Comments on: Anne Rice’s Big Announcement

By: Paul

Paul — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 14:43:21 +0000

I understand her frustraition with ‘mainstream’ Christianity…whatever that is…but it’s a personal walk with Christ. Look in the living word, in almost every segment/story that the Bible relates, the mob thought and rule is WRONG! it’s the individual walking with God who is true.
We westerners must stop putting God in a box, and thereby, limit loving thought and action.
I for one am trying to think outside of the TRIANGLE! h

Be blessed,

pah

By: Prest0

Prest0 — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 03:05:58 +0000

It’s pretty weird to be discussing someone’s religious journey like we’d discuss the merits of one baseball team versus another. Our spiritual choices are deeply personal, and I’m not sure a Facebook post (or posts) can do justice to such complex, individual relationships. I’ve read many people who claim that organized religion is the root of much human strife, while completely ignoring the amazing, uplifting things it does. I’m not saying that bad–even terrible–things haven’t been caused in the name of religion, but so has generosity, forgiveness, and selfless service. I’m glad to hear that Ms. Rice isn’t giving up on Christ, and I hope her spiritual journey eventually brings her to like-minded individuals who can form a community of support and respect– a “church” in which she can feel at home. Christianity is like a big, extended family. From the outside we may seem like one cohesive unit, but from the inside we’re a bunch of individuals all trying to find our way. I hope Ms. Rice finds hers.

By: World Wide News Flash

World Wide News Flash — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 20:18:40 +0000

Anne Rice?s Big Announcement…

I found your entry interesting do I’ve added a Trackback to it on my weblog …

By: scatbrained

scatbrained — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:39:00 +0000

@Spaz – thank you for a reasoned response. I think that her quote (I’m grabbing it from your comment): “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” is the piece that seems to be overlooked in a lot of the criticism being thrown at her. At least, from what I’ve seen.

Now, I happen to have different views from Ms. Rice religiously, but I also have a great deal of respect for her approach and decision. I think that while she’s taking a different road than the one some may have expected her to take (and maybe different from the one she herself might have expected to take), she’ll emerge just fine and maybe, just maybe, encourage people to investigate message instead of packaging.

By: Spaz

Spaz — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:30:28 +0000

I think her decision is a fantastic thing. I also think her other posts are both insightful and spot on:

“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.”

“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.”

While I think faith is a grand and noble thing, I believe that organized religion is the root of all evil.

And a little more on-topic, no, an author’s religious or political affiliations / ideologies do not influence my reading of their work unless they are blatantly thrown in my face — I’m looking at you, Terry Goodkind.

Admittedly, it’s more difficult with TV/film stars to distance myself from being influenced, because you’re looking right at them, when trying to appreciate their art/craft.

By: Tim of Angle

Tim of Angle — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:16:50 +0000

Don’t let the door hit you in the butt on the way out, Ms. Rice.