GOLD GRILL
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The Da Vinchi Code......
I just finished this book and must say that Dan Brown is one sneaky little liberal shit. He has convinced most of the low-brow fucks that have read
this book of the authenticity of the rumors that he passes off as facts. As one of the characters in the book states, "Everyone loves a good
conspiracy". Brown uses this to stir the imaginations and excite the uniformed. He strikes low blows at the Catholic Church every chance he gets
using contravercial (at best) documents as evidence suggesting a cover-up of the true nature of Jesus Christ. It wouldn't be so bad if this was told
as a story, but the intent to pass off as truth the details in the story is evident from the first page where one is expected to take Brown's word
that all information relayed in the book is accurate; without a works cited page no less. Lets not overlook the fact that most people who write
historical ficiton have a degree in History, Anthropology, Theology, or related fields. Brown represents a mere English degree. I'd expect something
this irresponsible, agenda driven, and subversive from Michael Moore or George Bush. Now I can also expect it from Dan Brown. I can't wait to read
Angels and Demons. These are just my thoughts, I'd like to hear what other people on the board who may have read this book have to say.
I just can\'t seem to STAND STILL
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GabeTexasGAMC
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I didnt even knew you could read?!
its a good book and an interesting story, I didnt read all that much into it.
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it have relation to DaVinci's Inquest? the Canadian show?
it's such a well done show. it's very realistic and not 'movie like'
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i'm not a strong reader, so i don't really touch anything with that many pages. but my wife read it, and didn't like it. i believe 'ridiculous' was
the word she used. i think the the way the book was written was part of what made it so popular - people wanted to believe that it was true.
If I fail math, there goes my chance at a good job and a happy life full of hard work.
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Six66Mike
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Someone has been sending threats to Multiplex in Australia, some huge construction company. All the letters have been written in Da Vinci code which
is hilarious.
I don't read books, just look at the pictures in magazines.
A lot of people ask me what kind of music I like. I love "soul music". My "soul music" isn’t a style, genre or niche. It’s music that is genuine. It’s
a painful lyric, a dirty bassline, it’s a harrowing vocal, it’s feedback, it’s an anthem, it’s a love song, it’s anarchy. I’ve got my personal
favourites but in the end it doesn’t matter who or where it comes from... so long as it’s good and it's real.
- Paul Morris, music director at 97.7 HTZ-FM
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If you read this book and believe it to be a true story your a total idiot. Anyone with half a brian would understand fiction is fiction.
It is a good read, he tends to ruin his stories in the last 2 or 3 chapters. Personally I found the book hard to put down and since I have to skim
alot of books I think that is saying something.
Angels and Demons was better.
As for the whole "liberal thing"...what the hell are you talking about?
-The Liberal Catholic Librarian Scott J
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RobXRay
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davincis inquest. canadian drama at its finest.
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Killthehumans
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does reading star wars books count as reading?
just take a look at the papers
your leaders
they\'re killers
they\'re liars
what they do in your
name to make the bodies pile higher
the murders, the terror
they\'ve done it forever
as we sit band and smile
at the script they sell us
but now the victims, they\'re rising
their numbers\'s multiplying
they want their revenge for the years
that they\'ve been dying
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Lilith
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it never seemed to me that this was supposed to pass for fact in any way. then again, i'm not a low-brow fuck so i probably interpreted it
differently than others. to me, it was entertaining fluff. it is painfully easy to knock the Catholic church these days, no need for fiction.
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i don't think it was, but you know how the general public can be!
If I fail math, there goes my chance at a good job and a happy life full of hard work.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Big Duane
i don't think it was, but you know how the general public can be! |
I have suggested this book to a ton of library patrons and none of them thought it was factual.
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GabeTexasGAMC
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I like it, no matter what, but I did like Angels and Demons better.
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BDx13
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i didn't mean do suggest that the general public was dumb or being duped, rather that when something becomes as popular as that book did, people
sometimes take things to the next level. there were tons of articles in the news about how people were doing additional research and visiting the
sites mentioned on the book. frenzy might be the right word.
If I fail math, there goes my chance at a good job and a happy life full of hard work.
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Killthehumans
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Reminds me of the time i read the illuminatis trilogy by robert anton wilson and i was playing a computer game called deus ex...both dealt with the
illuminati , i got wicked paranoid and become obsessed with conspiracy theory....it lasted only a week though, then i probaly became obsessed with a
different video game/movie/book theme.
just take a look at the papers
your leaders
they\'re killers
they\'re liars
what they do in your
name to make the bodies pile higher
the murders, the terror
they\'ve done it forever
as we sit band and smile
at the script they sell us
but now the victims, they\'re rising
their numbers\'s multiplying
they want their revenge for the years
that they\'ve been dying
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godabandonedme
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There was a good documentry on the History Channel that totally debunked the whole theory(s) behind that book.
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GOLD GRILL
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In response to the bystander fella, I was shocked to see that people believed this as well, but one can see why some of the simpler folk would take
this fiction to heart. As for the whole liberal thing, I just threw the word liberal in as a random insult (no offense). Being liberal is like
being gay; nowdays everyone acts like it's ok, but deep inside they really know that you are going to hell.
I just can\'t seem to STAND STILL
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GabeTexasGAMC
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HAHAHAHAHAHA!
SINCE WERE ALL GOING TO HELL ANYWAYS...
DONT CLICK THIS IF YOU DONT WANT TO GO TO H-E- DOUBLE HOCKEY STICKS
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GM
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I found it a really entertaining book to read and finished it in 2 days or so, but people who believe all the 'facts' he's portraying are also likely
to believe the Indiana Jones movies to be the absolute truth and based on true stories. The locations are all real though, I've actually been in most
of them, cf. the Rosaly Chapel is indeed an odd building, but in no way have I tried to count all the glasses of the pyramid in front of the Louvres
or so. I understand it's hard for people to seperate fiction from non-fiction in this novel, but that's not the point, it's just a good story. I can
imagine the ultra-conservate catholics in the US throwing a huge fit about it, hasn't that happend yet?
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| Quote: | Originally posted by GOLD GRILL
In response to the bystander fella, I was shocked to see that people believed this as well, but one can see why some of the simpler folk would take
this fiction to heart. As for the whole liberal thing, I just threw the word liberal in as a random insult (no offense). Being liberal is like
being gay; nowdays everyone acts like it's ok, but deep inside they really know that you are going to hell. |
Liberalism does not mean your going to hell, it actually means your following Christ's teachings. Maybe you should go back and read the bible, seems
like so many evagelical hicks need to. Then after reading that maybe read everything the founding fathers wrote. Maybe then you can give me my God and
my Country back.
"Let those without sin cast the first stone"
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GOLD GRILL
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Please elaborate; I was joking about the going to hell thing (I really don't think that at all) but I was wondering about the Liberal standpoint
being biblical. I have read The Confessions of St. Augustine, Dark Night of the Soul by St. John of the Cross, much of Summa Theologica by Aquinas,
and works of St. Jerome; I believe that these would constitute a large portion of the founding fathers writings. So go ahead and lay out the liberal
agenda for me, using the founding fathers writings as a foundation for abortion, communism, and welfare. GABE
I just can\'t seem to STAND STILL
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GabeTexasGAMC
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Pride Kills: the religious texts....
Coming soon on THORP!
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