I bought the DaVinci code before I knew what it was all about. I was intrigued then disgusted. Why is it considered socially acceptable to defile Christianity but inexcusable to make any comments about any other faith?
Biggotry is biggotry. Christians have for too long sat by unwilling to speak out against biggotry. This is just the latest example in a long line of recent attacks.
I heard someone say that the DaVinci Code is the anti-Passion film. Hollywood is trying to get back some of their lost power. The success of The Passion of the Christ damaged the power brokers self-image of control.
It's of a piece with the hype over the so-called Gospel of Judas and the rest of the current pop-Gnosticism. It's a way of discrediting a worldview people find inconvenient, and which still exercises more influence in society than they're comfortable with.
Given the unprecedented ignorance on the subject of religion and the actual facts of Christian origins, Western culture is ripe for any half-baked and long-discredited fantasy or legend revisionists want to peddle as some Great New Discovery, no matter how long and dubious its history may actually be.
Anonymous said…
It is a code it must be about some secret. I know people who say the book true. The movie given the great high priced talent involved must be very real and believable. I know Sony Corporation is only trying to make money, and if they can make it off of causing people to doubt Chirst, well so be it, it is only business. But you know Sony is kind of an easy target for a boycott, with billions invested in brand name identity, and gee Xbox Motorola are sure good products.
Anybody who thinks the premise of The Da Vinci Code is true has to be both incredibly uninformed and very hostile to Christianity. Even Tom Hanks, its star, describes the plot as "hooey-" a conclusion even the normally biblically-skeptical cable TV documentaries are agreeing with.
The problem is, of course, that religious ignorance is at an all time high in our culture (and historical ignorance as well). The downside of the boycott is that it's merely giving a very silly movie more publicity- and boosting its box office.
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Biggotry is biggotry. Christians have for too long sat by unwilling to speak out against biggotry. This is just the latest example in a long line of recent attacks.
I heard someone say that the DaVinci Code is the anti-Passion film. Hollywood is trying to get back some of their lost power. The success of The Passion of the Christ damaged the power brokers self-image of control.
Given the unprecedented ignorance on the subject of religion and the actual facts of Christian origins, Western culture is ripe for any half-baked and long-discredited fantasy or legend revisionists want to peddle as some Great New Discovery, no matter how long and dubious its history may actually be.
incredibly uninformed and very hostile to Christianity. Even Tom Hanks, its star, describes the plot as "hooey-" a conclusion even the normally biblically-skeptical cable TV documentaries are agreeing with.
The problem is, of course, that religious ignorance is at an all time high in our culture (and historical ignorance as well). The downside of the boycott is that it's merely giving a very silly movie more publicity- and boosting its box office.