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WHY THE DA VINCI CODE IS SO POPULAR now they have come close to going bankrupt. They have laid off many personnel. The same is true for many of the liberal denominations. (I heard one report that more Americans attend Calvary Chapels, part of the evangelical movement, than attend Episcopal Churches, one of the mainline denominations.) The liberal mainline denominations are all dying, and the NCC, as their cooperative agency, is going down with them. These Sophia-worshiping activities remind me of an incident that took place the week before the well-publicized 1995 World Conference on Women, sponsored by the United Nations in Beijing, which promoted a radical, anti-family agenda. Many women, delegates from around the world, attended workshops in China the week before the conference. By far, the larger group was a coalition of feminists who stood squarely against the Bible and the Vatican on the issue of human sexuality (not to mention other areas). They claimed the Bible “teaches complete sexual freedom”—including fornication. (Whose translation are they reading?) As believers in free speech (except for the kind they don’t like), they shouted down the opposition that tried to counter this lie. Next, they gathered together for “prayer” to Mother Earth. They held hands in a circle and a delegate from Brazil said the “prayer”: “Thanks to Mother Earth, for you give life. Thanks for water. People from my community decided no more crucifixion. We believe in life. We celebrate life, not the crucifixion. We are power.” After that, many of them, including the late Bella Abzug, the 77
THE DA VINCI MYTH VS THE GOSPEL TRUTH former Congresswoman from New York, held their hands in the air and chanted, “I am power, I am power, I am power.” 90 Whether these women were a part of the RE-imagining group or not, they are certainly one in spirit with this movement. There is still a Sophia Caucus within the Presbyterian Church—certainly not the branch of which I am affiliated. Worship of the goddess is one of Dan Brown’s chief messages in his book. The acceptance of The Da Vinci Code reflects in part the devastation that feminism—even so-called Christian feminism—has wrought. WHAT IS THE CHURCH? We have seen in this chapter repeated examples of unbelief from within the Church attempting to strike away at orthodox Christianity. These forces are not as prominent as they might seem, but a hostile media often exaggerates the influence or credibility of these anti- Christian church leaders. Nonetheless, how are we to understand how they can be within the Church and yet an enemy of Christ? I think it helpful to back up for a moment and define the Church. The Church is the body of believers in whom Christ dwells (1 Corinthians 12:12-27; Romans 8:10-11). They are those redeemed by the blood of Jesus Christ (Revelation 1:5). But there is a much wider definition of the Church. The professing Church consists of some two billion people who claim to be believers in Jesus Christ. Within the “visible Church” is 78
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