Tuesday, May 16, 2006
When will they learn
One has to wonder, do the people who are raising such an outcry against the Da Vinci Code realize that the louder they protest and the more the demonize the movie and book, the more it makes others want to see the movie and read the book? I'm sure there are many people who, without all the hype, couldn't have cared less about the movie or the book. But now, they're going to see what all the fuss is about. There's TV specials refuting the "facts" presented in the book. There's boycotts and protests planned. I've even heard people claim that no one who reads the book can be a Christian. This is retarded. I would venture a guess that the rubes making the loudest fuss about it haven't even read the book. They also seem to forget the fact that in any bookstore you go into, The Da Vinci Code is in the fiction section--it is not in the religion or historical section. Many also don't seem to realize that this is a golden opportunity to talk to people about Jesus--the real, historical, Son of God Jesus. There will be a lot of people who have questions about who Jesus really is after watching the movie or reading the book. Those of us who have a relationship with Him can use this opportunity to introduce Him to others. That presupposes that most Christians actually understand who Jesus is. The way so many are running around like Chicken Little, one gets the impression they're scared that the Da Vinci Code might change their view of who He is.
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mike,
you should find the Brian McLaren article on Sojourners about this. He basically says the same thing and states that as far as "dangers to the faith" go, the "Left Behind" series has done more to distort theology than Dan Brown ever could.
We saw the same kind of media overblowing during Christmas when all the stores wouldnt say merry christmas but instead chose happy holidays. Christians acted like this was a huge affront to God, even though Jesus would be quite pleased his name wasn't used for commercial purposes for once.
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