Anne Rice Leaves Christianity

ThePrude · #1 07-30-2010, 04:38 PM

just thought this was interesting...sort of the feeling I've always had about the faith I was raised in.

Anne Rice leaves Christianity – The Marquee Blog - CNN.com Blogs

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Legendary author Anne Rice has announced that she’s quitting Christianity.

The “Interview with a Vampire” author, who wrote a book about her spirituality titled "Called Out of Darkness: A Spiritual Confession" in 2008, said Wednesday that she refuses to be “anti-gay,” “anti-feminist," “anti-science” and “anti-Democrat.”

Rice wrote, “For those who care, and I understand if you don't: Today I quit being a Christian ... It's simply impossible for me to ‘belong’ to this quarrelsome, hostile, disputatious, and deservedly infamous group. For ten years, I've tried. I've failed. I'm an outsider. My conscience will allow nothing else.”

Rice then added another post explaining her decision on Thursday:

“My faith in Christ is central to my life. My conversion from a pessimistic atheist lost in a world I didn't understand, to an optimistic believer in a universe created and sustained by a loving God is crucial to me," Rice wrote. "But following Christ does not mean following His followers. Christ is infinitely more important than Christianity and always will be, no matter what Christianity is, has been or might become.”

fuck me fred · #2 07-30-2010, 06:17 PM

Christian or not, she seems like a total flake.

Sophia_ · #3 07-30-2010, 06:46 PM

Christ is merely married to the Church-- not necessarily in love with it or having sex.

Any religion depends on membership-- but spiritual growth requires leaving behind what brought you to this point.

Lost Soul · #4 07-30-2010, 06:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Sophia_

Christ is merely married to the Church-- not necessarily in love with it or having sex.

Any religion depends on membership-- but spiritual growth requires leaving behind what brought you to this point.

I'd like that in the form of a youtube video.

Sophia_ · #5 07-30-2010, 07:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Lost Soul

I'd like that in the form of a youtube video.

I have a few people who've subscribed to my channel-- hoping some day they will see me in person. Kittyradio is the best venue I've found. I love KR.

It's kinda like a lasting marriage-- always one foot in and one foot out.