Pynchon as propaganda

[David Morris]

--- Terrance <lycidas2 at earthlink.net> wrote:
> 
> David Morris wrote:
> > 
> > --- s~Z <keithsz at concentric.net> wrote:
> > > The pool hall doesn't open until Resurrection Day. In betwixt and
between, they's dayid.
> > 
> > You're correct.  But many Christians don't recognize this detail,
especially  the Roman Catholics, who believe you can pray to your Grandma who
might have some pull with Jesus for all the rosaries she recited before she
croaked...
> 
> 
> More proof that intelligent people in America don't understand the
fundamentals of Christian theology and history and are completely baffled by
Roman Catholic rituals. Would these be Catholics in China, Brazil, New Orleans,
and Boston?

"Christian Theology" is a diverse flock of birds which has very few
"fundamentals."  Christ's resurrection is about the only one I can think of. 
But as for continued existence after death, Christianity is all over the map,
and this is especially so for Roman Catholics.  RC's believe in an immediate
transition upon death to another form of existence.  For some this means hell. 
For others Purgatory, Limbo, or Heaven.

Protestants, too, are all over the map, but many protestants believe that they
"sleep" (but without dreaming) between their personal death and the future
Resurrection.  In fact, according to that same theology, the only person yet to
be resurrected is Christ.  All others are waiting "asleep" in the grave.

David Morris

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