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"The Da Vinci Code" Critique – Part 3

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(I continue my critique of Dan Brown's book - See Part 1 and Part 2) Brown’s second attack on Christianity is the claim that Jesus was not divine, nor claimed to be divine.  Teabing alleges that in the 4th century Constantine, for business and political reasons, decided to adopt Christianity as the official church religion.  He shifted the day of worship from Saturday to … [Read more...]

Incarceron and Sapphique: Escape Is Not Enough

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“I spent centuries longing to escape, but who can escape themselves?” When Catherine Fisher's Incarceron begins (and continues in Sapphique), one hundred and fifty years have passed since the Years of Rage, after which all the criminals, undesirables, extremists, degenerates, and lunatics of the Realm were banished to Incarceron, a prison the size of a world. Seventy of the … [Read more...]

"The Da Vinci Code" Critique – Part 2

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(I continue the critique form Part 1) This brings us to the primary contention by Dan Brown taken from Holy Blood, Holy Grail – that Jesus was married to Mary Magdalene.  According to Brown’s character Teabing, “the marriage of Jesus and Mary Magdalene is part of the historic record.”[i]  His proof of this is two-fold.  One, because Jesus was a Jew, the obligation was that he … [Read more...]

The Mortal Instruments

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“The road to Hell is easy.” Cassandra Clare’s Young Adult bestseller City of Bones (coming to a theater near you on August 23) introduces us to Clary, a child of Shadowhunters. Shadowhunters trace their lineage back to the Nephilim of Genesis – well, if Genesis included humans drinking angel blood from the Mortal Cup so they could fight demons. And fight demons they do, as … [Read more...]

"The Da Vinci Code" Critique – Part 1

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Note: Although I don't hear as much about "The Da Vinci Code" since its release several years ago, I do hear assertions derived from the gnostic gospels... this critique addresses both the book and gnostic sources, so I believe it is still relevant. Dan Brown’s The Da Vinci Code begins with the murder of the curator of the Louvre museum in Paris, Jacques Sauniere.  As he is … [Read more...]

Desperate Human Beings: The Walking Dead and Ethics

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“Horror is not a glimpse into someone’s dark imagination, but a bridge into corners of everyday life most of us would rather not think about.” - Tauriq Moosa ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ The Walking Dead and Philosophy brings together a number of philosophers and ethicists to analyze … [Read more...]

Deconstructing Isaiah: Jonathan Cahn's Harbinger

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According to amazon.com, Jonathan Cahn's Harbinger is currently #5 in Religion/Mystery, #7 in Theology, and #30 in Religion/Spirituality. If you have not read it, think of The Bible Code or The Da Vinci Code without any cool Hebrew language grids, chase scenes or exotic locations. The narrator meets a mysterious guy who walks him through “harbingers,’ impending signs of doom … [Read more...]

The Bible Series: Viewer Discretion Advised

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*Spoiler Alert. Even if you've read the Bible, this post contains spoilers, discussing elements found in the TV series that are not found in the Bible. Over the past weeks I’ve turned on the History Channel with over 68 million viewers to watch The Bible, which culminates on Easter Sunday with the death, resurrection, and New Testament era. The mini-series produced by Mark … [Read more...]

Life of Pi: Believing in Everything

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"Why not believe in whatever?" - Yann Martel Life of Pi recounts the story of Piscine Molitor Patel, mercifully known as Pi. As a boy, Pi’s mother raises him as a Hindu. When he is fourteen, he begins to follow the teachings of Christianity and then of Islam, believing them all capable of teaching him something important about God. So, Hindu/Christian/Muslim. His father, a … [Read more...]

Deconstructing Humans

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The horror genre has a long history of terrifying us with distortions of humanity. Some of the monsters are inhuman ("Silence of the Lambs," "Saw," "Hostel"). Some are superhuman ("Nightmare on Elm Street," "Halloween"). Others are subhuman ("The Descent," "The Walking Dead"). The subhuman zombies of AMC’s "The Walking Dead" have reanimated a hot philosophical topic: What does … [Read more...]

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