[BunnySlippers]

Predictably, Hollywood has jumped at the chance to assail the Gospels

Channces are they are not "assailing the gospels" but merely cashing in on a HOT, HOT, HOT novel. A novel the American public made a hit!

[Savage Beast]

My wife's a descendant of the Merovingians. I'm hoping her relatives will help her get me past the Pearly Gates (it's my only hope).

[meowmeow]

People will gladly believe anything that they think relieves them of accountability to the living God.

I have no problem with anyone relieving those people of their money. It's like plundering the Egyptians. Now how can I get in on it, hmmmmmm...

[RightWhale]

its distortions about the history of Christianity

We're not real worried. It doesn't seem to be about the history of Christianity at all.

[ikka]

A third of those surveyed who had read the novel believe there are descendants of Jesus who are alive today and that a secret society exists that's dedicated to keeping Jesus' bloodline hush-hush.

Their identities are a well-kept secret...

[mmercier]

The "Da Vinci Code" was a rip off from an earlier book "Holy Blood Holy Grail".

I read them both, the latter being better by far.

The "Da Vinci Code" is great, if you are into detective novels.

I paid $35.00 for the Code while it was being hyped everywhere. Not even worth $6.99 paperback cost, IMO.

[stainlessbanner]

almost 20 percent of the population has read "The Da Vinci Code,"

I would be surprised if 20 percent of the population reads books regularly.

[GOP_1900AD]

Will this horrid book end up being the "Chronicles of the Learned Elders of Zion" of our time?