DaVinci Code Protesters

[DISUNC]

They certainly don't appear to go to hell for molesting boys and then having the entire sordid mess covered up for decades... Or is that fiction?

Or very recently the trial where the Priest was found guilty of murdering a nun on Easter Sunday!

Where are the protestors when all this was happening?????????????

 

[DawnCt1]

Or very recently the trial where the Priest was found guilty of murdering a nun on Easter Sunday!

Where are the protestors when all this was happening?????????????

I would guess that the Catholic Church doesn't support priests murdering nuns so what would there be to protest? Justice being carried out?

 

[PixieDust32]

Or very recently the trial where the Priest was found guilty of murdering a nun on Easter Sunday!

Where are the protestors when all this was happening?????????????

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[Mickey Fliers]

So, if the basis of the Christian faith is that Jesus was the Son of God and that he sacrificied himself to save us all, how does that faith change if Jesus did, in fact, have a wife and child?

I am not saying that DC is fact, but I am not exactly certain how some could view it's content and "faith altering". The DC is a work of entertainment and I just don't feel that its content is going to rock the foundations of Christianity!

 

[DISUNC]

I would guess that the Catholic Church doesn't support priests murdering nuns so what would there be to protest? Justice being carried out?

So then by your theory THEY are Supporting The Davinci Code!

 

[Buckalew11]

I haven't read the book and I don't know whether I ever will. Maybe I'll see the movie. It is really no big deal to me whether Jesus and Mary were married or not. However, because of John 20:16, I think he was not her husband. I also think that there wouldn't have been a child because I just don't believe that God would want a bloodline to possibly be sought out and worshipped in anyway. After all, no one knew where he buried Moses for that type reason. I think of the places in Israel and how if we *think* it was Jesus' birthplace, look what we do to it--make it a shrine. There is no way to really know the truth of special places and people and I just believe God keeps it that way for a reason.
But, hey, if Jesus and Mary were married, so what? Sex within marriage isn't a sin so He would still be sinless. I've seen where churches (all denominations) around here have made a big deal out of the DC. I really am not even sure what their arguments are. Maybe I am missing bigger issues. I sometimes think people look at the painting of the Last Supper like it is a photo and Davinci was there in the room as a witness to the event. He wasn't there and we have no idea what Jesus and the apostles looked like or if one looked more feminine than the others etc.

 

[Rella Bella]

So, if the basis of the Christian faith is that Jesus was the Son of God and that he sacrificied himself to save us all, how does that faith change if Jesus did, in fact, have a wife and child?

It wouldn't.

There's nothing wrong with the idea at all. But if it were true, why would he hide it? If -- as one poster stated early on -- it was historically impossible for Jesus to be a Rabbi and not married, why would he or anyone deny it? If it was normal, why not talk about it -- even celebrate it. (Although I don't think Jesus was a "Rabbi" in the true Jewish sense of the word. They called him 'teacher' or 'rabbi', but we're told he was a carpenter until his baptism.)

I don't buy "the Church supressed Jesus marriage or Mary Magdelene in general, to keep their power over women" idea one bit. If we believe this to be a religion established by God -- and most Christians do -- don't we also believe He could have made it what ever He intended, and have it led by whoever He intended.

IMHO, making that arguments is like agreeing with the agnostics that religion is purely a man-made idea. I don't believe the Church has yet become what God fully intendes it to be, because the command is to 'become one' and we're a long, long way from complete one-ness. But I think God built the foundations and will continue to build the Church.

DC is historical fiction. Dan Brown has tried to stretch the historical part as far as it will go, because controversy is good for business. Some Christians -- both Protestant and Catholic -- are helping him do just that.

I never considered the book worth my time... but a 2+ hour movie -- okay.
And it was just that okay. I laughed out loud several times at the unstudied version of Christian history portrayed in it, and I enjoyed the suspense, even if it was predictable. So from me the movie gets a B.

 

[sha_lyn]

sorry sha_lyn, but blocking your view isn't enough to lawfully send them on their way. As long as there is no libel, slander or injury involved, they have a legal right to be there.

So creating a traffic hazzard isn't unlawful? I seriously doubt that

 

[Planogirl]

I don't really see what all the controversy is about. If the movie is a test of faith, isn't that a good thing? And if some people believe every word of the book, how does that harm others? We're all free-thinkers after all and no book or movie can force us to believe anything.

I have seen the movie yet but still intend to. I've heard far more praise for it than criticism. I did enjoy the book a lot.

 

[MrsNick]

MAKE A PICKET SIGN FOR ME!! I would definately like my money back. I am glad I bought my two tickets at Costco. I would have freaked if I had paid $9.75 per ticket!. This is not a movie that I would get on DVD! I hope Tom Hanks can live it down.

Costco sells movie tix? Who knew? Hmm, I hope mine sells them too! Thanks Dawn!

 

[Viking]

As I have said 7 million times, I, and many other Catholics, have the ability to separate the human side of religion from the God side of religion.

That's impossible as religion and god (ALL religions and ALL gods) are figments of human imagination - so there is only a human side to it.

 

[LindsayDunn228]

That's impossible as religion and god (ALL religions and ALL gods) are figments of human imagination - so there is only a human side to it.

I'm sorry, but was that really necessary??

 

[Holly]

I'm sorry, but was that really necessary??

Sure it was. It's just his opinion, after all.

If you believe otherwise, his opinion shouldn't upset you.

 

[LindsayDunn228]

Sure it was. It's just his opinion, after all.

If you believe otherwise, his opinion shouldn't upset you.

Sorry, just rubbed me the wrong wat this morning. I apologize.

I reserve the right to feel your opinion is wrong, but I respect your right to have it.

 

[Mugg Mann]

This is not a movie that I would get on DVD! I hope Tom Hanks can live it down.

With over $136 million in box office receipts after only two weeks in just the US Market alone (traditionally a film can expect to double it's grosses once the foreign markets are accounted for, and then the DVD income should add millions and millions of additional revenue dollars) the film is already quite profitable and well on its way to being a blockbuster hit.

http://boxofficemojo.com/weekend/chart/

If anything, this movie only increases Tom Hanks' reputation as one of the most bankable stars in hollywood.

Methinks he'll "live it down" just fine, despite Dawn's personal disapproval......

 

[DawnCt1]

If anything, this movie only increases Tom Hanks' reputation as one of the most bankable stars in hollywood.

Methinks he'll "live it down" just fine, despite Dawn's personal disapproval......

But I thought it was always "about the art". It's honestly a lousy movie. If I went to see it without the hype, it would have just been okay. It certainly didn't live up to expectations and Ron Howard usually does better. Tom Hanks usually picks better.

 

[DawnCt1]

Costco sells movie tix? Who knew? Hmm, I hope mine sells them too! Thanks Dawn!

Check in the front, near the tvs and cameras. They are National Movie tickets or something like that. There is a listing of which theatre accepts them. They aren't counted as "passes" so you can use them on new releases. The price is $13.99. I am guess that it doesn't include your state tax but for us, its a little over $7 per ticket.

 

[PixieDust32]

We pay 6.50 adult ticket and 5.50 child, for any movie over here.

 

[GoofyDad869]

Check in the front, near the tvs and cameras. They are National Movie tickets or something like that. There is a listing of which theatre accepts them. They aren't counted as "passes" so you can use them on new releases. The price is $13.99. I am guess that it doesn't include your state tax but for us, its a little over $7 per ticket.

Disclaimer: This post was made entirely in jest.

But what they don't tell you is you have to get the Costco 'Mark of the Beast'(TM) before buying anything there.

Disclaimer: This post was made entirely in jest.

 

[Zippa D Doodah]

That's impossible as religion and god (ALL religions and ALL gods) are figments of human imagination - so there is only a human side to it.

I'm sorry, but comments like these are totally unnecessary. It comes across as very rude and arrogant (at least in written form). Let's all please be a bit more civil.