Christianity and Pynchon

[alfredjprufrock at club-internet.fr]

T> My information is that he continues to practice and participate in the
T> christian mass. If he is now or was a believer in jesus is not something
T> anyone, perhaps even his own wife, knows. It's not, and may never be
T> important to his literature as far as I am concerned.

you got that right. who fucking cares? he was raised a Xian, alright,
big deal. what if he wasn't? in the western world, even if you're not raised a Xian you
can't really avoid being exposed to the religion anyway. that it is a big theme
in his books is indeed obvious. it's got nothing to do with him being
a Xian or not.
that he is churchgoing is useless
and irrelevant information, whether it is true or not. you claim it
is true, very well. does that make him any better or worse?  no. it's
totally irrelevant. we talk about his books, not who he is.
maybe he has posters of porky pig in his room too. BIG DEAL.

greg