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notnewnotexp -> Anne Rice quits Christianity (7/30/2010 8:45:30 PM)
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The author of such books as Exit to Eden and the Beauty trilogy decides she doesn't want to be in the company of "Christians."
On July 29, 2010, Anne publicly renounced her dedication to her Roman Catholic faith, yet remaining committed to Christ, on her Facebook page stating; "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." [16] following the post a few hours after with “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.” [17] She reaffirmed her faith in Christ with a lack of faith in organized Christianity an hour or so later with the following post "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." [18] (Copied from Wikipedia)
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