Question for Christians- will you go to see The Davinci Code?  Why or why not?
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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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i am excited about the Da Vinci code. to be honest, i am excited about any book or movie that gives rise to the possibility that THINGS ARE NOT ALWAYS AS THEY APPEAR. my parents raised me in the church but i questioned EVERYTHING... and at 34 i have not stopped with the questions of religon.  it is comforting to know that NO ONE is without fault and although i have always believed that Jesus was a good man, i never believed him to be anything more.  i have taught my own children that the Bible is a very good story book and it is filled with alot of helpful things, but it too is just another work of man.  my feelings on this subject started when i was 7 and were NEVER popular.  my parents made me go to church ALMOST every day after school to spend time learning more...but the more i learned the more i questioned. and the longer i was exposed to holy people the more hipocritical they all appeared.  i'm looking forward to yet another angle on the whole Jesus thing and likewise are my husband and children.
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i agree with everything that jerik f said. the film is based on a book of fiction with some reasonable .what if..' theories...and it is a great film, in my opinion - but - everyone is entitled to theirs.....\nand no, Christian people shouldn't oppose it, if anything the film encourages a healthy debate on the subject doesn't it?  and the one thing that Christian people like to do is talk about their religion, don't they?
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I'd say everyone go watch it and form their own opinion before they pass judgment from hearsay. You are your own best judge and you have your own principles. You cannot ask others to give an opinion that you might not even share. leave the Christian doctrine outside the cinema, take the tale as it is a fictional character with its own adventures and magic and you'll love it.
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I am mature enough in the FAITH(my WALK with GOD) to watch it.  I am kinda looking forward to it and will watch it like a good mystery flick!!!! I will probably spot most of the error's in it so I probably won't get decieved and tripped up, and I will probably PRAY for GOD to keep me from ALL DECEPTION befor I watch it, if I don't forget.  IF you have any FEAR's about  WATCHING IT, then grow stronger in the FAITH WALK, and watch re-run's later.  Wouldn't want satan decieving you and causing trouble in your Walk with GOD, course HE would help you later(get out all of the trouble-some deception's in your mind that you allowed to come in by watching it) it is up to you----free-will---GOD BLESS you if you watch it(to keep the deception's out) in JESUS NAME!!!!!
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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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Well I think that yes, it's getting people interested in who Jesus really was. People who already have Faith in Him wont be moved by a book or movie.
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Just saw the movie today. I am a Christian and wanted to see it so I knew more to answer the questions that I have been asked by friends. The hardest thing I find to comprehend is why are people being so blown away with it, when it is clear that it is a work of fiction? It is a fiction book, that has just been made into a fiction movie. Dan Brown himself states that the book was fiction and is not based on fact.\n\nJust goes to show how cunning and conniving the devil can be.\n\nAs for the movie, didnt really enjoy it. A bit over the top.
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The fact that the Church is forbidding people to see it must guarantee some box office for the movie!  So many people read the book too and I'd go see it just for the locations where it shot.\n\nBTW, what part of "fiction" do these protesters against the movie and religous types NOT understand?  Why are they getting their knickers in a twist over a freakin' STORY?  Cracks me up.
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I have read the book and I just saw the movie last night. I am a christian; however, I have read scripture and other religously based works, both fiction and non-fiction regarding almost every known religion in the world. I am a christian by choice, not because it is the only religion I have ever been exposed to or know anything about. \n\nThat said, I loved the book and thought the movie was way underwritten. Definately worth seeing, but the screenplay was terrible and character development was absent. How, people knew what they knew and when they knew it was absurd. And the stupidity (you don't have to let everyone know about your change in flight plans immediately after you decide to change them. You don't buy train tickets on a credit card when your running from the cops....) started to get annoying. The movie sped up when it should of slowed down and left things in that could have been omitted. On the other hand it also had a kindergardenish way of over explaining when it should have moved on (like the mansion scene). This may be okay for those who haven't read the book or aren't aware of who Mary Magdalene was.\n \nI didn't think it was boring, but I'm into this kind of material a lot. As for the fictional/nonfictional status. definately fictional, and I don't say this because it conflict with the Holy Bible whose origins and completeness have its own host of questions. To me, it just doesn't make sense for God to leave a bloodline through Jesus.  It makes sense for Jesus to have a wife or a 'companion' as much as it makes sense for any Jewish carpenter to have a wife. Was this fact entirely omited during the assembly of the Holy Bible???? Possibly.  Just one of many questions. I think the Da Vinci Code is a 'what if' type of work that does not try to affend anyone, but have fun with this question.\n\nI'll tell you what....What if...through DNA testing they found out that Mohammed suffered from severe BiPolar disorder? Imagine the Hoopla that movie would stir.\n\nExplore life...spread peace.
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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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it was a little disappointing that some parts of the book were omitted in the movie. truth is if you didn't read the book or know nothing about christian history, then watching the movie would be either too confusing or boring.\n\nthe only consolation was seeing the fab performances of tom hanks and ian mckellen.
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The primary uproar from the DaVinci Code was that Jesus wasn't the true son of God, but that the church made that up years later.  \n\nAs for the rest of it, any time that you take something that has been long established or believed and try to change it, there will be those who resist just because that's "how it always was."\n\nI agree with your postscript, by the way.
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First and foremost of all, the "DaVinci Code" is a work of fiction; however, within its pages it contains informations based on historical facts and/or theories.  Now, as to the question asked:\n\nThis is a very grave matter to be discussed because, the very core of this topic can very well destroy, not only the Roman Catholic Church but also, the whole Christianity.  Still, one cannot deny the fact that, the "what-if" can be very possible.\n\nThere are things which were not clear about Jesus as presented in the Christian Bible, and that part is what made people starting to ask these "what-if" questions.  The Bible did state that, Jesus "loved" Mary Magdalene more than his followers; thus, what is meant by this "love"?  Indeed, a very likely hint, isn't it?\n\nSo, what we are left are two choices:\n\n- Stand firm in the Christian Faith and, consider this "DaVinci Code" as just another nonsense.\n\n- Venture beyond the "point of no-return"...
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yes most definitely because today i havent seen with my eyes His miracles from THAT time. however, i do see His miracles today and i still believe in Him. i walk by faith, not by sight. i would believe that much more because it would be even more obvious that He is the Messiah. but i dont need to see them to believe.\n\nGod Bless.
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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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A lot. My friends read The DaVinci Hoax. They said it's a must read. It clarified FACTUALLY  the WRONG claims of the The DaVinci Code.