D. – deacon, theologian (the Czechoslovak Hussite Church)
Mgr. Matěj Opočenský – priest (the Czech Evangelical Brethren Church)
Mgr. Erika Oubrechtová – priest (the Czechoslovak Hussite Church)
doc. PhDr. Jiří Pavlík, Ph.D. – theologian, philologist, Department of Biblical and Judaic Studies, Faculty of Hussite Theology, Charles University (the Roman Catholic Church)
prof. PhDr. Tomáš Petráček, Ph.D., Th.D. – deacon, theologian, church historian (the Roman Catholic Church)
Mgr. Petr Pivoňka – priest (the Czech Evangelical Brethren Church)
Mgr. Pavel Pokorný – Synod Senior, priest (the Czech Evangelical Brethren Church)
prof. ThDr. Martin Prudký – Dean Emeritus of the Evangelical Theological Faculty, Charles University, Head of the Department of the Old Testament (the Czech Evangelical Brethren Church)
Doc. PhDr. Mireia Ryšková, Th.D. – theologian, Department of Biblical Sciences, Catholic Theological Faculty, Charles University (the Roman Catholic Church)
Doc. PhDr. Libor Ovečka, Th.D. – theologian, Department of Systematic and Pastoral Theology, Catholic Theological Faculty, Charles University (the Roman Catholic Church)
Mgr. Filip Sedlák, Ph.D. – deacon, theologian (the Czechoslovak Hussite Church)
ThDr. Petr Šandera, Th.D. – Bishop Emeritus, priest, theologian (the Czechoslovak Hussite Church)
Bc. Radek Šoustal – psychotherapist, member of the Logos Association (the Roman Catholic Church)
ThDr. Filip Štojdl – Bishop Emeritus, priest (the Czechoslovak Hussite Church)
Mgr. Petr Turecký – priest (the Czech Evangelical Brethren Church)
Zdeněk Turek – deacon (the Czech Evangelical Brethren Church)
Mgr. Václav Vacek – priest emeritus (the Roman Catholic Church)
Petr Vaďura – priest, radio editor (the Evangelical Methodist Church)
Mgr. Eliška Vančová – vicar (the Czech Evangelical Brethren Church)
ThDr. Petr Vinš – deacon, theologian (the Old Catholic Church)
Doc. ThDr. Jiří Vogel, Th.D. – Dean of the Hussite Theological Faculty, Charles University, deacon, theologian (the Czechoslovak Hussite Church)
Lukáš Volkman – priest (the Czechoslovak Hussite Church)
Mgr. Jiří Votava, Ph.D. – Chairman of the Logos Association (the Roman Catholic Church)
doc. RNDr. Jan Voves, CSc. – (Church of the Brethren)
Mgr. Mikuláš Vymětal, Ph.D. – deacon, theologian (the Czech Evangelical Brethren Church)
ThDr. Eva Vymětalová, Th.D. – theologian, Department of Biblical and Judaic Studies, Faculty of Hussite Theology, Charles University (the Czechoslovak Hussite Church)
Mgr. Petr Wagner – priest (the Czechoslovak Hussite Church)
Bc. Roman Zábrodský – deacon (the Czechoslovak Hussite Church)
Mgr. Marika Zvardoň – priest (the Czechoslovak Hussite Church)