[ducdriver]

Christianity will survive this (has survived much worse), but think of the souls that will be lost through believing what is put on the screen. Ever notice how some people think they know everything about a subject after seeing a movie? For the most part, what they "know" isn't even the truth. Like Henry Kissinger is reported to have said about Jimmy Carter, "it isn't that he doesn't know, it's that he doesn't know that he doesn't know."

[BigBobber]

You could be right and that would be sad. However, I think many people will be exposed to Christian art and architecture through this book and movie and that will be a good thing.

I read the illustrated version of the book and enjoyed it. The Mary Magdalene thing is "inside politics". True believers will not be swayed and nonbelievers will not understand what the fuss is about.

The history of Christianity has always been this: people exposed to it are drawn to it. That's why Muslims always look worried.