Da Vinci and Crocodile Dundee

I've read a lot material on the Da Vinci Code, but I finally saw a program that I thought was the best. It reminded me of Crocodile Dundee. One of my favorite parts in the movie Crocodile Dundee (maybe everybody's favorite part) is when a street tough pulls a knife on Mick and his girlfriend and demands their money. Mick laughs and says, "That's not a knife." And then he pulls out his knife, which is enormous, and he says, "That's a knife." He then proceeds to slash the punk's jacket. What a great movie moment.

I read the Da Vinci Code two years ago and thought it was a pretty good read, aside from the obvious slams at the church. Then my wife and I went to Paris and while we were at the Louvre I thought it would be fun to videotape all the paintings Dan Brown mentioned in his book. While filming the first painting I could see how far-fetched his ideas were. There was no basis for his interpretation at all (in my opinion). I turned off the video camera. I had better things to film.

Two years later I'm amazed at how much press this book, and now the movie, is getting. One article I read was sort of a post-modern, story we find outselves in, it's all the Church's own fault because we aren't missional, bla bla bla kind of article. Some articles have been along the line of an overwrought Italian mother hysterically asking, "How could you do this?" A couple of articles in Christianity Today were pretty good.

MKH and I were watching the Discovery channel the other day and a program came on that totally destroyed Dan Brown and his "research." First they brought up one of the numerous conspiracies mentioned in his book and then they investigated it and proved it false, or a hoax, a lie, or pure fabrication. Then because Dan Brown wouldn't grant them an interview they kept showing a tape of him from another interview saying that everything in the book is fact. Then they would go on to debunk the next "fact" from his book.

That's not a knife (fact) Dan Brown, THIS is a KNIFE (FACT). It was just the best thing I'd seen for awhile.

I was a little disturbed by the "post modern" sounding article I read. Is there ever a time when someone or something is an enemy? We do have an enemy you know. Jesus called people white-washed tombs. He called his friend Peter "satan." Jesus turned over tables and called people a "brood of vipers." Paul said that he wished the Judaizers would just go "cut themselves off." There are those who present themselves to be wise, in the know, religious, pious who are false prophets and deceivers. Some people are not honest seekers after the truth. I wonder if Christians realize what kind of fight we're in at times. Sometimes you can't just drink a cup of coffee and dialogue with the enemy. Goddess worship will not help anyone. Some deceivers will lead people astray, maybe not you or me, but it will happen.

Even though it wasn't a "Christian" show I'm glad the Discovery channel aired a program that had the guts to say, "THIS is a KNIFE" and sliced up some falsehoods.