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ali 2 wrote:I'm a christian so i don't like improper facts that could confuse people or guide them from the truth

like it does.
But i'm sure it's agood FICTIONAL book to read.

IceCreamMan wrote:

Adam101 wrote:I liked it very much, I loved reading it and the plot was excellent, personally i find it more believable than the bible, as that is also a fictional book.

You know, that just makes you look like a complete retard. While I believe you have a right to you opinion, I also believe that your opinion doesn't mean s*** if you can't back it up. Tons of stuff which Dan Brown says in that book is not just slightly twisted but is actually compete bogus. His portrayal of Jesus is absolutely absurd and it is disturbing that people actually fall for this. Whether or not you believe Jesus was who he said he was, the bible is a very historically sound record of his life on earth which is considered to be quite reliable by many historians who are not even christians because it passes the protocol tests for ancient manuscripts. Obviously they don't believe in the miracles or the resurection, but they think that the authors of these books of the new testament believed in them. And while Dan Brown would like us to believe that the early church supressed some 76 gospels while only allowing the Mathew, Mark, Luke, and John to remain in the bible, if you look it up you will find that there are something like 35,000 manuscripts of the 4 gospels while most of the other gospels (of which I can only find 16 at most) only have one surviving manuscript. And isn't it a coincidence that these missing gospels are the ones which supposedly show Jesus in a different light, while the 4 current gospels show him pretty much the same way: as a man who believed he was God's son, who never married, who performed miracles, who was resurected, etc etc. And what about his description of Opus Dei and the Catholic Church? Do you honestly think that was accurate?

So while the bible may or may not be a fictional book, Dan Brown's book most certainly is. Do you know that the only group of people more angry about this book than Christians are HISTORIANS? Guess why? Cause its a big fat load o' bs. End of story.

P.S. After looking at the link that Smaur posted, I dislike Dan Brown even more. The book was actually enjoyable to read for me. Thats not what I have a problem with. My problem is with people who are so easily persuaded that they believe this book is nonfiction. You would think that anyone would be able to find at least one thing in the book which they know for certain is not a fact, and therefore they know the book is just fictional. Or they could just read the page which says "this book is a work of fiction..."

There were three who always walked with the Lord: Mary, his mother, and her sister, and Magdalene, the one who was called his companion. His sister and his mother and his companion were each a Mary.

As for the Wisdom who is called "the barren," she is the mother of the angels. And the companion of the [...] Mary Magdalene. [...] loved her more than all the disciples, and used to kiss her often on her mouth. The rest of the disciples [...]. They said to him "Why do you love her more than all of us?" The Savior answered and said to them,"Why do I not love you like her? When a blind man and one who sees are both together in darkness, they are no different from one another. When the light comes, then he who sees will see the light, and he who is blind will remain in darkness."

Firestarter wrote:IceCreamMan, calling Adam101 a "retard" for stating his opinion isn't acceptable. Here's a better way of saying what you meant:

I believe you have a right to you opinion, I also believe that your opinion doesn't mean anything if you can't back it up, so please provide some evidence before making a sweeping statement like that.

That kind of talk is acceptable, because you are not flaming nor attacking another member. We appreciate discussion but not bashing.

magicman wrote:Well I thought the book wasn't bad, though I abrubtly stopped reading it when he mentioned his theory about Jesus Christ and Mary Magdalene. Don't get me wrong, I know it was a fiction book. But I guess even reading something like that made me depressed.

I mean why write something like that? And his story makes no sense whatsover to me. He says women were always treated like dirt and disrespected and then he brings in Mary Magdalene to say that she was the one who should have been remembered in history for being the wife of Jesus.

What about the Virgin Mary? He completely left out the fact that the Virgin Mary is perhaps the most famous woman in history. He also says that Jesus was going to carry on his church to Mary Magdalene. That also makes no sense because of Jesus Christ was really married to her then he wouldn't be the son of God. If he wasn't the son of God then what church was he carrying on???

I don't know why he decided to write something like this. Maybe he has a problem with the Church or something.
I mean why write a book that contradicts Christianity? It just really gets on my nerves. I got assigned that book for english class and refused not to read it because of how much it offended me. I don't care if it's fiction or not.
Someone's religion is not something to joke about.

I think Dan Brown should be ashamed of himself. And to make it worse a movie is coming out based on the book.
Why? Why not make a movie about his other books if they are as good as you all said? It's just so he could voice his ridiculous theory to the world.

I'm sorry if I annoyed you with this post but I just had to get out how I feel. I don't know what else to say. Words cannot explain how disgusted I am with this book. I couldn't sleep for a week after reading it. It actually made me cry and my brother cry.

Please, if you havn't read the DaVinci code, don't. Dan Brown thinks his theory is the truth. Well, I want to tell him just one thing.

I have already found the truth, and it's Jesus Christ. If he doesn't think so he can keep it to himself.


-Tony