'Da Vinci' undermines faith, survey claims

MSNBC ^ | May 16, 2006

[sirchtruth]

The group complains the film "mixes reality with fiction, in a way which blurs historical fact and invention."

Yes, and I've come to the conclusion that the READER has a responsibility to research the difference.

A good book should force you to research a little background. The more I look at this, the more I've realized Dan Brown has done a favor for the church, giving it an opportunity to set the historical record straight inforont of people who would have otherwise cared less. Now, people will at least look!

[Sacajaweau]

There was great fear when the bible was going to be printed in bulk. It would make itself subject to interpretation on a new level. The Judas papers will produce volumes of interpretations.

[Revolting cat!]

[theDentist]

Just bad lighting....

[gcruse]

Naw, it's overhead lighting unaided by a fill-flash. Makes you look unattractive. Satan doesn't do much photography, but he does like working in red-lit darkrooms.

[RebelBanker]

Is this survey from the same outfit that claimed that Harry Potter was turning kids to Wicca or some such?

[NYer]

Dan Brown (the book's author) said it's fiction

WERTHEIMER: You're trying not to get too fictional with the facts here?

Mr. BROWN: Absolutely. The only thing fictional in "The Da Vinci Code" is the characters and the action that takes place. All of the locations, the paintings, the ancient history, the secret documents, the rituals, all of this is factual.

Weekend Edition Interview with Dan Brown

[Publius6961]

'Da Vinci' undermines faith, survey claims

My disdain for "surveys" and "polls" is absolute and permanent.

Nevertheless, I can add that anyone whose faith can be shaken by a bad fiction novel/movie, doesn't have much of a faith to begin with...

[theDentist]

I wonder how many went bonkers when "The Omen 3" hit the screens. After all, there are a group of Christian priests in that movie that got specially blessed knives that were trying to kill the Anti-Christ. Surely that must have been just as demeaning to Christianity,.

[subterfuge]

Have you been paying attention at all?

You know Tom Hanks is an actor and that Dan Brown is a hack trying to make a buck right? Yes, you gullible fool, take the word of actors and shills over Christians. How is it you atheists always know everything about religion?

[colorado tanker]

Agreed. Today, Britain is overwhelmingly secular. Most of the people being surveyed know very little of the central tenets of Christianity.

People who think the Code is good history probably think there's a treasure map on the Declaration of Independence too.

[HEY4QDEMS]

“The Da Vinci Code” has undermined faith in the Roman Catholic Church and badly damaged its credibility, a survey of British readers revealed

The only faith it has undermined by me is my faith in British intellect.

[Publius6961]

Faith must be based on education. So it's easy to see how the claim may be valid.

That may be true of children, but not of adults, so I strongly disagree.

We each affirm (confrm) our beliefs, or reject them consciously at some point. It's called "growing up".

[Protagoras]

If a novel can undermine your faith, you ain't too faithful.

[AmericanRepublican]

"Relax kid, it's only a movie."
-- Hardware Wars, 1978

[floridaobserver]

Like it or not, this is a movie that raises important questions.

If you see just one movie this year, it must be "The Da Vinci Code"!

[RexBeach]

CINOs!

[MineralMan]

"How is it you atheists always know everything about religion?
"

I believe you are mistaken. I do not think Rudder is an atheist at all. Perhaps you misunderstood the post.

[RexBeach]

Are you serious.