Most Da Vinci Code readers believe Jesus fathered a child, poll finds

The Daily Telegraph ^ | May 17, 2006 | Jonathan Petre

[MadIvan]

There was a British comic named Brian Conley, who used to do all sorts of beastly things to a squirrel puppet, like hitting it on the head, telling the puppet he'd turned his girlfriend into a hat, etc.

Whenever the audience would object, the comic would shout at them, "It's a puppet!"

I feel like shouting at these people, "It's a novel!". It's fiction, fantasy, myth, in short, it's not true, nor is it even close to being true. Dan Brown is a literary con-man who is covering his lack of talent by wrapping it up in manufactured controversy. We play his game by believing him over JC.

Regards, Ivan

[MadIvan]

Ping!

[Larry Lucido]

I'm sure most readers of Das Kapital would believe that communism is peachy. Doesn't mean it would have the same effect on me.

[ArGee]

The poll found that more than one in five British adults has read the book, which has sold more than 40 million copies worldwide, and that a large proportion believe its central claims.

I know this is not true, because the book is clearly labeled as fiction, and everyone knows that you don't believe anything you read in a work of fiction.

I've read that any number of times here on FR.

Shalom.

[kenth]

Satan's goal is being achieved through Brown's work as planned.

[tonycavanagh]

re :Whenever the audience would object, the comic would shout at them, "It's a puppet!"

So thats where it came from.

When I was out in Bosnia our QMS (Quarter Master Sergeant) used to shout that all the time. Thought it was some form of Northern Humour, he was a Yorkshire Man I a East End Cockney.

[tonycavanagh]

I am always distrustful of polls. I may go see the film though just to see what all the hype is about.

[jazzlite]

"Satan's goal is being achieved through Brown's work as planned."

Yes, but they play a futile game. The world may pass away but God's Word will never be destroyed. Brown and people like him hate the Christian God which should tell the world something. Why have they chosen our God to hate? Could it be because he is real..Why try to destroy something which does not exist? The main tool of the enemy, Satan, is deception. This is a prime example of it. I personally believe that people, like Brown, will come to no good end. They may be jealous of the power of the Christian God in this world but, as long as people pray, those who hate God are walking on dangerous ground. I am convinced that Mr. Brown and the others who have participated in this will receive justice, either here or in the hereafter.

[VOYAGER]

Most Da Vinci Code readers believe Jesus fathered a child, poll finds!

Fools, it is idiotic claptrap and is to be avoided!

[Nathan Zachary]

OK, that's it.

I now declare a fatwa on Dan Brown. This is a special fatwa, a christian one. Since killing is bad and all that, and you can leave forgiving until a few days before death, I say everyone trow their dog crap on his lawn, tag his house, spike his car tires at least once a week. Seduce his wife, (take pics) and just make his life so missurable he'll wish he was dead.

[Nathan Zachary]

And lets not cut Tom Hanks any slack either.

Saturate the Internet with Tom Hanks jokes... wait, that's been done before....

[ArGee]

This is a special fatwa, a christian one.

IIRC, the Christian way to heap burning coals on your enemy's head is to bless him.

Shalom.

[Global2010]

Didn't read the article.
Headline only.

MadIvan Europe is going to hell in a handbasket in regards to Christianity if a poll finds this true.

What utter heresy.

[ArGee]

And lets not cut Tom Hanks any slack either.

But wait. Hanks is just an actor. He's just playing a part. Let's attack Howard.

But wait. Howard's just a director. He's just making the movie that the Producer asked him to make. Let's attack Sony.

But wait. Sony's just in the business of making money. They wanted to make a movie of a best selling novel. Let's attack the public.

At what point does somebody have the responsibility to look at the project and say "This is a bunch of hateful lies and I'm not going to play a part in it."? If the Dutch were supposed to be courteous and not print pictures of Mohammed with a bomb in his turban, couldn't Hanks, Howard, Sony, et. al. have considered courtesy and left this project on the cuting room floor?

Nah. Christians don't riot when you insult their G-d. They let Him handle it His way.

Shalom.

[MrPiper]

The book is very entertaining, I've read that the movie is poor. I really don't see what all the hype is all about.

It is not listed as non fiction. The book does not say it's non fiction. It is based on a few real instances. Yes there was a lady in Jesus's life, and a lady lives across the street from me. Doesn't mean we sleep together. Yes there was a gospel written by someone about her.

Past that, its much ado about nothing. If your faith is that weak, you should not watch your TV or leave your house.

[Global2010]

Just think back to Hanks in his early work of "Big"

Remember the Saks Fifth Ave Toy Dept Scene?

[BamaAndy]

Too bad... It is FICTION! And I understand it's a good work--son enjoyed it a lot, but he knows it's a work of fiction. Geeze. For some to take stuff out of it to believe is the same as believing there's a Harry Potter. :) Geeze. (Mine on the other hand is a novel filled with actuals).

[MadIvan]

Yes, I remembered the name of the puppet too, it's "Larry the Loafer".

Regards, Ivan

[Global2010]

Amen!


I see a gold mine in your prayer life.

[freeangel]

"is the same as believing"

Uneducated people will believe anything that is fed to them. It's not surprising.