I've been reading The Girl Who series by Larsson. Violent reading material for sure (not at all like The Cat Who series but I like them both), but what struck me was a statement made by the Jewish detective in The girl who played with fire. He said he had a need to talk to God about the case so he went to the Catholic church instead of the Jewish synagogue. He sat in one of the pews for over an hour and noted that as a Jew he had no business there but it was a peaceful place he regularly visited and he conjectured that God didn't seem to mind.
"He went to the Jewish synagogue when he needed company and fellowship with people. Catholics went to church to seek peace in the presence of God. The church invited silence and visitors would always be left to themselves.", page 432.
Indeed.
No comments:
Post a Comment