Bible thumpers, old and newuaker, Catholic,

[malignd at aol.com]

<<Pynchon's Biblical references are usually in the satirical mode---he 
ain't C.S.Lewis, folks---and his style of writing, first and foremost 
is satire. I suspect that his knowledge and absorbtion of Qabalistic 
systems points to an involvement in occult practice. It's true that 
there's plenty of Biblical references in AtD, but even more than GR, 
the uses of Bibilcal references are usually satirical, and are 
overwhelmed by occult references and references to spiritual systems of 
an altogether preterite nature. If Pynchon's a Christian, I'm a 
Hottentot.>>

There's nothing here to disagree with and, if forced to state an 
opinion, it would be this one.  But I just want to insert a reminder 
that a spiritual dimension is a source of riches for a novelist like 
Pynchon and it is, finally, misguided to assume that what he expresses 
or finds useful in his fiction is representative in any way of what he 
actually thinks or feels.

Does anyone suppose that Tony Kushner actually believes in angels?
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