What really matters is what you believe.

My sincere hope is that 'The Da Vinci Code,' in addition to entertaining people, will serve as an open door to begin their own explorations.

Authors, he thought. Even the sane ones are nuts.

One could argue that there exist certain questions that are best left unanswered.

Misunderstanding a culture's symbols is a common root of predujice.

Outside, in the newly fallen darkness, the world had been transformed. The sky had become a glistening tapestry of stars.

The Bible represents a fundamental guidepost for millions of people on the planet, in much the same way the Koran, Torah, and Pali Canon offer guidance to people of other religions. If you and I could dig up documentation that contradicted the holy stories of Islamic belief, Judaic belief, Buddhist belief, pagan belief, should we do that? Should we wave a flag and tell the Buddhists that the Buddha did not come from a lotus blossom? Or that Jesus was not born of a literal virgin birth? Those who truly understand their faiths understand the stories are metaphorical.