[Lunatic Fringe]

LOL! Boy, those church leaders NEVER learn do they???

The more you cry and scream about being "offended" by something, the more curious people become and want to see it. "The Last Temptation of Christ" was a perfect example. The movie sucked and lasted TWICE as long at the box office than it would had the Church kept its mouth shut.

The Da Vinci Code is a wonderful and entertaining book... of FICTION!

[RobbyS]

The Da Vinci Code is a wonderful and entertaining book... of FICTION! Harry Potter is fantastical fiction, and its author has never pretended otherwise. Brown claims that it is "Historical fiction." i,e, Based on fact.

[Antoninus]

The Da Vinci Code is a wonderful and entertaining book... of FICTION!

Yes and as all us truly intelligent people know, fiction (cough, Uncle Tom's Cabin) has never (cough, Atlas Shrugged) had a profound effect (cough, The Jungle) on society.

The "it's just fiction crowd" are the same morons who don't understand why businesses large and small, governments, politicians, and special interest groups spend billions upon billions of dollars on advertising each year. It's all about getting your message out and influencing what people think. The Duh Vinci Code is no different in that respect--except that it's proven to be a spectacularly effective piece of propaganda for Christian-haters.

[Sun]

"..and entertaining book..."

It is immoral to be entertained with blasphemy.