True. The most devout believer IS Satan. Given the fact he is
a fallen angel (known as Lucifer), he has been in the
presence of God. (Of course, a lot has changed since
then.)
----- Original Message ----- From: "David Wright" <
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> ...and yet, so many great Noir figures in
the
> bible - Judas Iscariot, Job, Samson &
Delilah,
> Satan (although I'm probably thinking of
Milton's
> Satan, and his Samson, come to think of
it...)
>
> In 'Brighton Rock,' (really a must-read
for
> Noir fans), Graham Greene's unsettling
portrayal
> of teenage gangster Pinkie 'the Boy'
Brown
> confronts the reader with this disturbing
> paradox: the most devout believer of all must
be
> Satan himself.
>
> David
>
> David Wright - Seattle Public Library Fiction
Dept.
>
> "Literature is a luxury; fiction is a
necessity."
> -G.K. Chesterton
>
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