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Wednesday, May 17, 2006

"Not Just Entertainment"
From Reading "Da Vinci Code" does alter beliefs: survey:
    "The Da Vinci Code" has undermined faith in the Roman Catholic Church and badly damaged its credibility, a survey of British readers of Dan Brown's bestseller showed on Tuesday.

    People are now twice as likely to believe Jesus Christ fathered children after reading the Dan Brown blockbuster and four times as likely to think the conservative Catholic group Opus Dei is a murderous sect.


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Meanwhile, Christians in Thailand, India, South Korea, Singapore, and the Philippines have the right idea: Asian Christian groups plan boycotts of 'Da Vinci Code' movie.

Even our fellow monotheists in India are lending a hand, as illustrated by these comments from Maulana Mansoor Ali Khan, general secretary of the All-India Sunni Jamiyat-ul-Ulema, quoted in Muslims join Da Vinci criticism, an article linked to by Seattle Catholic:
    The Holy Koran recognises Jesus as a prophet. What the book says is an insult to both Christians and Muslims....

    Muslims in India will help their Christian brothers protest this attack on our common religious belief.