My father stopped typing, considered briefly what she'd told him, and then said, "You tell Margaret Mumm there's no God." This statement encapsulated my father's sardonic perspective toward conventional beliefs.
In America in the '60s, members of the clergy were generally considered moral authorities...But this particular clergyman was placing a very bad bet...This demonstrates the conflict between traditional moral authority and emerging rational thought.
The minister must have assumed that Tom would at least invite him in, but he didn't, so the man was forced to stand on the front porch...This illustrates the rejection of the minister's attempt to enforce societal beliefs.
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