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Title: Most Da Vinci Code Readers Believe Jesus Fathered A Child, UK Poll Finds
Source: www.religionnewsblog.com
URL Source: http://www.religionnewsblog.com/146 ... athered-a-child--UK-poll-finds
Published: May 17, 2006
Author: Jonathan Petre
Post Date: 2006-05-18 19:04:54 by Mind_Virus
Keywords: None
Views: 111
Comments: 5

Most Da Vinci Code Readers Believe Jesus Fathered A Child, UK Poll Finds

Telegraph, UK May 17, 2006 Jonathan Petre, Religion Correspondent

The best-selling novel The Da Vinci Code has seriously damaged people's faith in the Christian Church, a survey has found.

Two thirds of Britons who have read Dan Brown's thriller believe that Jesus fathered a child with Mary Magdalene, a claim rejected as baseless by historians and Bible scholars.

Those who have read it are also four times as likely to think that the conservative Roman Catholic organisation Opus Dei, whose members include the Cabinet minister Ruth Kelly, is a murderous sect.

Seventeen per cent of readers are convinced that the lay group, whose founder was canonised by the late Pope John Paul II, has ordered or carried out a murder, compared with four per cent of those who have not read the book.

The poll has shocked Church leaders who have mounted a massive campaign to debunk The Da Vinci Code in advance of the release of the Hollywood film version this week. The findings suggest that the book has significantly shifted attitudes towards traditional Christianity and will fuel fears that people increasingly prefer to believe in conspiracy theories that taint the Church rather than historical evidence.

The poll found that more than one in five British adults has read the book, which has sold more than 40 million copies worldwide, and that a large proportion believe its central claims.

Sixty per cent of the adults polled said after reading the book that they believed there was truth in the suggestion that Jesus had children and that his bloodline survives, compared with 30 per cent of those who have not read it.

Just under a third, 27 per cent, think that the Catholic Church is covering up the truth about Jesus, and the figure rises to 36 per cent among those who have read Brown's novel.

Austin Ivereigh, the director for public affairs for Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor, head of the Catholic Church in England and Wales, accused Brown of dishonest marketing and said the film should carry a "health warning".

He complained that Brown and Sony Pictures, the film's distributors "have encouraged people to take it seriously while hiding behind the claim that it is fiction.

"Our poll shows that they should take responsibility for their dishonesty."

The poll was conducted by Opinion Research Business among a representative sample of 1,005 adults between May 12 and 14.

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#1. To: Mind_Virus (#0)

People are so easy..

Zipporah  posted on  2006-05-18   19:13:10 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#2. To: Mind_Virus (#0)

The poll was conducted by Opinion Research Business among a representative sample of 1,005 adults between May 12 and 14.

Correction: The poll was conducted by Opinion Research among a representative sample of two children, May 12 and Josh 14.

I have difficulty finding the relevance. So what, if Christ was or wasn't married, a father or even a grandfather. The Catholic Church may have cause to be concerned, but they have even larger problems that should be addressed before the Da Vinci Code.

I am of the opinion that He wasn't married, but wouldn't be concerned if He were married with children.

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noone222  posted on  2006-05-18   19:26:29 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#3. To: Zipporah (#1)

"Jesus loves all the lil' chillun

"All the lil' chillun in the world...."

Freeper motto: "I read, but do not understand; I write, but make no sense."

YertleTurtle  posted on  2006-05-18   19:38:18 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#4. To: Mind_Virus (#0)

I'm getting a kick out of reading about the mind-numbed sheeple here and every else.

Where do they find this book at their library or bookstore? Under religion? Under Fiction? Under Non-Fiction?

How many have actually read the Old and New Testaments so as to make a half- assed 'guestimate' answer?

LOL........funny stuff these humans.

rowdee  posted on  2006-05-18   20:07:21 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#5. To: noone222 (#2)

but wouldn't be concerned if He were married with children.

He would certainly get my sympathy.

"Bomb De-Fusing For Dummies, Chapter 1, Wiring: Red Before Yellow Kills A Fellow."

orangedog  posted on  2006-05-18   20:19:22 ET  (1 image) Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


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