Who has read the Da Vinci Code? What are your views on what it says?

Question

Do you agree with what is said in the book regarding religion and how Christianity took over and made all other religions wrong and punishable, if you followed them. Surely any form of worship to whatever god is what is right for that person, if it helps them live their lives?

Answer 1

It's only a story.

Answer 2

I thought it was a very exciting novel, a wonderful piece of fiction. It must be very compelling for conspiracy theorists and people who love to solve mysteries and puzzles. Is there much truth in the book, pieces yes but the overall postulates - probably not. I am sure Christianity has been perverted, distorted and used shamelessly for political purposes, as far back as the Council of Nicea in 515 AD and perhaps even before that. Whole sections of the Bible were removed. When I read the Da Vinci Code, I did not get the message that Christianity made all other religions wrong and punishable. Either I wasn't paying attention or it has been a long time since I read it. It would be odd, since so much of Judaism and Islam overlap with the Christian religion. I think everyone should respect other people's moral beliefs religions and associated customs like wearing head scarfs, crosses or yarmulkes, as long as these practices do not violate someone's fundamental human rights (example - genital mutilation of African women).

Answer 3

I agree with you. Whatever the individual feels is right for them is the path they should follow.

The book raised a few interesting points regarding the life of Jesus that I agree with solely because I do not believe in the supernatural. I believe that Jesus was a man, not a god, and all men are supsceptible to some temptations (in my mind). I am not saying that Jesus had "relations" with Mary Magdaline, only that it could have happened.

Furthermore, the book did not portray any religious sect as a whole as being evil or wrong. Only certain fictional members who held strong beliefs that do not reflect the norms of modern day culture. The media (as it usually does to drive hype) exagerated these characters.

Regarding what the book says about Christianity taking over...you will find that most high school history books teach that Christianity did try to disparage the populace from believing in anything other than their one God and did persecute some sects. This isn't just a Christian thing though. Think about all the different forms of Christianity, they were created because someone of "power" decided that the existing form was not right for them.

Answer 4

DA VINCI CODE

The world is seriously concerned and the Christian World (especially the Roman Catholic Church) is hurt through a book of an individual that contains his own manipulations. That too on a subject of more than two thousand years old with no adequate evidence for the views he has.

Dan Brown is nothing but a cunning writer where he found a safe base to start his game. The base from where he started his book is already well known to the whole world and so he had no doubt that his book would a best seller. His mind is nothing better than that of a crazy street boy who tries to spoil or tarnish a sculpture or a statue or a painting that was admired by rest of the world. He succeeded in doing it. The act can be compared with that of the Talibans who destroyed the Budha’s statue. Here, I am not comparing their aims.

Now to the Christian world and the Roman Catholic Church I have a question. If your God is powerful, why don’t you leave the matter to Him to handle? Is not your almighty God powerful enough to handle a Dan Brown, if his views are against Him?

Dan Brown, Salman Rushdie, Kazantzakkis etc.are all such writers who had another indirect aim in their minds that fame is easy when they try to tarnish a famous matter. Keeping aside their literary talents there is nothing worth admiring. But they succeeded and the media and whole world are being fooled. Moreover, when one religion is insulted the rest rejoice. This is another key point of their success.

Answer 5

The bok about the savinci code is not really worth mentioning any mor e than Star Wars or any other book in the fiction section of your book store or library. It is simply put a work of fiction. I have no intention of reading the bok or watching the movie.The only reason that has drawn so much attention is that someone tried to make it out as a work of fact and that just is not the truth.Of course it says in the Bible that many will say I am here or over there come to see me, in the endtimes and to be careful of any and all false prophets.For this main reasomn I will not give this book the time of day . Best of luck and keep searching for the truth. The best place to start is in the bible.

Answer 6

I loved the book for what it was - pure fiction. Yes, some of the religious stuff in there seemed logical to me, but I was paying more attention to the main story - the murder. I liked this book because it was like a murder mystery, with all the right stuff thrown in - crazy killers, weird aristocrat, and a few secrets.

Though I did find the Mary Magdalene thing believable, as before I'd even heard of this book, there was a programme on the BBC about Jesus maybe having a wife, Magdalene, and how the Church covered it up, and making her out to be a prostitute.

Overall, the stuff to do with religion didn't bother me, because I'm not a religious person, I believe in God, but I don't follow any religion, so it wasn't a big controversy to me. I just enjoyed the solving of the secrets, and the murder, and the stuff about DaVinci.

Answer 7

What if your religion says to kill everyone of a differing faith, such as Islam? What if your religion requires human sacrifice, such as the paganism that Christianity replaced? The problem with the Da Vinci Code is that it tosses actual world history right out the door in favor of a fictional story. Those Romans and Gauls weren't nothing nice -- either to themselves or each other before Christianity came along. Many bad things were done by the Catholic Church, but not all Christians agreed and in the end, you are not required by the elders in your village to sacrifice anything but your time to hear their ideas.

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Answer 8

first of all, i hated it. it's a good subject, but the writer doesn't know how to write. it's a book for 14 year olds the most.

but, the subject is mostly true. while there probably aren't any descendants of jesus christ, there are stuff that the church changed about his story and they did that so it fit their view of the religion. for example, mary magdalene was much more important in real life than the bible gives her credit.

i agree that any form of worship is right but the christian religion doesn't. remember the religious wars. they're still happening one way or another. remember the inquisition that punished even people of the same religion if they dared think differently. the church of christ is very jealous of anything other than what it says.

Answer 9

The DaVinci Code is a work of fiction, designed to be a hit best seller. What do people want to read?
Any Christian religion includes the belief in Christ as God's Son. True Christians seek to imitate the life of Christ which is to be of service to ANYONE when needed, to love God and to suffer willingly if that is what God asks of you.
Read the Bible. It is Truth, divinely inpired by God. The New Testament telling of the life of Jesus by eyewitnesses will assure you that He was and is accepting of all people.
There is only one God and if any person truly seeks Him, that person will find Him.

As a Catholic I believe that I have found the one, true Church instited by Jesus Christ, UNCHANGED in doctrinal belief. I also believe that people of other religions recognize the same God, but lack the fullness of the Truth. Wouldn't you rather have the full truth than just part of it--or worst yet, a falsehood?

Answer 10

Yoda's at it again. The book was good but it was only fiction. It just seems christians can't tell the difference between fact and fiction.

During the dark ages, christians did take over and made all other religions wrong and often punishable by death. They also killed many christians whose beliefs were slightly different from the established views of the period.

Answer 11

No, he got a lot of facts wrong. For instance, he says in the book that no one claimed that Jesus was divine until the council of Nicea in 300ad or so. But that is simply not true! All you need do is look at the writings of Paul, written about 50ad to see that he claimed Jesus was divine.

And the list goes on, a very poorly written book, a bad plot, and I guess what it comes down to is that I was unable to suspend my belief in order to enter his fantasy ... the very first thing a writer needs to do.

Also, a previous poster wrote that it was well-written, and it is not. There were so many times that the character had to be "pulled back from his daydreaming" that it got to be funny. Also, his use of keeping the reader in suspense by making something dramatic happen, then switching to another scene got to be very irritating after awhile, it was like watching TV soap operas on Friday afternoon.