[Apologetics] DaVinci Code is not the problem

Sat May 27 02:03:47 EDT 2006

I'm open to listening to your ideas.

-----Original Message-----
From: apologetics-admin at gathman.org
[mailto:apologetics-admin at gathman.org]On Behalf Of Art Kelly
Sent: Friday, May 26, 2006 10:52 PM
To: Apologetics Group; Jim Murphy
Subject: RE: [Apologetics] DaVinci Code is not the problem

At our Apologetics Meeting, I had intended to brain
storm with everyone regarding what we could do
locally. 

I had a couple of raw ideas that needed to be refined,
but I thought others might have even better ideas.

Since I was the only one with any interest in doing
anything, we never considered what course of action
would be effective.

Art 

--- Marty Rothwell <martyr225 at cox.net> wrote:

> Yes Art, I know.  And I am willing to bet based on
> the anecdotal evidence of
> what I've heard that most, if not all of those
> people have already read the
> book.  And I have gone to the bookstores of GMU,
> Borders, et al and I have
> noticed the books refuting it selling right next to
> the Da Vinci code.  My
> point is that the refutation is already out there,
> we will not be doing
> anything that hasn't already been done many times
> over.
> 
> Like I said, I see no value.  Correct me if I'm
> wrong.  Lay out a plan.
> What do you want to say and what venue do you want
> to put it in?  The only
> difference I could see would be if we stood outside
> the theaters with
> flyers.  Is that what you're thinking of?
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: apologetics-admin at gathman.org
> [mailto:apologetics-admin at gathman.org]On
> Behalf Of Art Kelly
> Sent: Thursday, May 25, 2006 11:28 PM
> To: Apologetics Group; Jim Murphy
> Subject: RE: [Apologetics] DaVinci Code is not the
> problem
> 
> Marty,
> 
> You wrote, "Every bookstore that carries the book
> also
> carries three other books refuting it."
> 
> This is just NOT true.
> 
> There is a HUGE section on the DaVinci Code NOW in
> book stores--Borders, Barnes & Noble, etc.--with 90%
> of the books in sync with the theme of the book.
> 
> Definitely NOT three years old news.
> 
> And of course, the movie is opening a whole NEW
> audience. Maybe you didn't see that it achieved the
> 2nd highest opening for a movie in the history of
> the
> world! I sent you the article that reported on this.
> 
> Art
> 
> --- Marty Rothwell <martyr225 at cox.net> wrote:
> 
> > Then go ahead and do something, Art!  I want no
> part
> > of it.  It's old news!
> > The fire swept through the forest three years ago.
> > Whatever minds were
> > changed were changed three years ago.  If you know
> > of anyone who believes
> > because they saw the movie then let me know.  I
> hear
> > no one coming out of
> > the movie believing anything of what it says.  And
> > there have already been
> > innumerable refutations of the book all over every
> > media you can possibly
> > conceive of.  How did you want to refute it? Via
> the
> > internet?  Join the
> > club!!  Google Da Vinci Code and see what comes
> up.
> > What are you going to
> > say that hasn't been repeated ad nauseum now? 
> Every
> > bookstore that carries
> > the book also carries three other books refuting
> it.
> >
> > The movie will be out for a few more weeks and
> then
> > die out.  No big deal.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: apologetics-admin at gathman.org
> > [mailto:apologetics-admin at gathman.org]On
> > Behalf Of Art Kelly
> > Sent: Thursday, May 25, 2006 10:50 AM
> > To: apologetics at gathman.org; Jim Murphy
> > Subject: Re: [Apologetics] DaVinci Code is not the
> > problem
> >
> > Stuart,
> >
> > You seem to acknowledge that the DaVinci Code has
> > convinced many millions of people that its premise
> > is
> > somewhat valid.
> >
> > Then you say, "But it is not a problem solved by
> > banning a movie."
> >
> > While I regard the movie to be the work of the
> > devil,
> > I've never advocated that it be banned per se. I
> > have
> > proposed that our Apologetics Groups acutally DO
> > something to fight back against this evil!!!
> >
> > Art
> >
> > --- "Stuart D. Gathman" <stuart at bmsi.com> wrote:
> >
> > > If it is true that millions of people think
> > DaVinci
> > > Code has some basis in
> > > fact, then that is a problem.  But it is not a
> > > problem solved by banning
> > > a movie.  It is a symptom of a much more
> systemic
> > > problem of a lack of
> > > critical thinking in the general culture. 
> Worse,
> > > critical thinking is
> > > considered "immoral" by politically correct
> > > standards.  Abolishing
> > > government schools would be a much more
> effective
> > > long term antidote to
> > > the DaVinci code and other fiction presented as
> > > "fact".
> > >
> > > --
> > >             Stuart D. Gathman <stuart at bmsi.com>
> > >     Business Management Systems Inc.  Phone: 703
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> > > "Confutatis maledictis, flammis acribus
> addictis"
> > -
> > > background song for
> > > a Microsoft sponsored "Where do you want to go
> > from
> > > here?" commercial.
> > >
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