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January 5th, 2006

All smiles

Posted by: Reuters Staff
Tags: CES 2006, Digital Hollywood

hanks.jpgActor Tom Hanks, starring in the upcoming Sony Pictures movie ”The Da Vinci Code”  jokes with Sony CEO Howard Stringer (L) and the movie director Ron Howard (R) at the Sony keynote address at CES. (Photo: REUTERS/Rick Wilking)

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[…] Stringer also was joined onstage by Ron Howard and Tom Hanks, director and actor respectively of the film version of the hit book “The Da Vinci Code,” which is due out this year. […]

- Posted by Sony Vaio not for the price-conscious - Sony CEO - Reuters Newsblogs

I am a christian and I feel very sorry for all of you that are promoting this movie. You all may be smiling now, but one day all will have to stand before God on judgement day. As the bible says “Every knee shall bow and every tongue shall confess that Jesus Christ is Lord”. It is appointed once unto man to die and then there is judgement.” If people would just read the bible they would know the truth. Not only that when you get saved and invite Jesus in your heart Gods spirit reveals the truth to you. His spirit bears witness with your spirit, and you know your his child. The holy spirit reveals all truth. If you have never experienced this you won’t know the truth and you are serving satan himself. Satan is blinding you from the truth with these false doctrines. Jesus never did have a baby either. Jesus had to be without sin in order to die on the cross and to take our sin on himself. He was spotless and without sin. This is truth. Jesus was God in the flesh, an exact representation and the very character of God himself. God is without sin, he is perfect. What are you going to believe?In the lies of Satan? If you do you will be doomed for eternity. God doesn’t want this. He doesn’t want anyone to perish. That’s why he sent his son to die on the cross. We don’t deserve it, but he loved us that much. By his grace we are saved if we put our faith and trust in the blood payment that he made on our behalf.

- Posted by Sherry

I read ‘The da Vinci Code.’ Interesting in the beginning, outrageous up to the end of the first half, and boring along the second half. I had admired both Ron Howard and Tom Hanks during the past 16 years for their wonderful movies which inspired me about some noble facts of life. What a unpleasant surprise: Both artists are now together promoting this book that trashes the magnificent story behind my Christian faith. Right now I see Ron Horward and Tom Hanks at the same low level as the mediocre Mr. Dan Brown. Very sad. I will not watch this movie, and I sincerely hope the movie performs poorly at the box office.

- Posted by Eduardo

Tom Hanks has just signed for the part of Judas in Ron Howards remake of the Last Supper

- Posted by mike mcmahon

I just wanted to forward this to Tom Hanks and Ron Howard. I am so very disappointed in them both. I have watched almost everything Tom Hanks has ever done, and enjoyed it, and Ron Howard, I loved him.. watched him ever since I was little. However, I doubt now that I will ever want to watch anything either one stars in or produces… How can they close their eyes and go to sleep at night when they are doing this to “my Lord Jesus Christ”. I will pray for you both daily.

DeVinci Code
The movie, “The Da Vinci Code”, staring Tom Hanks, directed by Ron Howard will soon be released in the first part of this year. This movie will have the potential to deceive billions of the worlds population. The story line attacks the very heart of the Gospel and attempts to destroy the very nature and character of the Lord Jesus Christ as the Son of God. (Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing? The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the Lord, and against His anointed? Psalm 2:1, 2)

Satan knows his time is about up and now he will attempt to take one of his best shots by enlisting all of hell to belch out its worse deception in that of stripping Jesus Christ of His Divine nature and turning him into a mere man who secretly marries Mary Magdalene. To add insult to injury the story depicts the idea that certain shadowy christian groups for 2,000 years have purposely and secretly hidden this so called fact behind the scenes and thus it is finally revealed in a coded message buried in Leonardo DeVinci painting. Even the movie trailer for this story presents it as the truth finally revealed about Jesus! (This is just what the Islamic Fascists need to give added credence to their bloody, destructive campaign of global terror!)

It is time for Christians (the Body of Christ) everywhere to rise up and expose this lie from the pit of hell that will be perpetuated on the whole world in just a couple of short months. This is no time to back down in the day of battle. It is a time to pray and fast like never before that God will raise up a standard against the enemy as he comes in like a flood. Satan always overplays his hand and once again he is about to overplay it big time because, as usual, he overplays it right into Gods plan to present the truth to the whole world. And this Gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come Matthew 24:14 Oswald Chambers states in his timeless writing My Utmost For His Highest Our calling is not primarily to be holy men and women but to be proclaimers of the Gospel of God. The one all-important thing is that the Gospel of God should be recognized as the abiding reality Yet we have to ask ourselves today when this abiding reality comes under direct attack who will defend it? The answer can only be that those of us who have been transformed by its truth for eternity will and must defend it here and now.

Pray that Christian lay people, prayer leaders, writers, pastors, and all those in Christian media outlets will get the message out and expose this deception of hell and reveal the lie this movie will present before it ever hits the theaters.

We can only say about Tom Hanks & Ron Howard. . . Father forgive them for they know not what they do, but to the enemy of the cross we can only declare to him, go ahead take your best shot because your time is up and you
will soon be cast into the lake of fire.”

E-mail this on to everyone you know (do not delete, give it feet) and lets expose this lie for what it is because the hour is late and much later than we think.

- Posted by Anita Stone

I have also grew up watching Tom Hanks on the screen most of my life. Thinking he was awesome. Until now! I would of never guessed him to be this naive and fall to the hands of destruction of Satan. I guess that is where fame and fortune get you, no where. No where but on this earth, where he will stay for all eternity. How sad!

But in his demise (acting career) he probably never guessed that he was being pulled away from the hand of God. But to profess his ignorance to all before God. I think I could of made it easier for him by giving him a rope.

- Posted by B Clarkson

I just wanted to say that I agree with Anita Stone. I got on this page trying to find a way to contact Hanks and Howard. I have always admired both of them and loved their work. I am extremely disappointed in them for doing this. Surely they have enough money by now that they don’t have to prostitute themselves this way.

- Posted by D. Poole

How disappointing it is to see two of our great actors fall to such evil in producing/acting in this movie. As Sherry said above every knee will bow and we will all be accountable for how we lived on this earth. I feel sorry for anyone who has had any part in this movie. The Lord will be judging you upon hia glorious coming so I pray that you will repent of this dispicable sin and start living the way Christ wants you to live!

As Christians our family will not support this movie nor the book ever. Unfortunatly many people will want to “see” what the movie is really like and that just adds to the popularity of the movie. I pray that the movie will be a flop and disaster from the beginning.

I am pleading with everyone especially Christians to not support this movie in any way. If you want to know the “real” story about Christ read the Holy Bible. It will lead you down the path that leads to eternal life in Heaven and not to destruction in Hell.

- Posted by Kathy

Come on people! It is JUST a fictional movie, no wonder all the publicity… People will beleive what they want to. I (a christian) have researched some of this, and the Historical FACTUAL parts of it are interesting. If people have faith (and a brain), they will still have faith!

- Posted by L. Hall

Sounds like the churchs and it people are giving the movie the publicity. . .

- Posted by L. Hall

If you are true to your faith, a movie shouldn’t be all it takes to get anyone to start questioning their religion. If a book or movie will shake your ground, I’d shudder to think what Satan would do to you.

- Posted by Helen

Come on L. Hall! Mr Brown claims that the contents of “The Da Vinci Code” is based records that he obtained through extensive research. His novel draws “heavily on the sacred feminine…” and his editor truly understands “what this book is all about…” Reread the “acknowledgments” in the book: Mr Brown has an agenda. Maybe he just wrote a polemic book that would generate a lot of publicity and a lot of money; or he could be pinpointing the sacred feminine; or he is just letting his wild imagination to run free. Who knows? I have my guess. I strongly support the answers the church is giving on this matter: They have to say something after all! The media is responsible for all the publicity. By the way, I also fell comfortable in my faith.

Helen, Talking about Satan, Did somebody tell you that Satan is not involved yet? I have learned since my early days in the church that Satan would always be working to deceive us, to separate us from God. This book and this movie might not be affecting you, but they are certainly affecting a lot of other people.

- Posted by Eduardo

No more open minded people left?
That’s right: if a one movie ca shutter your faith, then it aint very strong, is it?
I liked the movie, and you know what, I dont see how or why the faith should shutter even if Jesus had kids.

- Posted by Sergey

A film is made to either educate or entertain. As obvious as it seems, I still hope this film was not made to educate people about a different path My Lord Jesus Christ took - because it’s false. READ THE BIBLE - there is no word. If the film was made to entertain…..how entertaining would you find it to see the most important force in your life fictionilized? Why take the very core of good in our lives, the very hope of eternal life and do what this film has done to it? One answer - the work of the antiChrist. “I WOULD RATHER LIVE MY LIFE WITH JESUS AS MY SAVIOR AND LIVE AN ETERNAL LIFE WITH HIM THAN LIVE MY LIFE AS IF THERE IS NO JESUS AND SUFFER THE ETERNAL DEATH AND DARKNESS” Why would you do this, Mr. Hanks and Mr. Howard? You are in my prayers

- Posted by Leslie

Well, “The Da Vinci Code made millions at the box office and did even better in the Europe. What does this mean? I’m not sure, except many are curious. Once the movie was out, some Christians encouraged others to see it and speak intelligently and clearly about why the movie is wrong. I’ll admit, I haven’t read the book or seen the movie. I will say though, I have read up on it and have asked many questions and seen previews (that was enough for me). We did have a copy of the book and no one thought it was worth reading because it was so bizarre and very far from the truth. I’m shocked that Tom Hanks decided to do this movie, I have read on the net that he was once a Christian and went to bible studies. Interesting, isn’t it, that two of the most trusted actors in the movie industry would both be involved with this misleading movie? We are living in some interesting times, some say the end and I say we are in a battle every moment and every second. Stay strong, keep the faith and run the race!!!

- Posted by ujena

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