Berkeley CSUA MOTD:Entry 43115
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2006/5/19-22 [Reference/Religion] UID:43115 Activity:nil
5/19    http://news.yahoo.com/s/usatoday/20060519/cm_usatoday/codenotbenign
        Dear motd Christians, let's all boycott the Code!
        \_ Oh no!  I really wanted to waste $10 on a crappy movie!
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USA TODAY Opinion 'Code' not benign By Ted Baehr Fri May 19, 7:04 AM ET A few pundits are arguing that Christians should read the bestselling book The Da Vinci Code and see the movie to "engage the culture" and as a tool for evangelism. Click here By that argument, we should encourage people to read other popular, but infamous, works: Chinese dictator Mao Zedong's Little Red Book, or The Communist Manifesto. Or, why not Mein Kampf by Adolf Hitler, or The Protocols of the Elders of Zion, an anti-Semitic diatribe popular in Muslim circles? It would be wonderful to believe Christians can argue the facts to Dan Brown's hate-filled, fictitious attack on Jesus Christ, Christianity, the Bible, Christians and history. The truth is, however, that many people have not read a Bible or understood their faith sufficiently to counter the story's intricacies. What is the answer when Christians are asked whether Jesus married Mary Magdalene? Has the church hidden important facts from the faithful? These are just some of the complex issues discussed in The Da Vinci Code. Although it is fiction, it contains enough references to history to make Christians question their beliefs. The slanderous distortions and falsehoods are as dangerous as they are numerous. The movie threatens to strike another massive blow to people's understanding and knowledge of God, Christianity and history. Although the movie waters down the novel's anti-Christian attacks and virulent paganism, it promotes the book and contains enough falsehoods and scurrilous conjecture to distort the truth about Jesus Christ and increase prejudice against Christians. Direct churches and individuals to sound books, websites and other resources to help them understand the issues. But, most of all, don't see the movie, especially the first week of release. If you have to go to a movie, however, go see another one instead.