tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21789110.post114312052622627270..comments2023-11-03T04:15:09.033-05:00Comments on Can You Hear Me Now?: De-Coding the da Vinci Codekpjarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02425417734069925095noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21789110.post-1143498587597666202006-03-27T16:29:00.000-06:002006-03-27T16:29:00.000-06:00Not at all...as a matter of fact my pastor (absonj...Not at all...as a matter of fact my pastor (absonjourney) actually reiterated what you had said this weekend and I figure if you are Catholic and can read it as only a work of fiction...I should be able to handle it. I've decided I am going to check it out. I can always leave if it really bothers me.kpjarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02425417734069925095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21789110.post-1143496138594935032006-03-27T15:48:00.000-06:002006-03-27T15:48:00.000-06:00I hope I wasn't too blunt above.I hope I wasn't too blunt above.Aunt Murryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05098201527929471152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21789110.post-1143160592778406462006-03-23T18:36:00.000-06:002006-03-23T18:36:00.000-06:00Kim-Here's my take for what it's worth. I have no...Kim-<BR/>Here's my take for what it's worth. I have no problem with the book or the movie for exactly the reasons Aunt Murry posits above- it is fiction. The truth is the book got most of its initial negative pub for its depiction of the Catholic church as a manipulative, deceitful entity rather than its questionable theology. Now having said that, because the book deals with real life issues of Christology, I can understand why people would be upset- if the book were presented as true- which it is not. <BR/>Having said all this, let me also say that I see no problem with your personal separation from things that have tempted you in the past and I do not think that those issues of separation render you with nothing to say to the world. You have a ton to say. If you think that seeing this movie, reading this book could draw you into things God has called you away from then do not go. <BR/><BR/>BTW it is blogs like this that make me thankful that God sent you and Paul to Journey.<BR/><BR/>Pastor Absabsonjourneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13167311101389896390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21789110.post-1143145540247720302006-03-23T14:25:00.000-06:002006-03-23T14:25:00.000-06:00Having read the book and being Catholic, I think t...Having read the book and being Catholic, I think too much has been given to this already. It is a work of FICTION. It's premise, while interesting, is a work of FICTION. Say it with me people...THE BOOK IS FICTION. Ok, now that I have said that, I think as long as you are asking questions, you are learning. I am going to see it because I for one enjoyed the book on an entertainement level. I saw it for what it was...a work of FICTION. I love TOm Hanks however he is not the one I would have chosen to play the lead character. You know I could do a whole post on this book and I might still but like I said...it's FICTION.Aunt Murryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05098201527929471152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21789110.post-1143140906444787242006-03-23T13:08:00.000-06:002006-03-23T13:08:00.000-06:00The method that I apply to myself is that if I'm i...The method that I apply to myself is that if I'm in doubt, I try to avoid it. I don't have to see the movie to have it verified that it promotes concepts I don't believe in. My husband has read the book and we have no desire to see it. While it may not be garbage, I try to apply the "garbage in, garbage out" concept to what I read and view. I just don't want to clutter up my mind with stuff I don't need, and I don't think I'm totally black and white in my point of view, quite like I used to be. I think I can be well-thought-out without exposing myself to objectionable material. My husband says that it's sprinkled with enough truth to be confusing.someone elsehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12524255841655400982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21789110.post-1143129642232486722006-03-23T10:00:00.000-06:002006-03-23T10:00:00.000-06:00That's a tough one. I don't have any wisdom or in...That's a tough one. I don't have any wisdom or insight. I wish I did. I guess my initial reaction would be to not glorify or support something that I know to purposely work against God's teachings. But how many ways do I do that subtley (sp?) all the while thinking I'm doing good by avoiding the big, obvious stuff? This is why I don't make a good legalist. I struggle with the gray. Let me know what you decide. I'm curious.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09652304693670344168noreply@blogger.com