Do you think Dan Brown's next novel will be all about Islam?
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I suspect not ... ask Salman Rushdie !\n\nRight or wrong the fall-out from even a small slight on Islam would be massive ... it appears that the Islamic religion is unable to accept any level of parody.  I am not making a racist point here just reminding folks over the furor over a few cartoons.\n\nPeace Out.
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In 20 years, Britain will either be the Islamic Emirate of Londonistan or a local front in the Eurabian Civil War.\n\nIf you're an English patriot, a Christian believer, or a conscious child of Western Civilization, then three words:\n\nPray For War\n\nEither way however, Prince Charles is still going to convert to Islam....\n\nIt's not all bad tho; there will be one really good thing about this:  The looks on the faces of all those PC leftists and feministas as they find out what their islamo-fascist pets really intended for them all along.   You'll be able to see the looks on their faces because following standard jihadi practice the beheading videos will be broadcast live....\n\nNimadan
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though Abrams refused to reveal specifics about his new plot, it MIGHT not necessarily revolve around Kirk and Spock but would take place during their era.\n\n\nyour welcome
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I actually just bookmarked this page the other day:\nPast\n\n1. Splitting of the Moon.\n\n2. Death of the Prophet Muhammad, may Allah bless him and grant him peace.\n\n3. A form of death which will kill thousands of Muslims. (Understood to refer to the plague of Amwas during the\ncaliphate of ‘Umar ibn al-Khattab.)\n\n4. A major fighting in Madinah (understood to refer to the battle of al-Harrah during the caliphate of Yazid, 63 AH).\n\n5. The Muslim conquest of Jerusalem.\n\n6. The Muslim conquest of Constantinople.\n\n7. Two large groups of Muslims will fight in war.\n\n8. A war between the Muslims and a reddish people with small eyes, wearing sandals made of hair (understood to refer to\nthe Mongol Tatar invasion of the Islamic lands.)\n\n9. A peace agreement between the Muslims and non-Muslims from the yellow race (Chinese, Mongols, etc.)\n\n10. Thirty impostors (dajjal) will appear, each thinking he is a prophet.\n\n\nPresent?\n\n11. Naked, destitute, barefoot shepherds will compete in building tall buildings.\n\n12. The slave-woman will give birth to her master or mistress.\n\n13. A trial (fitnah) which will enter every Arab household.\n\n14. Knowledge will be taken away (by the death of people of knowledge), and ignorance will prevail.\n\n15. Wine (intoxicants, alcohol) will be drunk in great quantities.\n\n16. Illegal sexual intercourse will become widespread.\n\n17. Earthquakes will increase.\n\n18. Time will pass more quickly.\n\n19. Tribulations (fitan) will prevail.\n\n20. Bloodshed will increase.\n\n21. A man will pass by the grave of another and wish he was in the latter’s place.\n\n22. Trustworthiness will be lost, i.e. when authority is given to those who do not deserve it.\n\n23. People will gather for prayer, but will be unable to find an imam to lead them.\n\n\nFuture\n\n24. The number of men will decrease, whilst the number of women will increase, until for every man there are 50 women.\n\n25. The Euphrates will reveal a treasure of gold, and many will die fighting over it, each one hoping to be the one who gains\nthe treasure.\n\n26. The Romans (Europeans) will come to a place called A’maq or Wabiq, and an army of the best people will go forth from Madinah to face them.\n\n27. The Muslim conquest of Rome.\n\n28. The Mahdi (guided one) will appear, and be the Imam of the Muslims.\n\n29. Jesus Christ will descend in Damascus, and pray behind the Mahdi.\n\n30. Jesus will break the cross and kill the swine, i.e. destroy the false christianity.\n\n31. The Antichrist (al-masih al-dajjal, the false christ) will appear, with all his tools of deception, and be an immense trial. He will be followed by 70,000 Jews from Isfahan (present-day Iran).\n\n32. The appearance of Ya’juj and Ma’juj (Gog and Magog), and the associated tribulations.\n\n33. The emergence of the Beast from the Earth, carrying the Staff of Moses and the Seal of Solomon, who will speak to the people, telling them they did not believe with certainty in the Divine Signs.\n\n34. A major war between the Muslims (including Jews and Christians who truly believe in Jesus after his return) led by the Imam Mahdi, and the Jews plus other non-Muslims led by the Antichrist.\n\n35. Jesus will kill the Antichrist at the gate of Ludd (Lod in present-day Israel, site of an airport and a major Israeli military base).\n\n36. A time of great peace and serenity during and after the remaining lifetime of Jesus.\n\n37. Wealth will come so abundant that it will become difficult to find someone to accept charity.\n\n38. Arabia will become a land of gardens and rivers.\n\n39. Society will then decay.\n\n40. The buttocks of the women of the tribe of Daws will again sway in circumambulation (tawaf) around the idol Dhul-Khulsah.\n\n41. A great fire in the Hijaz, seen by the inhabitants of Busra.\n\n42. Three major armies will sink into the earth: one in the east, one in the west, one in Arabia.\n\n43. An Abyssinian leader with thin shins will destroy the Ka’bah.\n
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Really?  I think the Da Vinci Code is a fictional work of Dan Brown's.
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yes\n\nno more da vinci code!
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Sure I will. Tom Hanks is a great actor.  The story line is fiction.  Sure in the preface Dan Brown makes a fool of himself by making false claims, but he states the story line is fiction.  If as a Christian I'd go and see Mission Impossible Three, surely i'd view the Davinci Code.  In fact, I look forward to seeing it.\n\nAnd further more, even if the book is "hersey", you can't argue with the results.  Whether or not Dan Brown intended it, more people are seeking out the truth behind the book and finding Constantine and the real Gospel.  I think God works in some powerful ways...\n\nPlus, the movie itself opens up a whole new area of witness that can be used for ministry.  We are called to be able to provide an answer for our faith.  If a non-believer's question comes from something within the film, i'd like to be able to give him a clear answer.
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now we have another Dan Brown in the making!
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Now you have a point. Since Thierry is Horny, that would make him a Muslim, wouldn't it?
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No. \n\nWe can see certain current issues fictionalized and addressed in some of our comics (in "Ex Machina" the hero manages to save one of the twin towers), but I think that iconic heros should not be brought into this.\n\nWhat's the point of Batman v. Bin Laden? Obviously Batman will win, but it will be a hollow victory, as the real terrorist is still at large.\n\nI'd like to see a comic about radical islam, terrorists, or even one that painted a picture of what's going on from their point of view. However, to have our mythic do-gooders clash with real evildoers could leave us feeling empty.\n\nI fully realize that Captain America was originally out smashing Nazis, but times were simpler then. The enemy had a plan, wore uniforms, and were easy to single out from non-combatants.\n\nIf Batman actually went after Bin Laden, he'd probably have to spend a fair amount of time beating up innocents for information that they didn't have. Cap can just smack any guy with a swastika armband. There's certainly a difference.
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It is all open to conjecture. Some of the characters or events are actual historical persons/events e.g. Mary Magdalene did exist..whether she was indeed the "wife" of Jesus is open to debate...the Knight's Templar did exist..whether they were privy to "the great secret of Jesus's marriage and blood descendants" is another story...same goes for Leonardo da Vinci. Dan Brown does not make claim that any of these events are in fact true; they are loosely based on historical facts. Archaeology and in deed biblical history/archaeology has a hard time reconciling events in the bible to factual historical accounts. This is because the bible was borne out of oral traditions. There is little that is "eye witness testimony". It is however safe to say that christian beliefs, rituals and practices are an amalgamation of other religious traditions since nothing is born in a vacuum.
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I can only speak from my personal experience in this life. I have read the bible and I have done some reseach. I have been in church and heard sermons. The conclusion I came to, is that the bible is for the most part a well intentioned spiritual text. It is written by men inspired by that which inspires all human kind. I do not believe it was written by God anymore than the Da Vinci Code is written by God.  Perhaps God wrote both? Perhaps Dan Brown in 1000 years will be considered a prophet of God. Who knows? The world is very crazy place. A person writes a book with certain intentions and before they know it , the world has twisted the message. So, quoting the bible to me as an authority on spiritual matters is a waste of time.  Just my two cents.
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The Da Vinci Code is a mystery/detective novel by American author Dan Brown, published in 2003 by Doubleday Fiction. It is a worldwide bestseller with more than 60.5 million copies in print (as of May 2006) and has been translated into 44 languages. Combining the detective, thriller and conspiracy theory genres, the book is part two of a trilogy that started with Brown's 2000 novel Angels and Demons, which introduced the character Robert Langdon. In November 2004, Random House published a "Special Illustrated Edition", with 160 illustrations interspersed with the text.\n\nThe plot of the novel involves a conspiracy by the Catholic Church to cover up the "true" story of Jesus. The Vatican knows it is living a lie but does so to keep itself in power. The novel has helped generate popular interest in speculation concerning the Holy Grail legend and the role of Mary Magdalene in the history of Christianity. Fans have lauded the book as creative, action-packed and thought-provoking. Critics have attacked it as inaccurate, sacrilegious and decry the many negative implications about the Catholic Church and Opus Dei.\n\nDan Brown's novel was a smash hit in 2003, even rivaling the sales of the highly popular Harry Potter series. It spawned a number of offspring books and drew glowing reviews from the New York Times, the People Magazine and Washington Post . The novel has also inspired several tour groups like Da Vinci Code tours, and companies like Ravenchase Adventures to create Da Vinci code like races and adventures using codes, ciphers, actors and gadgets. It also re-ignited interest in the history of the Catholic Church. As well as re-invigorating interest in the church, The Da Vinci Code has also spawned numerous "knockoffs" (as they are referred to by Publishers Weekly) , or novels that have a striking resemblance to The Da Vinci Code, including Raymond Khoury's The Last Templar, and The Templar Legacy by Steve Berry.\n\nSony's Columbia Pictures has adapted the novel to film, with a screenplay written by Akiva Goldsman, and Academy Award winner Ron Howard directing. The film is set for release on May 19, 2006, and will star Tom Hanks as Robert Langdon, Audrey Tautou as Sophie Neveu, and Sir Ian McKellen as Leigh Teabing.\n\nPlot summary\nSpoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.\n\nThe book concerns the attempts of Robert Langdon, Professor of Religious Symbology at Harvard University, to solve the murder of renowned curator Jacques Saunière (see Bérenger Saunière) of the Louvre Museum in Paris. The title of the novel refers, among other things, to the fact that Saunière's body is found in the Denon Wing of the Louvre naked and posed like Leonardo da Vinci's famous drawing, the Vitruvian Man, with a cryptic message written beside his body and a Pentagram drawn on his stomach in his own blood. The interpretation of hidden messages inside Leonardo's famous works, including the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper, figure prominently in the solution to the mystery.\n\nThe main conflict in the novel revolves around the solution to two mysteries:\n\n•What secret was Saunière protecting that led to his murder? \n\n•Who is the mastermind behind his murder? \n\nThe novel has several concurrent storylines that follow different characters. Eventually all the storylines are brought together and resolved with the denouement.\n\nThe unraveling of the mystery requires the solution to a series of brain-teasers, including anagrams and number puzzles. The solution itself is found to be intimately connected with the possible location of the Holy Grail and to a mysterious society called the Priory of Sion, as well as to the Knights Templar. The Catholic organization "Opus Dei" (a caricature of the real Opus Dei) also figures prominently in the plot.\n\nThe novel is the second book of a trilogy by Brown in which Robert Langdon is the main character. The previous book, A
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In Islam, we believe Jesus (Isa- PBUH) was a human prophet sent by God.  However, I'm not sure if I believe in the Da Vinci Code.  This wasn't mentioned in the Quran, so I'm not sure I believe it.  And please do not concern yourself with richbro's comments.  They are arrogant, demeaning comments only ignorant people will type.
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don't know if it's true, but islam is at home in uk, like in my country France. they are everywhere home this people soI wouldn't be surprised !
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I just checked out the Gospel of Judas the other day @ the local B&N. Wow. It felt like a part of history jumping into my hands.\n\nKnowing what Judas was to become; reading what depictions he'd written of Jesus; the pieces of text felt so raw with emotion. They felt so real. Knowing the ending of the story of course, did make some of the pre-betrayal friendliness tough to swallow.\n\nThis brought me to the realization that these newer books need to be included, don't they? I haven't asked my priest at church, but a newer version has to be in the works.\n\nForget about red tape, just order the entries and publish the thing.\n\nWith the Da Vinci Code getting more publicity than the Dead Sea Scrolls, now'd be a pretty good time to release a newer, fuller edition of The Bible.\n\nThanks for answering my last question,\n\n-Justin
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I've read the Book and parts of it are true.  Most good authors mingle fact and fiction.  It makes for a good read.  I've also read Digital Fortress, Deception Point, and Angels & Demons.  So when The DaVinci Code was issured, I was eager to read it, and I did 3 years ago.\n\nHe poses many good scenareos about how history may have been.  If you look back, most accepted history has been written by the dominant society of the time.  Other histories are destroyed along with the culture that lost.  A good example would be the Inqisition where people were tortured for not believing the way the Church said they should.  Take a look at what has happened to Scotland and Ireland when the British took over.\nAfganistan, Somalia, etc etc.  Only difference now is we have CNN and other news agencies looking in on things.   Why was the Library of Alexandria really burned down?\n\nBasically all Dan Brown has done is show us a different way to look at religion and it's history.\n\nI think this recent brouha over the book is fear that organized religion will lose it's influence and power.  Look at the religious uproar in Iraq.  The Sunnis and Sh'ite groups.  Everyone is right and everyone is wrong.\n\nRemember, it's just a book, a book of fiction in fact.  A really good read.