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

Luther opened Pandora's box when he said anyone could interpret scripture. Here is yet another victim.

Don’t care about her theology, but the movie rendition of the vampire shtick seriously one-upped the gayness factor of the genre.

Anne Rice has every right to refuse to be anti-secular humanist but she should remember that humanism is the worship of man over Christ and is thus hypocritical in her logic.

HAHAHA...LOONEY ANNE

Perfect example of the seeds that were thrown on the path and sprouted for a very short time.

I quit the organized ‘church’ years ago, when I got divorced.

I was still pretty active and concerned with those things so I went to see them about what to do if I was divorced, but wanted to have a church wedding again if I got married again.

They said no, it was so terrible, it’s not allowed, and etc etc etc.... but if I gave them $400 it would be OK

Something about that just didnt feel right any more

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.

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This sounds as much like a political conversion as a rejection of religion. I suppose that makes sense, though.

“In the name of Christ,” she rejects the fundamental standards of personal morality.

“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.”

This dingbat must be on drugs. She wants to be pro-Democrat AND pro-life? That’s impossible!

multi ergo audientes ex discipulis eius dixerunt durus est hic sermo quis potest eum audire

Many therefore of his disciples, hearing it, said: This saying is hard; and who can hear it?

Like many of those who have been fooled today, her real god is Caesar.

It was only a matter of time - if you spend much of your time writing and thinking about “vampires” it won’t be long before evil creeps into your consciousness.

“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.”

Her statement tells us all we need to know about her. She can refuse these things because God has given her the ability to choose, like the rest of us. That does not mean that she is right. She will deal with the consequences.

So many people have been brainwashed into a distorted and watered-down version of Christianity over the last 50 years that Anne Rice may not even be in the minority in her moral relativist world view. Very sad.

“...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...”

A bundle of contradictions. Good luck with that philosophy.

I never though her conversion was real.

She never renounced her previous infatuation with occult things.

Teofilo had a good blog post about this:

Friday, July 30, 2010

Anne Rice Renounces Christianity

Folks, in a rather confused, angry, yet poignant declaration posted on her Facebook page two days ago on Wednesday, author Ann Rice renounced Christianity “but not Christ”:

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.

In the past, I had reviewed a number of Ms. Anne Rice’s works, particularly her Christ the Lord works, as well as Memnoch the Devil, and Servant of the Bones. One such review earned a place of honor on her website. I found those works genial and congenial, and evidence of a gentle, inner evolution of thought, heart and soul. If Ms. Rice’s declarations hold, her evolution has come to an end.

Ms. Rice is a gentle person. My very few exchanges with her have shown me that and the very few times I expressed my disagreements on her Facebook site I did it respectfully, without attacking her person, but questioning her stances from the viewpoint of the Catholic faith she said she had embraced, and natural law. In the end I saw the futility of it and not liking to be embroiled in long, protracted arguments, I left her to the mercy of God, to whom I cling every day for my own sins and shortcomings.

Ms. Rice is not an ignorant. To say that she’s well read would be an understatement. She’s a genius, she’s an artist. But whether she likes it or not, Christ left us a moral code, that is not anti-human nor anti-life, but well to the contrary and this teaching is proclaimed by the Church He left behind, unapologetically, in season and out of season.

We should take this opportunity for introspection. Did Ms. Rice leave because of her convictions or because we drove her away? Without absolving her of the personal responsibility of her choices, we should ask ourselves that question. We should ask ourselves how many from among us failed to be Christ for her and carefully, gently, try to show her why a number of her deeply held convictions were contrary to the Gospel she said she embraced. Did we also show her the breadth and the depth of the mercy of God to her? I think that many of us didn’t. Those who didn’t also share a measure of responsibility for her apostasy. Think about that one too.

I mourn Ms. Rice’s exit and pray that she comes to her senses. If not, I wish her well, and I want to let her know that the door remains open for her again, awaiting her return. For that we should all pray.

1. There are churches out there that wouldn’t offend her political and social concerns. Even better, there are churches that don’t get sidetracked on social and political concerns at all, but are focused on the Gospel and in helping people work out their salvation, letting them figure out the social and political concerns on their own.

2. There are churches out there that are not “quarrelsome, hostile, disputatious, and deservedly infamous.” I think anyone who has been around long enough in Christianity has a painful awareness of what she is referring to here. They also know that there are loving, spriritually healthy, Christian communities to be found.

Who in the world is this ignormalus?

“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.”

Well, at least you are being honest.

You are NO CHRISTIAN!

Yes, you’ll fit in with what God HATES:

Proverbs 6:16-19

16] These six things doth the LORD hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him:

[17] A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood,

[18] An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief,

[19] A false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren.

Anne Rice quits Christianity -- but not Christ

I am quitting Anne Rice, but I am not quitting Rice; it's actually delicious with Black Beans and Tomatoes.

Sounds like Ms. Rice does not want to make any worrisome or unpopular decisions. She's not going to be anti- anything anymore. Nothing’s bad, everything’s good, we're all fine..... No conflict, make love not war, etc.

Haven't we heard all this before? Wasn't this the anthem of the Hippie Movement?

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.

What's she complaigning about, there are plenty of denominations around that will bless off on all her issues and more ...

Committed to her own imaginary “Christ” that she keeps handy in a box.