"That's fine and wonderful, but why can't Brown just say he doesn't believe that Jesus and Mary were married and had a child? Brown will not denounce this theory either because it helps sells more books and/or that he really believes it. Brown intentionally implies that he has facts to back up this stuff, when in reality his alledged facts have been thoroughly discredited. There are A LOT of people who are buying into this blasphamous lie. I don't mind him making up stories about fictious people, but when he lies about history and known historical figures, I think it should be clearly stated that those 'facts' are not true."
I think you answered your own question. Brown thinks he can get more money by letting people think it is true. But what he is doing is not illegal, nor will it damage Christianity.
Whether it damages Brown (at God's Great Judgement Seat) is a matter for Brown and God. Whether it damages others is a matter of their free will. Put the facts before them, and let them make their own choices. You cannot force people to salvation.
Remember the parable of the sower? Some of the seed will fall on the path and fail to root, other will be choked by weeds. Some will be choked by the weeds of the da Vinci Code, but they would likely have been choked by other weeds if Dan Brown did not exist. They want to believe his nonsense because accepting the real story is too hard for them.
Thanks for the post and I agree with you, except I don't think it is only for money. I think Brown actually buys into the conspiracies. At least that is how I read his web page FAQ, where he states he disagrees with the critics who dispell the theories in his book. Then again, I suppose he could be just be saying that to keep up interest in his book. But I doubt it.
What - and allow God's greatest gift to us - free will - to run rampant! :o)