<p>No.</p>
<p>Young people can easily be swayed by veiled truths (a lot of Dan's writing includes statements in which the beginning begins with fact but he twists it into lie, making less knowledgable Christians unsure of where the fact/fiction line is).</p>
<p>The Church is just taking as much precaution as they can to assert that the majority of the controversial Biblical information presented is false.</p>
<p>People don't read fiction novels or go to the movie theater in search of religion.</p>
<p>No, but movies or books can change your outlook on life.</p>
<p>Maybe so, I can't relate. But change your outlook on something this secure (or atleast what I would consider secure)?</p>
<p>Well, people like you and me would consider our stances on this type of subject secure. But there are plenty of people who are influenced by the media. Well, honestly, I don't think that the movie alone will be the main deciding factor - it may be the straw that breaks the camel's back or the first seed of doubt. Either way, the Church would do well to make sure they inform as many of these young influential and confused Christians that this indeed is fiction.</p>
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<p>Only if you're weak minded and or naive.</p>
<p>I, for one, have a strong set of beliefs and morals that I stick to and no one could change.</p>
<p>Good for you.</p>
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so people who believe in organized religion are naive (if their opinion on something as important as religion could be swayed by an action/adventure movie)
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whoa whoa Drew . . . you can't say this about every person who believes in organized religion. Also, true, the CChurch shouldn't be angry if Sony refuses, after all this is their movie and this is a "free" country, but it's definently not uncommon . . . some countries have banned movies after all for this very fear they have, of the people conforming. I don't belong to the catholic church but of a diff religion, but I wouldn't be offended if a fiction disclaimer was added. I believe sony is afraid they will lose money if they add this disclaimer, which is imo pretty shallow. I guess catholic church just needs to suck it up and realize this is the United States and they can't make anyone do anything</p>
<p>I'm a Roman Catholic in a heavily Catholic region of Texas (though we do have some Baptist and Methodist influence at our school). Quite frankly, I and everyone I know who read the book absolutely loved it. It's important to note where it can be found on the book shelves, however: the Fiction section. Quite honestly, Dan Brown is such as genius that he makes it quite easy to overlook that fact, and I believe that the Church is right to draw that distinction in the minds of people who have a hard time separating fact from fiction. I don't, however, believe that the Church should attempt to censor the book or movie, as that would be an overreaction and would cause smart Catholics across the world to try and find out what exactly the Church is trying to protect against.</p>
<p>we could put fiction disclaimers on any religious movie.</p>
<p>Everything's a lie. It's all an illusion. Yep, a conspiracy. Someone's out to get all of us.</p>
<p>they are. and they will. everything's fiction... we should all have fiction disclaimers.</p>
<p>I'm not fiction...</p>
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<p>... am I?</p>
<p>You'd LIKE to think so.. :)</p>