“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.”
"I remain committed to Christ as always but not to being 'Christian' or to being part of Christianity," she said. "It's simply impossible for me to 'belong' to this quarrelsome, hostile, disputatious, and deservedly infamous group. For 10 years, I've tried. I've failed. I'm an outsider. My conscience will allow nothing else."
http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2010/jul/30/anne-rice-quits-being-christian
Never watched Interview with a Vampire or read any of her books. And to be fair, it is pretty drama-queenish as far as announcing it in this way. Why should anyone care what a (pulp?) author thinks about religion, right? But she pretty much hits the nail on the head as far as how I feel about the faith I was raised in, as well as other sects prevalent in the US. Get outta mah head, Anne Rice.
