http://www.religionnewsblog.com Religion news about religious cults, sects, world religions, and related issues Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:00:03 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/24906/anne-rice-quits-christianity-remains-committed-to-christ http://www.religionnewsblog.com/24906/anne-rice-quits-christianity-remains-committed-to-christ#comments Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:32:25 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=24906 Anne Rice, the novelist who kissed vampires goodbye and rededicated her life to Christ last Wednesday used her Facebook page to announce another important decision:

"For those who care, and I understand if you don't: Today I quit being a Christian. I'm out. I remain committed to Christ as always but not to being "Christian" or to being part of Christianity. 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."

A few minutes later Rice explained, "As I said below, I quit being a Christian. I'm out. In the name of Christ, I refuse to be anti-gay. I refuse to be anti-feminist. I refuse to be anti-artificial birth control. I refuse to be anti-Democrat. I refuse to be anti-secular humanism. I refuse to be anti-science. I refuse to be anti-life. In the name of Christ, I quit Christianity and being Christian. Amen."

Today the author followed up with "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. 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." ]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/24906/anne-rice-quits-christianity-remains-committed-to-christ/feed 0