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'Da Vinci' churches ripped |
The Washington Times
http://www.washingtontimes.com
'Da Vinci' churches ripped
Published January 2, 2006
LONDON DAILY TELEGRAPH
LONDON -- Westminster Abbey has implicitly criticized churches that
opened their doors to the filming of "The Da Vinci Code" last year by
denouncing the thriller as "nonsense" that should be exposed by
Christians.
The abbey barred the filmmakers from its premises in June, saying
that the best-selling Dan Brown novel on which the film was based was
"theologically unsound."
But Lincoln and Winchester cathedrals cooperated with the Hollywood
adaptation, as did Rosslyn Chapel in Scotland.
The film -- starring Tom Hanks, Audrey Tautou and Sir Ian McKellen
-- is expected to be one of the blockbusters of the year when it is
released in May.
The novel, which has sold more than 25 million copies worldwide, is
replete with secret societies, cryptic clues and an albino assassin.
Now Westminster Abbey's canon theologian, Nicholas Sagovsky, has
entered the fray, arguing that numerous factual errors in the book
undermine its author's claims to have based it on solid research.
He lists more than a dozen mistakes about the abbey contained in
the book.
"None of this would matter if the book were not in some quarters
taken seriously," he said.
"It is important for Christians to show just how little truth there
is in it."
The canon concluded, "The dean and chapter were not prepared to let
the interior of the abbey be filmed as Westminster Abbey -- an
architectural fantasy in Dan Brown's mind -- since that could only lead
to confusion between Dan Brown's fantasy about Christianity and the
real thing."
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| User: "d" |
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03 Jan 2006 04:37:19 AM |
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<stevejdufour@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:1136224463.470072.231350@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com...
The Washington Times
http://www.washingtontimes.com
'Da Vinci' churches ripped
Published January 2, 2006
I'm with the churches on this one, though not because of religion - Dan
Brown is a shitty author, and everyone who read that book because it was
non-fictiony is an absolute abject asshat of the highest order. Want to
read something real? THEN READ ACTUAL NON-FICTION. Sheesh. The average
person today must be an absolute idiot of Dan Brown gets even one kind word
in the press.
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| User: "Libertarius" |
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03 Jan 2006 10:21:41 AM |
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d wrote:
<stevejdufour@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:1136224463.470072.231350@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com...
The Washington Times
http://www.washingtontimes.com
'Da Vinci' churches ripped
Published January 2, 2006
I'm with the churches on this one, though not because of religion - Dan
Brown is a shitty author, and everyone who read that book because it was
non-fictiony is an absolute abject asshat of the highest order. Want to
read something real? THEN READ ACTUAL NON-FICTION.
===>Are you, then, advising against reading the Bible? -- L.
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| User: "d" |
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04 Jan 2006 05:47:15 AM |
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"Libertarius" <Libertarius@Nothing_But_The.Truth> wrote in message
news:43BAA495.258E315D@Nothing_But_The.Truth...
d wrote:
<stevejdufour@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:1136224463.470072.231350@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com...
The Washington Times
http://www.washingtontimes.com
'Da Vinci' churches ripped
Published January 2, 2006
I'm with the churches on this one, though not because of religion - Dan
Brown is a shitty author, and everyone who read that book because it was
non-fictiony is an absolute abject asshat of the highest order. Want to
read something real? THEN READ ACTUAL NON-FICTION.
===>Are you, then, advising against reading the Bible? -- L.
Yes, I guess so. The Bible is cool is you don't treat it as literally the
word of God. Just read the damn thing and come to your own conclusions. I
haven't even read it.
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| User: "Libertarius" |
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04 Jan 2006 10:59:11 AM |
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d wrote:
"Libertarius" <Libertarius@Nothing_But_The.Truth> wrote in message
news:43BAA495.258E315D@Nothing_But_The.Truth...
d wrote:
<stevejdufour@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:1136224463.470072.231350@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com...
The Washington Times
http://www.washingtontimes.com
'Da Vinci' churches ripped
Published January 2, 2006
I'm with the churches on this one, though not because of religion - Dan
Brown is a shitty author, and everyone who read that book because it was
non-fictiony is an absolute abject asshat of the highest order. Want to
read something real? THEN READ ACTUAL NON-FICTION.
===>Are you, then, advising against reading the Bible? -- L.
Yes, I guess so. The Bible is cool is you don't treat it as literally the
word of God. Just read the damn thing and come to your own conclusions. I
haven't even read it.
===>I like the realism of ECCLESIASTES.
Just ignore the pious editorial insertions. -- L.
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| User: "" |
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03 Jan 2006 01:12:40 PM |
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I'm with the churches on this one, though not because of religion - Dan
Brown is a shitty author, and everyone who read that book because it was
non-fictiony is an absolute abject asshat of the highest order. Want to
read something real? THEN READ ACTUAL NON-FICTION.
===>Are you, then, advising against reading the Bible? -- L.
Some fiction is better than other.
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| User: "Libertarius" |
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03 Jan 2006 09:49:19 PM |
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| User: "Eric" |
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04 Jan 2006 12:06:06 AM |
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In article <01CE41E6.BC4088A8@Nothing_But_The.Truth>, Libertarius
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| User: "Libertarius" |
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03 Jan 2006 02:49:25 PM |
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wrote:
I'm with the churches on this one, though not because of religion - Dan
Brown is a shitty author, and everyone who read that book because it was
non-fictiony is an absolute abject asshat of the highest order. Want to
read something real? THEN READ ACTUAL NON-FICTION.
===>Are you, then, advising against reading the Bible? -- L.
Some fiction is better than other.
===>True.
I prefer scifi. -- L.
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| User: "" |
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03 Jan 2006 02:56:11 PM |
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===>Are you, then, advising against reading the Bible? -- L.
Some fiction is better than other.
===>True.
I prefer scifi. -- L.
Just don't try starting a religion. That got L. Ron Hubbard into
trouble.
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| User: "Libertarius" |
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03 Jan 2006 06:41:25 PM |
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wrote:
===>Are you, then, advising against reading the Bible? -- L.
Some fiction is better than other.
===>True.
I prefer scifi. -- L.
Just don't try starting a religion. That got L. Ron Hubbard into
trouble.
===>"Trouble"?
He became another St. Paul! ;-) -- L.
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| User: "Paul Duca" |
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04 Jan 2006 02:25:30 AM |
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in article 1136321771.550702.195210@g43g2000cwa.googlegroups.com,
at wrote on 1/3/06 3:56 PM:
===>Are you, then, advising against reading the Bible? -- L.
Some fiction is better than other.
===>True.
I prefer scifi. -- L.
Just don't try starting a religion. That got L. Ron Hubbard into
trouble.
I'd rather just start a church...THAT'S where the money is.
Paul
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| User: "moviePig" |
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02 Jan 2006 12:08:16 PM |
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wrote:
The Washington Times
http://www.washingtontimes.com
'Da Vinci' churches ripped
Published January 2, 2006
LONDON DAILY TELEGRAPH
LONDON -- Westminster Abbey has implicitly criticized churches that
opened their doors to the filming of "The Da Vinci Code" last year by
denouncing the thriller as "nonsense" that should be exposed by
Christians.
The abbey barred the filmmakers from its premises in June, saying
that the best-selling Dan Brown novel on which the film was based was
"theologically unsound."
...
HOLLYWOOD TIMES-GAZETTE
LOS ANGELES -- The producers of "The Da Vinci Code" today issued a
statement in response to the latest public condemnation by churches,
"Oh, please don't throw us into that briar-patch..."
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| User: "Bull" |
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02 Jan 2006 01:09:26 PM |
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On 2 Jan 2006 10:08:16 -0800, "moviePig"
<pwallace@moviepig.com> wrote:
stevejdufour@yahoo.com wrote:
The Washington Times
http://www.washingtontimes.com
'Da Vinci' churches ripped
Published January 2, 2006
LONDON DAILY TELEGRAPH
LONDON -- Westminster Abbey has implicitly
criticized churches that
opened their doors to the filming of "The Da
Vinci Code" last year by
denouncing the thriller as "nonsense" that
should be exposed by
Christians.
The abbey barred the filmmakers from its
premises in June, saying
that the best-selling Dan Brown novel on which
the film was based was
"theologically unsound."
...
HOLLYWOOD TIMES-GAZETTE
LOS ANGELES -- The producers of "The Da Vinci
Code" today issued a
statement in response to the latest public
condemnation by churches,
"Oh, please don't throw us into that
briar-patch..."
Good one -- I like it!
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Omne vivum ex ovo
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| User: "RichA" |
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02 Jan 2006 01:28:25 PM |
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Don't blame Dan Brown for errors. After all, he stole all the source
material!
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| User: "BTR1701" |
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02 Jan 2006 02:33:06 PM |
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In article <1136224463.470072.231350@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com>,
wrote:
The Washington Times
http://www.washingtontimes.com
'Da Vinci' churches ripped
Published January 2, 2006
LONDON DAILY TELEGRAPH
LONDON -- Westminster Abbey has implicitly criticized churches that
opened their doors to the filming of "The Da Vinci Code" last year by
denouncing the thriller as "nonsense" that should be exposed by
Christians.
The abbey barred the filmmakers from its premises in June, saying
that the best-selling Dan Brown novel on which the film was based was
"theologically unsound."
But Lincoln and Winchester cathedrals cooperated with the Hollywood
adaptation, as did Rosslyn Chapel in Scotland.
The film -- starring Tom Hanks, Audrey Tautou and Sir Ian McKellen
-- is expected to be one of the blockbusters of the year when it is
released in May.
The novel, which has sold more than 25 million copies worldwide, is
replete with secret societies, cryptic clues and an albino assassin.
Now Westminster Abbey's canon theologian, Nicholas Sagovsky, has
entered the fray, arguing that numerous factual errors in the book
undermine its author's claims to have based it on solid research.
He lists more than a dozen mistakes about the abbey contained in
the book.
"None of this would matter if the book were not in some quarters
taken seriously," he said.
"It is important for Christians to show just how little truth there
is in it."
The canon concluded, "The dean and chapter were not prepared to let
the interior of the abbey be filmed as Westminster Abbey -- an
architectural fantasy in Dan Brown's mind -- since that could only lead
to confusion between Dan Brown's fantasy about Christianity and the
real thing."
Well, it seems to be a pointless protest since the filmmakers could (and
probably did) just walk through the Abbey like average tourists, taking
pictures of the interior, which they then used to recreate the Abbey on
a soundstage.
The final result will look as if it was filmed in the Abbey anyway, so
why stand on some meaningless "principal" when you could have taken
Hollywood's money and used it to feed and clothe the poor or for some
other charitable purpose where it could actually do some good?
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| User: "Rich" |
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02 Jan 2006 02:33:58 PM |
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On Mon, 02 Jan 2006 15:33:06 -0500, BTR1701 <btr1702@ix.netcom.com>
wrote:
In article <1136224463.470072.231350@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com>,
stevejdufour@yahoo.com wrote:
The Washington Times
http://www.washingtontimes.com
'Da Vinci' churches ripped
Published January 2, 2006
LONDON DAILY TELEGRAPH
LONDON -- Westminster Abbey has implicitly criticized churches that
opened their doors to the filming of "The Da Vinci Code" last year by
denouncing the thriller as "nonsense" that should be exposed by
Christians.
The abbey barred the filmmakers from its premises in June, saying
that the best-selling Dan Brown novel on which the film was based was
"theologically unsound."
But Lincoln and Winchester cathedrals cooperated with the Hollywood
adaptation, as did Rosslyn Chapel in Scotland.
The film -- starring Tom Hanks, Audrey Tautou and Sir Ian McKellen
-- is expected to be one of the blockbusters of the year when it is
released in May.
The novel, which has sold more than 25 million copies worldwide, is
replete with secret societies, cryptic clues and an albino assassin.
Now Westminster Abbey's canon theologian, Nicholas Sagovsky, has
entered the fray, arguing that numerous factual errors in the book
undermine its author's claims to have based it on solid research.
He lists more than a dozen mistakes about the abbey contained in
the book.
"None of this would matter if the book were not in some quarters
taken seriously," he said.
"It is important for Christians to show just how little truth there
is in it."
The canon concluded, "The dean and chapter were not prepared to let
the interior of the abbey be filmed as Westminster Abbey -- an
architectural fantasy in Dan Brown's mind -- since that could only lead
to confusion between Dan Brown's fantasy about Christianity and the
real thing."
Well, it seems to be a pointless protest since the filmmakers could (and
probably did) just walk through the Abbey like average tourists, taking
pictures of the interior, which they then used to recreate the Abbey on
a soundstage.
The final result will look as if it was filmed in the Abbey anyway, so
why stand on some meaningless "principal" when you could have taken
Hollywood's money and used it to feed and clothe the poor or for some
other charitable purpose where it could actually do some good?
Dirty money.
-Rich
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| User: "BTR1701" |
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02 Jan 2006 05:24:16 PM |
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In article <6h3jr159oejq88g11mbu6lhnr4v51t11vi@4ax.com>,
Rich <none@none.com> wrote:
On Mon, 02 Jan 2006 15:33:06 -0500, BTR1701 <btr1702@ix.netcom.com>
wrote:
In article <1136224463.470072.231350@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com>,
stevejdufour@yahoo.com wrote:
The Washington Times
http://www.washingtontimes.com
'Da Vinci' churches ripped
Published January 2, 2006
LONDON DAILY TELEGRAPH
LONDON -- Westminster Abbey has implicitly criticized churches that
opened their doors to the filming of "The Da Vinci Code" last year by
denouncing the thriller as "nonsense" that should be exposed by
Christians.
The abbey barred the filmmakers from its premises in June, saying
that the best-selling Dan Brown novel on which the film was based was
"theologically unsound."
But Lincoln and Winchester cathedrals cooperated with the Hollywood
adaptation, as did Rosslyn Chapel in Scotland.
The film -- starring Tom Hanks, Audrey Tautou and Sir Ian McKellen
-- is expected to be one of the blockbusters of the year when it is
released in May.
The novel, which has sold more than 25 million copies worldwide, is
replete with secret societies, cryptic clues and an albino assassin.
Now Westminster Abbey's canon theologian, Nicholas Sagovsky, has
entered the fray, arguing that numerous factual errors in the book
undermine its author's claims to have based it on solid research.
He lists more than a dozen mistakes about the abbey contained in
the book.
"None of this would matter if the book were not in some quarters
taken seriously," he said.
"It is important for Christians to show just how little truth there
is in it."
The canon concluded, "The dean and chapter were not prepared to let
the interior of the abbey be filmed as Westminster Abbey -- an
architectural fantasy in Dan Brown's mind -- since that could only lead
to confusion between Dan Brown's fantasy about Christianity and the
real thing."
Well, it seems to be a pointless protest since the filmmakers could (and
probably did) just walk through the Abbey like average tourists, taking
pictures of the interior, which they then used to recreate the Abbey on
a soundstage.
The final result will look as if it was filmed in the Abbey anyway, so
why stand on some meaningless "principal" when you could have taken
Hollywood's money and used it to feed and clothe the poor or for some
other charitable purpose where it could actually do some good?
Dirty money.
I'm sure the hungry orphan kids care.
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