Anne Rice renounces Christianity after one too many hateful preacher quotes, page 1
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Topic started on 30-7-2010 @ 03:19 PM by mothershipzeta

"It's simply impossible for me to 'belong' to this quarrelsome, hostile, disputatious, and deservedly infamous group"



Anne Rice quits church, blaming Bradlee Dean, among others

"Muslims are calling for the executions of homosexuals in America," Dean said in a story posted by the Minnesota Independent. "This just shows you they themselves are upholding the laws that are even in the Bible of the Judeo-Christian God, but they seem to be more moral than even the American Christians do, because these people are livid about enforcing their laws. They know homosexuality is an abomination."

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"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," she said. "For ten ...years, I've tried. I've failed. I'm an outsider. My conscience will allow nothing else.

"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."


Reminds me of the Gandhi quote:

"I like your Christ, I do not like your Christians. Your Christians are so unlike your Christ."


reply posted on 30-7-2010 @ 04:43 PM by lasertaglover
reply to post by JBA2848



Nope. It is just you.

She left that religion because of how anti-gay, and anti-other things she believed it is.

That article the OP posted had a recent update:

Updated: A new page on Facebook has launched, urging Rice to take a look at the United Church of Christ:

On July 30, 2010, famed novelist Anne Rice renounced Christianity because she refuses to be anti-gay, anti-feminist, anti-science, anti-birth control. We share Anne's faith in a loving, inclusive, reasonable God. You'd like the UCC!

blogs.citypages.com...


reply posted on 30-7-2010 @ 04:54 PM by JBA2848
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Anne Rice This shocking link was provided by a poster below. No wonder people despise us, Christians, and think we are an ignorant and violent lot. I don't blame them. This kind of thing makes me weep. Maybe commitment to Christ means not being a Christian.GOP-linked punk rock ministry says executing gays is ‘moral’ « Minnesota Independent: News. Politic
minnesotaindependent.com
You Can Run But You Cannot Hide, Inc., a 501(c)3 nonprofit ministry that brings its hard rock gospel into public schools, has been deepening its long-running ties to the Republican Party of Minnesota. Long a cause célèbre for Rep. Michele Bachmann, who has twice lent her name to the group’s fundrais...
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This post on her facebook page lets me know what shes protesting and i agree with her.



reply posted on 30-7-2010 @ 05:07 PM by lasertaglover
reply to post by inforeal



Good post (star).

Anything that attempts to control our minds, hearts, and souls for our own good should be circumspect. And organized religion and politics are at the top of the list.

Free your mind.


reply posted on 30-7-2010 @ 05:08 PM by lasertaglover
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I miss all of those characters a lot. She really poured her heart and soul and made those characters come alive and off of the pages.


reply posted on 30-7-2010 @ 05:23 PM by inforeal
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I like to believe that any human being, who feeds the poor, helps the sick, serves humanity, and seeks higher truth, whatever their religion, displays beauty whether they be Christian, Muslim, Jew, Buddhist, Hindu, atheist, agnostic, or just a good hearted human.

To me . . . that is indeed beautiful and fills the heart with joy and hope when we see such people.


reply posted on 4-8-2010 @ 06:39 AM by NOTurTypical
reply to post by mothershipzeta



Looks like Anne Rice forgot one of Jesus's clearest teachings:

"Beware of the false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly are ravenous wolves." ~ (Matt. 7:15)


I suppose Anne though Jesus was joking when He said that.
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