The Da Vinci Code
Well, I thought I'd chime in on The Da Vinci Code. I preached on it yesterday, and after doing a bit of research, I realized that if anyone is afraid that this book/movie is going to undermine Christianity, they can rest easy. After just a little research, almost all of the claims of the movie are shown to be patently false. The danger of the movie will be towards those who do not think for themselves and believe whatever they see or read, which unfortunately might be the majority of people.
Dan Brown has crafted an interesting, fast-paced mystery, in which a plot to protect the bloodline of Jesus and Mary Magdeline by the Priory of Sion is in danger of being exposed by the Catholic Church. It is a fanciful tale and one that can be exposed as pure fiction in about five minutes. As far as being a serious threat to Christianity: not so much. As far as it being an avenue to explain to people who Jesus really is: it could open doors of conversation.
What we are facing is what Frederic Baue predicted in The Spiritual Society: What Lurks Beyond Postmodernism. His basic 
premise is that we are entering what he calls the Therian Age, which will be very spritiual, as modernism has failed us, but it will also be very hostile to Christianity. I believe that he is right and it is being borne out through things like the Da Vinci Code. But, is that not exactly what Paul faced in Acts 16:16-24 and Acts 17:16-34 where he cast the demon out of the slave girl in Philippi and was beaten and thrown into jail, and when he debated the philosophers about the Unknown God in Athens? We live in a pluralistic age and we should be prepared to enter into this type of dialogue with unbelievers/pagans. For it to frighten us, only shows us that our faith is not as secure as we perhaps thought.
I got my message notes from several different places that I do not even remember now, but here are some resources if you are interested:
Josh McDowell's Research (pretty heavy)
Read Some of My Message Notes Below (Not Cited)
