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Re: Protests over a cartoon... wtf. [message #200790 is a reply to message #200544] Wed, 24 May 2006 22:12 Go to previous messageGo to previous message
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Dover wrote on Tue, 23 May 2006 13:35

Funny. I saw The DaVinci Code this past weekend, and I didn't see it as an attack at all. Quite the opposite, I saw it as a call for free-thinking.

Free-thinking as long as it's a humanist form of thinking, right?

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It simply presents a case and allows the viewer to form his or her own conclusions.

It presents a case against the Catholic church and steers the viewer to form an anti-Catholic/Christianity conclusion.

It tells us that Christ was simply another figure in history rather than the Son of God and even had a wife of His own.
It goes on to expose some of the atrocities committed by the Catholic church.
I don't see how any viewer who may have been on the fence about religion can draw any other conclusion other than "Christianity is bad" from this movie.

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Christianity on the other hand, basically says "This is what the bible says, therefore it's right. Any deviance from this is wrong. If you don't believe you're going to hell."

I don't know what Christians you've been talking to, but if THAT'S what you think the basic message of Christianity is, you've missed the point completely.

Want to know what the basic message of Christianity is? "Love God, and love people." Love God (in all three forms) with all your strength, and love your neighbor as yourself.

What you've said is the basic message of Christianity is a misinterpretation of what SOME judgmental Christian fundamentalists have said over the years. Sadly, many Christians do not know how to tactfully share the gospel with non-believers without being too abrasive or judgmental. It's really not your fault you think the way you do about Christianity; rather, it's the fault of those abrasive and judgmental Christians who failed to explain their beliefs in a tactful way without being too offensive.

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What's an attack on what, exactly?

The DaVinci Code is an attack on a message of love.

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Just let it happen. Duh. What kind of insecure nut would get worked up over WORDS?

When those words have the power to destroy your reputation and add to the slander that's already out there against you, thus giving people on the fence one more reason to turn away from you.

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I love how everyone expects me to shit bricks like a bible-thumper watching The DaVinci Code because my mother was dragged into this conversation.

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What's an attack on what, exactly?


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