Anne Rice: 'I Quit Being A Christian'
Anne Rice, the bestselling novelist most popularly known for "Interview with the Vampire" and her other creepy vampire novels, announced on Wednesday via Facebook that she has officially renounced Christianity. It's a bold move for the author who has become well-known for her vehement religiosity; the majority of her frequent tweets are related to religion in some way. The author has also recently launched a new series of novels about angels, which debuted in October 2009 with "Angel Time."
Rice declared on her Facebook account that she is "an outsider" in the Christian community:
"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."
Rice affirmed that though she has decided to leave the Christian institution, she "remain[s] committed to Christ as always."
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/07/29/anne-rice-i-quit-being-a_n_663915.html
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"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. 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."
http://perezhilton.com/2010-07-29-anne-rice-quits-christianity
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Anne Rice Quits Christianity
By Advocate.com Editors
Anne Rice is no longer a Christian.
The best-selling author of Interview With a Vampire and mother to novelist Christopher Rice posted on her Facebook page that she’s left the religion because she refuses to be “antigay,” “antifeminist,” and “anti-Democrat.”
Rice wrote, “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 outside. My conscience will allow nothing else. In the name of Christ, I quit Christianity and being Christian.”
In 2004, Rice announced in Newsweek that she from that point forward, she would “write only for the Lord." The author continued to be a vocal supporter of gay rights while touting her Christian faith.
Her son, Christopher, is gay, has frequently contributed to The Advocate, and is the author of five best-selling novels.
http://www.advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2010/07/29/Anne_Rice_Quits_Christianity/
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http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2010/08/01/anne_rice_quits_christianity
http://articles.latimes.com/2010/aug/07/local/la-me-beliefs-anne-rice-20100807
Rice declared on her Facebook account that she is "an outsider" in the Christian community:
"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."
Rice affirmed that though she has decided to leave the Christian institution, she "remain[s] committed to Christ as always."
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/07/29/anne-rice-i-quit-being-a_n_663915.html
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"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. 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."
http://perezhilton.com/2010-07-29-anne-rice-quits-christianity
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Anne Rice Quits Christianity
By Advocate.com Editors
Anne Rice is no longer a Christian.
The best-selling author of Interview With a Vampire and mother to novelist Christopher Rice posted on her Facebook page that she’s left the religion because she refuses to be “antigay,” “antifeminist,” and “anti-Democrat.”
Rice wrote, “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 outside. My conscience will allow nothing else. In the name of Christ, I quit Christianity and being Christian.”
In 2004, Rice announced in Newsweek that she from that point forward, she would “write only for the Lord." The author continued to be a vocal supporter of gay rights while touting her Christian faith.
Her son, Christopher, is gay, has frequently contributed to The Advocate, and is the author of five best-selling novels.
http://www.advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2010/07/29/Anne_Rice_Quits_Christianity/
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http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2010/08/01/anne_rice_quits_christianity
http://articles.latimes.com/2010/aug/07/local/la-me-beliefs-anne-rice-20100807