Ok, so let's read this great nocel together and discuss it. But i haven't finish my reading, pride and prejudice, so i will read the da vinci code after it. I think it will be a lot of funs here. However, it is kind of strange or impolite or dangerous to talk about its content, such as whether Jesus Chrite is human or not here. There are a lot of radical people everywhere, and they always try to attack those who disrespecd their religion, and it is improper to talk religion in public. Also, as i know, pedro is a catholic, there must be some taboos for pedro, which we need to respect and can't talk about.
So how should we start it? Pedro, i think you can lead us to discuss this novel, and we would be glad to hear your viewpoint about this novel. I know nothing about catholic taboo but i know it is tough to argue over the truth about the live of Jesus Christ Or maybe i care too much.....anyway it is a good idea to read this novel together and talk about. So, let's kick off!
Beside, my march training is delayed again to next two weeks due to the rain, so i wi ll be absent here for two weeks but i will be back soon....waiting for me^__^
Saturday, June 17, 2006
Tuesday, June 06, 2006
What I will do these days~
After a exhausting but exciting final exams, I am qualified to get the bachelor degree in Social Welfare department of National Chung Cheng University. But I didn't finish the departing school procedures, maybe I will do it in next two weeks. As far as I knew, if I do the procedure too early, I would lose a lot of privilege, such as lending references, exercising in school gym, and even part-time jobs in school. Therefore, I would finish my departing school procedure in ten or twelve days later. I hope all the thing will be smooth. These days I lended a lot of books in case that I would be bored in my dormitory. But thanks to the Internet, I didn't too bored these days. Today, I watched "Davinci code" in my computer at my desk; however, some scenes I could not understand totally. Perhaps I need someone to interpret the Christian history and terms. Maybe we can talk later, if we have time to have a discussion.
Monday, June 05, 2006
Book and chat
The book "Angels and Demons" it is a prequel of "The Da Vinci Code". It is said that these books are the best that have written Dan Brown.
"Angels and Demons" begins with a mysterious murder inside a subterranean scientific facility, a particle accelerator. The murdered it is a scientist who had discovered the link between God and science.
It is an interesting topic, however I didn't like the novel. It's not so bad, I would rate it as regular.
About my msn adress it is the same than my mail adress pedromx56@hotmail.com .
"Angels and Demons" begins with a mysterious murder inside a subterranean scientific facility, a particle accelerator. The murdered it is a scientist who had discovered the link between God and science.
It is an interesting topic, however I didn't like the novel. It's not so bad, I would rate it as regular.
About my msn adress it is the same than my mail adress pedromx56@hotmail.com .
Sunday, June 04, 2006
Catholic Church Responds to 'The Da Vinci Code'
(You can also listen to its content on the link below this article.)
After much anticipation, controversy and media hype, The Da Vinci Code has opened in theaters worldwide. The film - like the best-selling novel it's based on - is a mystery story involving a dark conspiracy by the Catholic Church to suppress some all-too-human truths about the life of Jesus Christ. Its potent blend of historical fact and literary fiction has angered Catholics around the world, and intrigued others.
At the heart of The Da Vinci Code is a woman - Mary Magdelene - who, according to author Dan Brown's characters, married Jesus and bore his child. After the Crucifixion, she moved to the south of France, and founded the Merovingian line of kings. Now in order to keep this secret, the Catholic Church, according to the book, has killed millions of people. "The very first response to this plot has to be mockery and laughter," says Austin Ruse, president of the Catholic Family and Human Rights Institute.
Father Thomas Eitenhower isn't laughing. As president of Human Life International, a Catholic values advocacy group, he is organizing a boycott of the film, which he says promotes Satanism and allows Sony Pictures, which produced it, to profit from prejudice and lies.
"At our baptism, we pledge to reject Satan and all his works and all his empty promises. If Sony profits from anti-Catholic bigotry this week, what can we expect in the future?"
Eitenhower asks. "Tom Hanks starring as Hitler in Sony's Mein Kampf? He quotes the New Testament injunction for Christians to 'turn the other cheek' when attacked. "But we do not have to pay someone $9.50 [for a ticket] to sit in a theater and slap us for two hours."
The villain in The Da Vinci Code is an albino monk, who is a member of Opus Dei, an actual 87,000-member organization of lay Catholics. It is portrayed as the murderous hidden power at the center of the Catholic Church. Opus Dei spokesman Brian Finnerty says that Dan Brown embellished false accusations news reporters and former members have made, that Opus Dei is a secretive, even shady, organization.
"Opus Dei is an institution of the Catholic church that tries to help people come closer to God in their work and daily lives," he says. "It has been blessed by all the popes since its earliest years and Pope John Paul Second called Opus Dei's founder 'the saint of ordinary life.' Now that's the complete opposite of the portrayal in 'The Da Vinci Code'! There are no monks in Opus Dei - albino or otherwise - not even on Halloween."
Despite the harsh words in the book, some Catholics, like Father Paul Keenan, a parish priest and co-host of a religious radio talk show in New York City, see a silver lining in the Da Vinci Code controversy.
"It's an opportunity for us to form discussion groups in our parishes, to explain some of the misconceptions The Da Vinci Code has about the Church," Keenan says. "And it's a wonderful opportunity for Catholics to talk about their faith in public."
But Father Keenan notes, that's not true everywhere, such as in the Philippines, where an archbishop has said the book and film should be banned.
"It's a very different reaction from ours and I think that's because we're Americans. We're used to a variety of opinions," he says. "We are used to debate and public discussion and so it doesn't bother us so much."
Indeed, not all who call themselves Catholic are fazed by The Da Vinci Code, including Father Jim Lehman. He's with the Ecumenical Catholic Communion, an independent Catholic body that ordains women and allows priests to marry. He points out the Christian holy scriptures themselves do not specify whether Jesus was married, or not.
"The early Church had lots of fights and discussions over what it meant for Jesus to be fully human and how the divinity and the humanity of Christ were integrated together, and over time we continue to evolve and understand that," he says. "And I think we just have issues as a society and with organized religion with sexuality, and what does sexuality mean and would that diminish in some way what Jesus did? To me, it doesn't. His death and resurrection doesn't change."
Whatever the truth about Jesus and Mary Magdalene turns out to be, one thing seems certain: The Da Vinci Code has gotten a lot of people talking about religion.
http://www.voanews.com/english/AmericanLife/2006-05-22-voa20.cfm
After much anticipation, controversy and media hype, The Da Vinci Code has opened in theaters worldwide. The film - like the best-selling novel it's based on - is a mystery story involving a dark conspiracy by the Catholic Church to suppress some all-too-human truths about the life of Jesus Christ. Its potent blend of historical fact and literary fiction has angered Catholics around the world, and intrigued others.
At the heart of The Da Vinci Code is a woman - Mary Magdelene - who, according to author Dan Brown's characters, married Jesus and bore his child. After the Crucifixion, she moved to the south of France, and founded the Merovingian line of kings. Now in order to keep this secret, the Catholic Church, according to the book, has killed millions of people. "The very first response to this plot has to be mockery and laughter," says Austin Ruse, president of the Catholic Family and Human Rights Institute.
Father Thomas Eitenhower isn't laughing. As president of Human Life International, a Catholic values advocacy group, he is organizing a boycott of the film, which he says promotes Satanism and allows Sony Pictures, which produced it, to profit from prejudice and lies.
"At our baptism, we pledge to reject Satan and all his works and all his empty promises. If Sony profits from anti-Catholic bigotry this week, what can we expect in the future?"
Eitenhower asks. "Tom Hanks starring as Hitler in Sony's Mein Kampf? He quotes the New Testament injunction for Christians to 'turn the other cheek' when attacked. "But we do not have to pay someone $9.50 [for a ticket] to sit in a theater and slap us for two hours."
The villain in The Da Vinci Code is an albino monk, who is a member of Opus Dei, an actual 87,000-member organization of lay Catholics. It is portrayed as the murderous hidden power at the center of the Catholic Church. Opus Dei spokesman Brian Finnerty says that Dan Brown embellished false accusations news reporters and former members have made, that Opus Dei is a secretive, even shady, organization.
"Opus Dei is an institution of the Catholic church that tries to help people come closer to God in their work and daily lives," he says. "It has been blessed by all the popes since its earliest years and Pope John Paul Second called Opus Dei's founder 'the saint of ordinary life.' Now that's the complete opposite of the portrayal in 'The Da Vinci Code'! There are no monks in Opus Dei - albino or otherwise - not even on Halloween."
Despite the harsh words in the book, some Catholics, like Father Paul Keenan, a parish priest and co-host of a religious radio talk show in New York City, see a silver lining in the Da Vinci Code controversy.
"It's an opportunity for us to form discussion groups in our parishes, to explain some of the misconceptions The Da Vinci Code has about the Church," Keenan says. "And it's a wonderful opportunity for Catholics to talk about their faith in public."
But Father Keenan notes, that's not true everywhere, such as in the Philippines, where an archbishop has said the book and film should be banned.
"It's a very different reaction from ours and I think that's because we're Americans. We're used to a variety of opinions," he says. "We are used to debate and public discussion and so it doesn't bother us so much."
Indeed, not all who call themselves Catholic are fazed by The Da Vinci Code, including Father Jim Lehman. He's with the Ecumenical Catholic Communion, an independent Catholic body that ordains women and allows priests to marry. He points out the Christian holy scriptures themselves do not specify whether Jesus was married, or not.
"The early Church had lots of fights and discussions over what it meant for Jesus to be fully human and how the divinity and the humanity of Christ were integrated together, and over time we continue to evolve and understand that," he says. "And I think we just have issues as a society and with organized religion with sexuality, and what does sexuality mean and would that diminish in some way what Jesus did? To me, it doesn't. His death and resurrection doesn't change."
Whatever the truth about Jesus and Mary Magdalene turns out to be, one thing seems certain: The Da Vinci Code has gotten a lot of people talking about religion.
http://www.voanews.com/english/AmericanLife/2006-05-22-voa20.cfm
Reading and Voice Chat
"I am reading now the book "Angels and Demons" by Dan Brown, his most famous novel is "The Da Vinci Code" which I am planning to read very soon. "
Great! So we can share a lot of thoughts and ideas about our reading here. Tell me more about the book, Angels and Demons, how do you think of this novel?
"And about the voice talk I would prefer to talk at MSN because I have already downloaded it. I am not used to talk on the Internet but we can try."
Ok, let's talk in english by Msn. Next two weeks i will be absent for my army training, but i will be back soon. Tell me your msn account and when you will be there, and i can log in msn to chat with you. And i will ask my close friend, sean to join us, and i deeply believe it will be a lot of funs!
Great! So we can share a lot of thoughts and ideas about our reading here. Tell me more about the book, Angels and Demons, how do you think of this novel?
"And about the voice talk I would prefer to talk at MSN because I have already downloaded it. I am not used to talk on the Internet but we can try."
Ok, let's talk in english by Msn. Next two weeks i will be absent for my army training, but i will be back soon. Tell me your msn account and when you will be there, and i can log in msn to chat with you. And i will ask my close friend, sean to join us, and i deeply believe it will be a lot of funs!
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