Mormon connection to Masons explored ahead of 'Da Vinci Code' sequel

Salt Lake City Tribune ^ | 1/13/06 | Peggy Fletcher Stack

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Quick - hand that man some more rope. Any revisionist with any credibility will soon remove it by his own device.

[A CA Guy]

The Da Vinci Code = A cult of HUMANISM

[Adam-ondi-Ahman]

Let the Mormon bashing begin!

(I'm LDS, and know how things work here at FR).

[Vaquero]

its a dad-blamed novel strictly for entertainment. Conservative friends and relatives have read it and dont see demons or ghouls or anyone trying to rewriter christianity in any of it.

too many people need to take a break already.

[TFFKAMM]

No bashing intended here. I like and respect the LDSers, even though I'm not one of them. The article was posted mainly because of the interesting things brought up in the research (i.e., the Smith family's involvement in Freemasonry).

[A CA Guy]

Oh, so you didn't know people actually converse around the fiction like it is real?

They do and I've heard them do it.

I do wish the more idiotic people who stop taking it seriously.

[BritExPatInFla]

The Da Vinci Code = A cult of HUMANISM

No, The Da Vinci Code = A Work Of Fiction Passed Off As Nothing More.

[RexBeach]

Right. My God, it says on the cover it's a NOVEL.

Why is it that liberals are so excited about conspiracies?

[A CA Guy]

People discuss the darn thing like it's real.
It gets to be a real humanism undertaking when taken seriously as some do.

[caver]

Yea, let the Mason bashing begin too.

It's furious here on FR.

[sully777]

Remembering the Mountain Meadows Massacre http://www.crimelibrary.com/notorious_murders/mass/mtn_meadows/

[RinaseaofDs]

First page of the DaVinci Code says something to the effect that the historical and other references within the book are a matter of fact. I'm paraphrasing, but that's essential what it says. Dan Brown is an idiot.

[beef]

ping for later

[jess35]

Oh for crying out loud. People discuss Harry Potter as if it were real as well. People, some of whom are on this forum, go on and on about the "Great Masonic" conspiracy to take over the universe. Really, I think the Da Vinci Code is the least of your worries.

[jess35]

Instead of paraphrasing, why not pull out your copy and give us the exact quote? Dan Brown isn't an idiot. He wrote a work of fiction that has a bunch of nuts stirred up thinking he's going to destroy their religion.

He's laughing all the way to the bank.

[cgk]

bflr

[A CA Guy]

It is bad enough that it is splashed everywhere.

Being it is confusing for some regarding faith, I do think it isn't good.

There are quite a few idiots who take this as some real scientific discovery.

[TFFKAMM]

I should also mention that I'm a Freemason, and am very much interested in this sort of thing. And yes -- the ignorant Craft-bashing here gets very annoying.

[VOA]

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