The Da Vinci Hurricane is coming, author tells WordNews.org. Urges churches to prepare in advance to not ignore the movie and book but use it as an evangelism tool

THE DA VINCI DILEMMA
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Hurricane Da Vinci about to hit the church: author
SAN DIEGO (WordNews.org) May 12, 2006 — The author of "The Da Vinci CodeBreaker" doesn't pull any punches. A hurricane is about to hit the Christian church and potentially take many weak believers on a theory a thin as air.
"We have a short time to get ready," James Garlow, author of "The Da Vinci CodeBreaker" and co-author of the New Y ork Times' bestseller "Cracking Da Vinci's Code" told WordNews.org.
Dan Brown's best-selling novel, "The Da Vinci Code" and its upcoming May 19 theatrical release starring Tom Hanks has that kind of power.
"It's like a hurricane," Garlow told WordNews.org, "but we know when it's coming and we need to get ready for it. If we don't get ready, it could be catastrophic for the church."
"The Da Vinci Code" claims Jesus was married, had a child and never rose again from the dead.
Garlow is considered one of the leading experts in theology debate about "The Da Vinci Code." His latest book, "The Da Vinci CodeBreaker" is the only glossary of terms designed for those interested in learning about the people and places and terms mentioned in Brown's book. It has more than 500 terms and includes charts, timelines of the church since biblical times and explanations of historical events.
Garlow admits he reluctantly got into the Da Vinci Code expert business. In the forward, he notes: "I encountered more people with friends and family who believed the historical and theological concepts in Dan Brown's book. These people were said to be willing to abandon their Christian faith in favor of the core themes of a novel. Three calls from an editor later convinced him such a book was needed.
Garlow said Christians are not armed with the facts about Christian history.
"'The Da Vinci CodeBreaker' is designed to be a companion resource," he said. "Whether the reader is using it as a reference as they read through Dan Brown's novel or use it in conjunction with one of the many other compelling 'counter-Da Vinci' books that are available, it is meant to be a fact-finder that is easy and efficient."

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