Leaving the Faith?
Hardly:
“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,” Rice wrote. “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.”
Wishful thinking by the I-wish-she-would-just-write-about-vampires-instead-of-that-icky-religious-stuff crowd.
RE: But following Christ does not mean following His followers.
Anne forgot to add the important word -— following Christ does not NECESSARILY mean following His followers.
If His so called followers are not following His commandments, in what sense are they his followers ?
So, next question comes up -— This same Christ, who is God, who gave us His commandments to follow, Who said : “If you love me keep my commandments”, also condemns Homosexual behavior.
Anne Rice does not think Homosexual behavior is sinful, other Christians do.
WHO IS THE REAL FOLLOWER IN THIS CASE ?