'Da Vinci Code' sparks Christian history discussion

With a stable spot for 149 weeks on The New York Times best-seller list and an impending movie release, "The Da Vinci Code" has students wondering what parts of the novel are fact and which are fiction. Mother Magdalena, from the Orthodox Monastery of the Transfiguration in Ellwood City, Pa., will lead a discussion about the evidence supporting and disproving the claims in Dan Brown's popular novel. The Christian Study Center will host the event Thursday at 7:30 p.m. "I think it's a wonderful opportunity for us to explore our faith and learn things about it," Mother Magdalena said. [More]