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May 18, 2006
Sitting on the Sidelines, but Definitely on a Specific Team
I am sorry to be sitting on the sidelines on this one, not having read the book, nor planning on seeing the movie (at least not on opening weekend).
Thankfully there are some faithful, thoughtful Christians not sitting on the sidelines.
Jeffrey Overstreet has been blogging with passion and comprehensiveness on this issue for some months, and a lot recently.
Catholic movie critic and scriptwriter, Barbara Nicolosi, has been blogging passionately for a long time
You might also consider joining the Othercott, an effort spearheaded by some Catholic groups. 10 things to do.
Finally, its just not getting that good reviews:
*Metacritic reviews
*Rotten Tomatoes reviews
I am not a huge fan of boycotts, but Indian Christians and Muslims get the potential harm the film might cause.
Church Life and Theology | By jackdas | 12:16 AM
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two cents:
Last spring, on a flight to Arizona, I was reading "The DaVinci Code" and it actually led to one of the best conversations about faith I have had on such an occasion, with the engineer sitting next to me.
It is concerning to have fact and fiction blurred so confusingly in popular fiction, but with the help of the Holy Spirit, it can be a real window for conversation about matters of faith.
Posted by: heidi at May 18, 2006 8:17 AM
I'm kinda with Glenn Locke on this one.
http://commongroundsonline.typepad.com/common_grounds_online/2006/05/must_i_care_abo.html
Posted by: Michaela at June 2, 2006 7:58 PM
Michaela, Glenn's piece is good and I think a fair response. I particularly like his note about the durability of the church.
On a pastoral level, however, a response is, indeed, called for, not necessarily a polemical one but one that addresses the charges that might bewilder and confuse an average churchman or woman. I am not a pastor, but some of the questions that some of my co-workers have asked me about DVC illustrate genuine confusion and doubt. I unfortunately was not very well equipped to answer them.
Posted by: Neil at June 2, 2006 9:29 PM
