religious vilification

[Eric Rosenbloom]

I missed what started this, but Christianity is a system as hierarchical
and stultifying (and comforting) as any Raketenstadt. When the Stystem
becomes more important than the people is serves it is no longer good,
in balance. I couldn't find the place in Gravity's Rainbow, and they
certainly aren't words of vilification, but somewhere in there Pynchon
does comment on the false premises and promises of Christ.

A hero-pig rooting in the earth is more his style, I think . . .

Yours,
Erik the Red

P.S. There's a good article in this week's New Republic (the usually
tedious zionist neoliberal mouthpiece) about The Organization Men, as
characterized by new president Bush and his helpers. I think their
party's love of religion is in the same vein: It gives a necessary
spiritual facade to their faith in and service to The Firm.
<http://www.tnr.com/020501/foer020501.html>


jbor wrote:
> >From: <lycidas2 at earthlink.net>
> > As I have stated previously, there is simply no evidence
> > that P is anti-christian or
> > anti-Catholic.
> 
> But is there evidence that he is a practicing Christian or Catholic?
> 
> > Those that vilify the christian tradition or
> > any other religious system here, do so with their own words
> > and thoughts.



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