Is this what the Church is really afraid of from the Da Vinci Code?
543001
Well all this bloodline business is pure speculation, however that Jesus was married to the Magdalene is more than speculation since we have evidence in the writings of the earliest christians. You are right to say the christians never thought Jesus was god and such ideas crept into christianity centuries later. Once the church voted on the divinity of Jesus, they picked & chose the writings which suited them (and it's interesting that even with all the picking & choosing the so-called NT still does not declare that Jesus is god). DC is simply stirring up the old issue again and people are sick & tired of churches dictating what god is. And no, the churches do not like people to go sniffing into the past.
432985
Not really...\nEverything we have feared concerning dates has been a flop, ex: Y2K. \nWhen something important happens, it usually just happens.\nThe devil doesn't deserve his own day anyway, the only people that would declare something are people that take that path & brainwashed Christians.\n\nWhat are supposed to be scared of on this day?
497119
It does not sound like a logical fear to me.  Then again this is coming from a guy scared of heights.\n\nPerhaps you are scared that they are going to enslave you with their religion.  The best way to overcome this fear is probly knowing more about how and why people join cults.  Once you know how to avoid being brainwashed you woln't have to fear looking them in the eyes and telling them they are wrong.
931540
I didn't know that Christians are afraid of the DaVinci Code.  Everyone knows that it's all fiction.
1104121
Unfortunately so..\n\n.Perhaps it's a need to "be the one" who gets it right?\n\n Perhaps they're trying to get Christians to work the "Great Commission" harder?\n\n Perhaps they feel "scare tactics" will bring more to Christ?\n\n All of the Above are counter-productive, because then it paints a "charicature" of Christianity...
653940
Well, in my opinion... There's a part of them that's insecure about their faith. When anything (such as the controversial Da Vinci Code) threatens their faith, or attempts to prove it wrong, their defense mechanisms spring up. They know they could be wrong about their faith, and that's what's making them so irate. I think people are starting to forget that the bible is "just a book" too.
567572
Doesn't all this ruckus from the Church seem like overkill to you? I haven't seen the Catholic Church so worked up over a movie since The Last Temptation Of Christ. And I haven't seen the Catholic Church so scared since those pedophilia scandals. Maybe the ideas in the book are not so far fetched after all.
314440
I don't know. I have met Pentecostals I like and Pentecostals I don't like, just like with other Christian churches. I have heard people ridicule them as "holy rollers" so maybe they are afraid because all of the movements.
564604
Different protestant churches may have different views on biblical topics from each other and from the Catholic Church. One of the main things about the Catholic Church is that they put their church tradition at a higher place than the Bible. This is a very dangerous thing to do because it allows the church to hold views that even go plainly against the Bible. Example: if you read 1 Tim 4:1-5 you will read in the Bible (even the Catholic Bible) that men who forbid people to marry are following a doctrine of demons. The Catholic church disregards the Bible there and insists on promoting a doctrine that is not from God. The rampant homosexuality in the priesthood is a by-product of following that demonic teaching. Being single is actualy better for those who want to be more devoted to the Lord but that should never be forced on anyone. \n\nAnother area where there is great danger, is where the Catholic church makes a Pope to be in charge of the church. He is actually called the vicar of Christ which means that he is the representative of Christ here on earth. The Bible teaches that Jesus is the head of the church and the believers are His body. A Pope is said to be able to speak "excathedera" (I think I mispelled it) which means that when he speaks on matters of doctrine and faith, he is "infallible" Obviously throughout the Catolic Church's history it has been wrong in many of its actions and beliefs as in the example I already gave. \n\nProtestants may have differing views but rarely are they as serious as undermining the scriptures and worshiping a man as supreme leader of the church.    \n\nYour average catholic does not know much of the Catholic official teachings which include "transubstantiation", progatory, outright idolatry, not beliving that Jesus died once for all sins as evidenced in the sacrifice of the "Mass", not being able to clain assurance of salvation (one of the worst beliefs of all), adding several books to the old testament about 1500 yrs after the fact to try to defend some of their unbiblical beliefs and the sale of indulgences ect.....Today when I meet a catholic who is open to the Bible, I don't try to bring up most of the above. I try to talk about having a personal relation with Christ and knowing that to get to heaven is a choice that depends on one's own decision not belonging to such and such a church.
869835
Not afraid of them.  Worried about the Extremist Christians we have in our political system.  Hopefully some other group will come along and make them worry as well.
1049803
The fundamental of Christianity are being bombarded constantly by those that while declaring to the world that they are god fearing persons are nevertheless attacking and massacring other people.... Any names come to mind, maybe?\n\n\nThe DA VINCI CODE  is a fun movie, and the book is good for a interesting reading and no more than that.
180479
*Chuckling for I wait an hour after everyone else has drunk their's to drink mine* But if you are asking does the church with its history of bloodshed and crusades scare me today?\n\nThe answer is an emphatic, hell yeah!\n\nFrom their insane desire to destroy all other faiths to the hijacking of politics, they worry me greatly as would any rational free thinker...
553337
The problem is that too many Christians claim to follow Christ but are scripturally illiterate--they haven't read the Bible they claim to believe. So of course the "Da Vinci Code" would threaten their belief system, because their belief system hasn't been solidified yet. It's kind of like freshly poured cement on a sidewalk--until it's firm, anyone can put any impression into it. Christians need to go back to the source of their belief--the Bible--and then movies like this will be seen for the fiction they really are.
647061
Why would the catholic church bother to sue?\n\nThe church (and most people) know it is a work of fiction using the classic 'alternate history' approach. \n\nThat there is a religious theme means nothing. Brown is hardly the first to write books in this theme. In a few years there will be another. And another. And another.
982417
SDA christians SOuthern Baptists and Mormons.... scary
249356
To tell you the truth it's what ever you make out of it and how well do you participate.Everyone is different and if you seek god you shall find him.That doesn't sound like anything boring to me,you have nothing to be afraid of because everyone in the church is there for one reason.To \nseek.
230795
I think a lot of the time it does, yeah.  \n\nHOWEVER (yeah see, ya knew that was coming along somewhere) I don't think all Christians base their faith on fear.  Some base it on belief, and by that I mean that they feel the presence of God in their lives, and that is why they believe, or they get comfort from the words of Jesus Christ, and that is why they believe, or they enjoy having a community place within the church, and that is why they believe.