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<i><span
style=3D'font-style:italic'>Triumph of The Will </span></i>to =
<i><span
style=3D'font-style:italic'>Thelma and Louise </span></i>and =
<i><span
style=3D'font-style:italic'>Brokeback Mountain</span></i>, films =
have told us
how to think about the world around us.</span></font></b><font =
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>Most
movies present the world according to Hollywood (and the word became
flesh -- lots of flesh) -- that the sex act is good in and =
of
itself, that people should follow their feelings (which invariably =
will
lead them to right conduct and happiness), that prayer is like =
throwing a
penny in a wishing well, that God is within us, that God is love, =
that God
makes no demands of us and that the followers of traditional =
religion are a
bunch of uptight, puritanical, hypocritical =
killjoys.</span></font></b><font
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>Debunking
Christianity -- which is <i><span =
style=3D'font-style:italic'>The Da
Vinci Code'</span></i>s mission -- advances this =
worldview.</span></font></b><font
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face=3DArial><span
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>All
too many people read novels or see films and think they're =
experiencing
reality. Their understanding of the complicated history of settlers =
and
Indians comes from <i><span style=3D'font-style:italic'>Dances With =
Wolves</span></i>.
They are informed about the crusades by <i><span =
style=3D'font-style:italic'>Kingdom
of Heaven. </span></i>Their understanding of the theory of global =
warming
comes from <i><span style=3D'font-style:italic'>The Day After =
Tomorrow.</span></i></span></font></b><font
color=3Dblack><span =
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face=3DArial><span
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>According
to a Barna Group survey, 24% of those who read <i><span =
style=3D'font-style:
italic'>The Da Vinci Code </span></i>said it aided their =
"personal
spiritual growth and understanding." In other words, one in =
four of
its readers believe the book's thesis (as opposed to its storyline) =
is
true. Our "personal spiritual growth" isn't aided by what =
we
believe to be a lie.</span></font></b><font color=3Dblack><span
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face=3DArial><span
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>The
best response to <i><span style=3D'font-style:italic'>The Da Vinci =
Code </span></i>--
besides derisive laughter -- is a boycott. Resist the urge to
determine just how bad it is by buying a ticket. You'll only be =
rewarding
the perpetrators -- perhaps encouraging <i><span
style=3D'font-style:italic'>The Da Vinci Code: Part II</span></i>, =
wherein
Dan Brown reveals that Jesus was really married to =
Lazarus.</span></font></b><font
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