I do not believe the intentions of the Di Vinci code was to sway readers and movie-goer’s into becoming non believers, in fact one of the best quotes from my memory of the film was when Langdon stated how wonderful of a man, Jesus actually was…and a descended of his should want to revitalize faith. I believe the intentions was to tell a story, and that it did.

However, I wouldn’t comment just off that basis, but on your take of those who question the divine. While one may see their divinity as something special, to others…its nothing more than your divinity. We, who cannot claim to hold the true knowledge of the kingdom, do not all have shallow understanding of faith. It is when you speak of absolutes, that you in your own argument become shallow yourself.

Shallow meaning a lack of understanding, and not as a whole should be interpret, so please allow me to be your teacher, and offer you some knowledge that I feel will make you a rounded person.

Whether Jesus was as holy as the bible states, I shall not argue…but that those who question things should not be judged so harshly. If I we’re to tell you that at 12pm, the Sky is not blue…but instead brown, would you not look up at the sky at 12pm? Is it ok to question some statements, and not others? It is in fact against human nature not to question, as you must have at some point in your life the true nature of Christianity.

Even the most devout, at one point in his or her life, have some serious questions about the nature of Christianity, and in those questions they explored, and in those explorations, they found an answer that sits comfortably with their own persona. (excuse the run-on)

Why is it ok, as a christian to accept that outcome, yet find those still questioning or searching at fault. Divinity, is different in the eye’s of different people, and the right to search is our god given right…if not then God would have us born with the ultimate knowledge.

The fact of this matter is simple. Irrational people will believe whatever they are told, and rational people will rationalize the data given, to find out if the information given to them, is actually correct. A rational person would question, Irrational people, digest all things not known.

I respond to you, in hopes that my post will open your eyes to being rational…to question. You will find that it will uncover answers to you that are a lot more satisfying as the basic facts you are given. Your pastor or priest doesn’t speak at mass just to teach, but to offer you clues to search for.

Weather Jesus was nothing more than a man, or a Deity, doesn’t change ANYTHING. His words are still the same beautiful scriptures that line our Holy Bible. Be a real person, and gain a better understanding of what he wishes.

Good day, God Bless

Anthony Green (BS Biology, Saint Joseph’s University)

I hadn’t read the book, nor was I particularly interested. I think one of the huge stumbling blocks to understanding God is that we try to rationalise rather than experience God. We seem to need to explain everything. The other trouble is, when we try and explain God we can only do from our limited human capacity to communicate, and then only from a reference point we all share, thus we end up anthropomorphising God. Any attempt to describe either the ‘masculine or feminine’ aspects of God immediately draws us out of the experiential of God and into the rationalisation of God. I wish more people spent time experience God than explaining.

What I liked very much about the film was the subtle re-inclusion of the feminine aspect of the divine. The divine cannot be masculine, that is absurd. The divine is perhaps non-gender specific. But that is not how the divine has been presented to us. God is very much a HE in western and middle eastern culture. And this, in my view, causes an absolute imbalance towards the rational, scientific, focused, logical, and thus, science/athiesm is rampant.

Bringing back the feminine aspects of the divine – however that happens – into common consciousness can only be a good thing, right?

Love, Kaetie