Heller's prose is rife with anti-religious sentiment, and although I do not believe he was an atheist, I believe I have discovered the root of his apathy. Hypocrisy in religion (no doubt exacerbated by war) clearly troubled Heller, and he spelled out that sentiment here:
"It was one thing to maintain liaison with the Lord, and they were all in favor of that; it was something else, though, to have Him hanging around twenty-four hours a day."
In other words, a little religion goes a long way. How many Christians today live this same way.
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