"Does the DaVinci Code make Jesus more cool?"?
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Haven't seen it yet, but I'm into the code/decode thing anyway!  Thanks, Dad & MoM (R.I.P.)!!!
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The DaVinci Code was on the New York Times bestseller list for over a year now, and it's still being sold and read.\n\nThe major controversy in the story is that the Holy Grail isn't a cup, but is the bloodline of Jesus Christ, and that Jesus didn't die on the cross and was resurrected in three days, but married Mary Magdalene and had children.
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Interesting fiction.\nEntertainment.\nCompletely challenges my religion but I don't care. \nPerhaps a grain of truth.\nThese rumors didnt' just begin with DaVinci Code.\nIt's been ongoing gossip since the crucifiction\nThere must be a grain of truth to it.\nIf not, it's interesting.  \nGet's people interested in discussing religion.  \nI see no problem with Jesus being married and having children. \nWhy would he have not?  \nThe bible completely skips a majority of his life when marrying and having children would be the normal thing to do at the ages skipped.  \nWhy leave those years blank?  \nIs it true?\nWho knows?  Who cares?\nIt's just interesting.  \nNot offensive.
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Well, Jesus turned a lot of heads in the Bible.  I'm sure he'd do the same if he were here today.  As for going to the strip clubs and seeing the da vinci code ... a whole other subject.\n\nNote that when Jesus spoke to the woman at the well he was very kind to her.  He spoke of her sin and told her to change her ways.  He didn't engage in the sin itself.\n\nYes. It would affect my faith.
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Dear ES,\n\nI agree with you and I enjoy reading it and giving away copies of the Bible.\n\nLong before I read the Bible from cover-to-cover I intended to re-write the Bible and take out all of the sexist language.  What a joke that was!  When I finally read it I didn't change it but it sure did change me!\n\nOne wonderful thing I noticed was that I had the feeling that it was written directly to me, even though I know it was written long before I was born.  It reminds me of looking at a photograph when it seems as though the subject is looking right back at you.\n\nEven though there have been several translations of the Bible they all say just about the same thing.  However I've seen a few that are not divinely inspired and there is no sense of the Living Word of God.\n\nYes, it is fascinating to look at the prophecies and realize that Jesus was the only person who ever had his biography written before He was born!
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No, not at all. I think Christians or people in general, might find that to be a little...interesting? Weird?
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With anyone on a spiritual quest, anything that will allow them to think and consider the implications of the death of Jesus is a good thing.  It is a provocative movie.\n\nBut, I think it is generally overrated.  I don't think it's very biblically accurate.  The whole thing with Mary cleaning up the blood of Jesus, the demons with Judas at the end, the sparrow flying over Jesus before he dies, the part where Jesus falls while being carried and getting hung up in his chains, all of these were distractions.  I think the gospel is compelling enough without these distractions.\n\nIf you're ready to divide the "extra-biblical" content in the movie, it would be a good discussion starter.  If not who knows what the result will be.
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DaVinci Code\nAnd actually, yes, it's from the book.  The book is excellent, by the way..curious to see how the film turns out...
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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.
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Well, Jesus isn't immaginary.\n\nIf I was going to have an immaginary friend... I'd pick one who would make me laugh.  And provide air conditioning.
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I don't think everything he writes about is true, of course. The author himself admitted to this. The only thing that I'm starting to be sure of is Jesus' relationship with Mary Magdalene and her being present in Da Vinci's "The Last Supper". We shouldn't believe everything the book tells us, but we might be able to read between the lines.
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I do believe that there is some truth to the Code and to the subjects covered in the book. I have reexamined the painting of the The Last Supper and I absolutely see the image of Mary Magdalene in the picture and I believe that Jesus could have been married and also fathered a child. You have to have an open mind and want to contemplate the possibilities that it could be true because I truly believe that it is very possible.
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The DaVinci Code is a work of fiction pure and simple.  I think the reason some think it's fact is that there have been a number of conspiracy theories surrounding the gnostic gospels for a long time.\n\nThe History channel did an interesting show last night interviewing biblical scholars who all said that the conspiracies all fall apart when examined closely.
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I don't believe it.  Through the ages there has been phophesy as well as factual history recorded.  Why would the DiVinci codes not be widely known or atleast very widely speculated?  It hasn't been.  It is only through media hype and sacreligion that it has gained huge popularity.
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Many of the hypotheses and conjectures proposed in the Da Vinci Code are not able to be proven.  However, it is a very interesting read and it has ignited a great deal of interest in history, travel and religion. Isn't that worth something?\n\nHere are some interesting comments regarding the religious aspects of the book:\n\nDa Vinci Code Movie on the Way!\nhttp://www.ubiquityinternational.com/drtom/2006/01/da-vinci-code-movie-is-on-its-way.htm\n\nDa Vinci Code Redux\nhttp://www.ubiquityinternational.com/drtom/2006/03/da-vinci-code-redux.htm
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I believe that the DaVinci Code was a good book and nothing else.  What I think is really interesting is the fact that the church feels it needs to defend itself from this work of fiction.  Is the church so short of faith in its own institution that it believes a Tom Hanks movie can shake its very foundation.\n\nEvery religion is built on lies as a means to control the masses.  It is the most primitive, and resilient, form of government.  I wish the book had proven to be true, but I guess I'll just have to wait for the next scandal to get further entertainment.\n\nPray for the Revolution!
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Dude, you've been smoking too many Dan Brown books. \n\n\nI've heard all kinds of crazy theories about Jesus but that doesn't mean they're true. Where's the documentation? Where's the historical proof? Where's the corroboration from witnesses? That's the problem with too many people: They hear something totally out in left field and believe it without any sort of evidence or even despite evidence to the contrary.