| Christian Foes of 'Da Vinci Code'
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| | members and religious leaders alike,
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| Debate How to Fight It:
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| | remember that you'll get more of what
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| Leaders of many denominations agree that
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| | you put your
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| the novel the
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| | attention, energy and focus toward.
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| movie is based on attacks the pillars of
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| | Would you rather
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| Christianity,
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| | have more of a teaching moment or a
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| but some are planning a boycott while
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| | boycott?How instead, could the religious
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| others see a
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| | leaders have received
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| "teaching moment." --New York Times, May
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| | the film in a way that encourages the
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| 11th, 2006This headline from writer
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| | similarities
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| Laurie Goodstein caught our
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| | between the two messages? How instead
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| attention, just as this novel turned
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| | could they relay
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| big-budget movie
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| | gratitude that The Da Vinci Code is
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| has everyone's attention. And different
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| | helping more people
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| denominations
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| | inquire deeper into their own lives
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| of the Christian church have chosen to
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| | about the pillars
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| respond to that
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| | of Christianity? How instead could we
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| attention with criticism instead of a
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| | all see this as
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| reinforcing of
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| | a teaching moment?Consider the
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| the harmonious aspects of The Da Vinci
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| | following:In what ways could the energy
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| Code's message.Surely when a person or an
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| | that would be spent
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| institution feels attacked
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| | boycotting be used to foster or indulge
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| it may be natural to choose
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| | in more
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| defensiveness over the
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| | teaching moments?Why spend effort
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| opportunity to learn. But that's where
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| | avoiding what doesn't work for you?
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| hidden value is
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| | What might happen if you focus on what
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| going to waste. Instead of this default
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| | does work for
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| habit, being
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| | you instead?What do you and those around
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| open and putting energy into proactive
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| | you take as fact or truth
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| efforts may
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| | that, if you looked at it differently,
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| yield better results. The headline
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| | might benefit
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| states that some
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| | you more?What is so sacred in your own
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| religious groups will spend their energy
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| | life that you're not
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| boycotting
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| | willing to look at it with freshness?
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| what others see as a teaching moment.
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| | What assumptions
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| Which is more
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| | are you making that it may be time to
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| empowering?What happens when we assume
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| | challenge?Where are your emotions or
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| the pillars of a tradition
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| | judgments keeping you closed
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| or school of thought can't be looked at
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| | to the lessons that are already
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| from a new
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| | happening around you?Take a moment to
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| angle? What happens when something is so
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| | write down 10 places in your life
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| sacred that it
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| | where you criticize yourself, others or
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| discourages being reassessed with fresh
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| | almost
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| eyes? When
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| | taken-for-granted schools of thought or
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| something - be it a fern or a person's
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| | belief systems.
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| creative license
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| | Then write down how holding these
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| - stops being open to growing and
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| | thoughts and opinions
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| changing, it dies.What was Dan Brown's
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| | is benefiting you, and how you might
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| point in writing The Da Vinci
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| | further benefit
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| Code? Did he and the director intend to
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| | from letting them go. Take some time to
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| incite
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| | talk with your
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| controversy, or were they just hoping to
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| | coach or a friend about where your
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| light up the
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| | reaction to someone
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| audience's reverence for art, religion
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| | else's choice is keeping you from moving
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| and a thrilling
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| | through to
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| hunt for clues?If it was created simply
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| | your own choices. And send us an email
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| to entertain, even with a
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| | so we can
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| little spice of controversy to keep us
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| | support you in this process; looking at
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| engaged, it
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| | sacred areas of
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| succeeded. It's a best-seller, a hit
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| | your life is courageous, and we applaud
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| film and you're
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| | you!(You may reprint this article in full
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| even reading an article about an article
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| | provided you
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| about the
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| | include the writers' names, contact
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| reactions to it right now.If it was
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| | information and
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| created to promote beliefs that are
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| | brief bio. Thank you.)Kris Carey &
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| contrary
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| | Michael Vavricek,
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| to the dominant religious ideals, you
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| could say that
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| why would we all
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