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thegentlegiant

The Da Vinci Code

May 03, 2006 14:15

This post is the response I wrote to an online posting that can be found here.

A friend asked what I thought about this, so here goes: I can honestly say that the Da Vinci Code fills me with rage in a way that few things do. Much of my life, I had very little concept of blasphemy, beyond the idea of taking the Lord's Name in vain. The word was ( Read more... )

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ranssom May 3 2006, 20:19:32 UTC

I did read the book, and I did so becuase I have seen enough books, movies, etc. blacklisted by conservative Christians to know not to always take them at their word. Maybe in this case I could have known enough about it from the book's description, but I like to give people the benefit of the doubt and make my own decisions. I agree that it is a blasphemous book, though the only thing that really makes me angry is that such a silly, poorly written (albeit entertaining) piece of pop-fiction could actually be believed by anyone. However, the fact remains that some will believe it, and Satan will use it. I really liked your stance on not trying to make the world "behave." Preach Jesus, and nothing else!

Re: Di Vinci Crud thegentlegiant May 5 2006, 12:49:20 UTC

Thanks for weighing in Jessica. As I said before, the decision to read or see or not to read or see is not something I want to lay down a NEW LAW about. It is a decision that each makes before the Lord. I'm even glad in some ways that many believers have done the work for me. The main reason I mentioned it is that I do not want to see Dan Brown profit any more than he already has. Maybe that sounds a little spiteful, but it seems consistent with the Psalmist who longs for the Lord to bring justice.

Re: Di Vinci Crud ranssom May 5 2006, 14:58:28 UTC

Well, I got it from the library, so I don't have to worry about that :)

Di Vinci Crud swimin_upstream May 4 2006, 01:46:15 UTC

That is a very good position ( ... )

Re: Di Vinci Crud philip_tallon May 5 2006, 07:55:08 UTC

Apologies, guys, I quoted you over here: http://the-conversation.blogspot.com/2006/05/work-of-critiquing-work-of-fiction.html

Howard, Jim, hope you don't mind. You're the tops in my book.

Re: Jim's post.

As for the general charge of blasphemy, I'm not sure that this counts. It seems that when an argument is made, we owe the arguer at least the dignity of an answer. I think that Christian truth can stand up to any charge, so why not face these claims head on? Okay, maybe everybody isn't called to be a "quality control" expert for Christian truth. God made all kinds. But for those of us with the time and inclination, don't we owe it to Jesus to stand up for him in Spirit and Truth?

Re: Di Vinci Crud thegentlegiant May 5 2006, 13:23:56 UTC

You are always welcome to use any quotation without apology ( ... )

Re: Di Vinci Crud philip_tallon May 6 2006, 19:41:07 UTC

Jim writes: I do however stand by the charge of blasphemy. It seems consistent with the definition:.. "An irreverent or impious act, attitude, or utterance in regard to something considered inviolable or sacrosanct."

Phil writes: Yeah, but saying that Jesus was merely mortal and happily married is only "an irreverent or impious act" if it the author and filmmakers know better, which I doubt. The Psalmist's fool is still just a fool, not a blasphemer for saying "there is no God."

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gracesavedme May 4 2006, 14:41:24 UTC

AMEN!

the question of "support" nineogon May 5 2006, 18:17:57 UTC

As a Christian who opposes the reading of Harry Potter (without having any resentment toward Jessica's stance--as we've discussed many friendly times:). ---Actually, let me break to say that my reasons for not reading it are because I am hyper-sensitive about being entertained by things that glorify Satan's modes and agendas of things.--- I think it not the best to watch/read DVC for the reasons that, if Christians pour into the theaters to support movies like Narnia and The Passion in order to show Hollywood that there is a market out there for quality truth films, then it may send a weird message if Christians pour into the theatres just to see what the world is saying so that they may refute the lies. Hollywood just swees that there are a bunch of people watching it, so it must be palatable to the American taste. I think that it can be helpful to know a bit of where deceptions are coming from (as in the case of learning a bit of where cults are coming from so as to be able to question and refute logically), but really, with the ( ... )

Re: the question of "support" ranssom May 5 2006, 19:46:19 UTC

I looked for Jen online yesterday, and I came up with her mom's address (I think).

I agree with not reading/watching things that are entertainment by Satan's modes. I just don't trust a lot of the information I get from what I consider to be an often legalistic and paranoid church culture (not the Church itself).

This has been a really interesting discussion, and I have enjoyed it!

Re: the question of "support" ranssom May 5 2006, 21:17:20 UTC

This is not to say that I think anyone "should" read these books - in fact, there really is no compelling reason to do so if you have a source whom you trust, and who has read them and researched them and can point out the negatives. I just don't have a source like that, in either case, that I trust (who has read them), and, afterall, SOME Christian would have to read them, or it would really amount to slander to say that they are evil.