Christianity and Pynchon

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on 8/4/02 12:05 PM, Otto at ottosell at yahoo.de wrote:

> Thanks Paul, I have been mistaken remembering the words of Steppenwolf:
> "Like good Christians, some would burn the witches"
> (Monster)
> http://www.steppenwolf.com
> 
> Otto
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Paul Mackin" <paul.mackin at verizon.net>
> To: <pynchon-l at waste.org>
> Sent: Friday, August 02, 2002 6:55 PM
> Subject: Re: Christianity and Pynchon
> 
> 
>> Otto wrote:.
>> Amy Sprue hasn't
>> 
>>> been burned by the Inquisition, but by Puritans: "Lot of ill will about
>>> those chickens, as you can imagine." (p. 329)
>> 
>> In Salem they hanged them, not burned them.
>> 
>> P.
> 
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John Kay was singing about America in "Monster", but I believe he is a
Czech. What is the traditional Eastern European method of executing witches?

Peace
Joe