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Matthew 25:40
40The King will answer them, `Most assuredly I tell you, inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.`
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In Philadelphia, Andrew Beckett—dying of AIDS, fired for his illness—hires Joe Miller, a homophobic lawyer, to fight his discrimination case. Joe must overcome his prejudice; Andrew must find dignity in dying. Both men change. Act justly, love mercy, walk humbly.
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