If you’re like me then you LOVE to see PERVERTS BUSTED.  Tomorrow night we get another opportunity to see Perverted Justice in action with Dateline reporter Chris Hansen.

I hope you tune in or record the episode if you can. I think too many Christians are naive about this problem, and need to be woken up. And considering an overwhelming majority of child sex abuse happens in the “religious” community, those of you in the religious community who are not molesting children need to become educated so you can spot those who are.

In a few weeks Dan Brown’s best selling fictional novel, The DaVinci Code, is going to hit the silver screen. This event has a lot of buzz surrounding it not only from the mainstream media, but also from various Christian leaders. Some Christian leaders are touting this movie as a great evangelistic opportunity for the Church to be able to “give an answer as to what they believe about Jesus and why”, and these leaders have prepared numerous materials to help uneducated Christians become informed about the myths in Brown’s novel.

Other Christians, are having a holy cow about the upcoming release of Ron Howard’s sure to be masterpiece, and are urging people to “Stop the Da Vinci Code”. Who is right?

Here it seems that in the Christian culture we are absolutely divided on the issue of whether or not to tell fellow Christians to see this movie, that is fiction, yet many who are unskilled in their thinking, will think is truth.

On the side of engaging the culture for Christ and helping believers to be equipped in being able to answer questions from viewers of the movie, Dr. D. James Kennedy, Senior Pastor of Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida has produced a wonderful new DVD called The DaVinci Delusion which will air nationwide in May.

Dr. Kennedy has brought forth some of the nation’s leading biblical and cultural experts in this DVD to help expose the truth about what Dan Brown’s novel really teaches. An hour in length, The DaVinci Delusion, skillfully addresses the following six issues: Errors, Art, The Four Gospels, The Canon of the New Testament, The Deity of Christ and Mary Magdalene. The wonderfully produced DVD also highlights some of the nation’s brightest biblical thinkers including Paul Maier, Kerby Anderson, Gary Habermas, Erwin Lutzer, Darrell Bock, Lee Strobel, Sandra Miesel, Amy Welborn and Janet Parshall. A definite whose who of Christian personalities and scholars.

Dr. D. James Kennedy and Jerry Newcombe have also written a small pocketbook called The DaVinci Myth Versus The Gospel Truth that can easily be read within the span of an hour. Other popular titles exposing the DaVinci Code’s lies include Cracking DaVinci’s Code: You’ve Read the Fiction, Now Read the Facts by James Garlow and Dr. Peter Jones, Breaking The DaVinci Code: Answers To The Questions Everyone’s Asking by Darrell Bock and a great fact checker book called The DaVinci Codebreaker by James Garlow.

On the other side of the issue, hoping people will stay away from the movie theater and not see the upcoming movie is Ted Baehr of Movieguide. Baehr is so opposed to people seeing this movie that he has written a 43 page white paper defending the gospel of Jesus Christ. (PDF).

Baehr opens his white paper by asking the question, “In less than two months, war on Christianity will be declared. On which side of the battleline will you stand?” The implication is that if you see the movie then you are against Christianity, but if you don’t see the movie then you are on the right side and not warring against Christianity.

Baehr gives four top examples as to why he believes he is not overracting to the movie. The following:

THE DA VINCI CODE presents blasphemous fiction as fact in a deceptively convincing fashion

THE DA VINCI CODE denies the divinity of Jesus Christ, claiming He was no more than a mortal prophet

THE DA VINCI CODE alleges Jesus married Mary Magdalene with whom He had a child

THE DA VINCI CODE falsely claims the Christian church has historically hidden these “facts” through deception, murder and conspiracy

These are serious errors to be sure, and Baehr begins his argument against seeing the movie by citing Philippians 4:8 which says, “Finally, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable – if there is any moral excellence and if there is any praise – dwell on these things.”

He also gives some other things that Christians can do to “engage the culture” including seeing another movie on the day that The DaVinci Code is released. He suggests seeing Over the Hedge, a definite family movie and nonoffensive to Jesus Christ. He also suggests watching an older version of a movie about Jesus or writing letters to your local newspaper or to the movie studio producing the film.

One thing is sure, Christians are divided on how to respond to this upcoming heretical Jesus-bashing movie. While some believe educating the Church and equipping them to directly engage the culture and those who will see this movie, others are suggesting to turn Hollywood away and giving your money to something that does not offend Christ or His followers. Neither side is wrong, just different. Regardless of the side you choose, remember to make your decision based on your love for Christ and conviction of truth.

One of the goals of Active Christian Media is to introduce you to worthy Christian media, including great Christian music. The following song, in video form, is that group FFH singing their hit song “One Of These Days”.

To learn more about FFH please visit FFH Website. FFH stands from Far From Home.

One of These Days is one of their older songs, and they have a number of great new CD releases. This is a band you will definitely want to pursue and listen to often.

In case you missed it, today is Dr. James Dobson’s 70th birthday. I had the distinct honor of working for Dr. Dobson for almost 3 years before Focus on the Family moved its headquarters to Colorado Springs, Colorado, and I can tell you from personal experience what a gem this man is.

One question I have answered so often concerns “how Dr. Dobson really is” - and all I can tell you is that what you hear on the radio is who he really is. He is one of the best leaders in the Christian community, and one of the most honorable business men in Christian business.

Today Focus on the Family is airing a special tribute to Dr. Dobson. Click here to listen now!

Focus on the Family also has put up a special birthday video from lots of his friends. Click here to watch now.

One of my brand new favorite sites on the net is News.com because the technology news is always fascinating, relevant and fun to read. Today they are highlighting an article titled “Blogs ‘essential’ to a good career” which is excellent for anyone who loves to write and knows the power of the Internet base.

The article lays out 8 great points that every serious blogger needs to look at and consider as they write their blogs. A summary of the points follow:

1. Blogging Creates a Network

2. Blogging Can Get You a Job

3. Blogging is Great Training

4. Blogging Helps You Move Up Quickly

5. Blogging Makes Self-Employment Easier

6. Blogging Provides More Opportunities

7. Blogging Could Be Your Big Break

8. Blogging Makes the World a Better Place

As someone who happens to make money every month from blogging, I can attest to the truth in the points above. However, I would caution the reader by saying that you need to work hard. If you’re someone who can’t motivate yourself, or someone who needs your hand held in order to do projects, then blogging for a job will be hard for you. On the other hand, if you love research, have an opinion and know how to network, then I cannot recommend a better way to make money than to blog.