The Anne Rice defection: It's the tip of the religious iceberg
The Anne Rice defection: It's the tip of the religious iceberg
American Christianity is not well, and there's evidence to indicate that its condition is more critical than most realize - or at least want to admit.
By William Lobdell
latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-lobdell-religion-20100808,0,3621871.story
August 8, 2010
Novelist Anne Rice's surprise post last week on Facebook - she announced she had quit Christianity "in the name of Christ" because she'd seen too much hypocrisy - brought cheers and smug smiles from critics of institutional faith, and criticism and soul-searching among believers.
But there's something more at play here than one of America's most famous Catholics - Rice re-embraced the faith of her youth in 1998 and published a memoir just two years ago, "Called Out of Darkness: A Spiritual Confession" - walking away from the church.
Read the full story at www.VirtueOnline.org
American Christianity is not well, and there's evidence to indicate that its condition is more critical than most realize - or at least want to admit.
By William Lobdell
latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-lobdell-religion-20100808,0,3621871.story
August 8, 2010
Novelist Anne Rice's surprise post last week on Facebook - she announced she had quit Christianity "in the name of Christ" because she'd seen too much hypocrisy - brought cheers and smug smiles from critics of institutional faith, and criticism and soul-searching among believers.
But there's something more at play here than one of America's most famous Catholics - Rice re-embraced the faith of her youth in 1998 and published a memoir just two years ago, "Called Out of Darkness: A Spiritual Confession" - walking away from the church.
Read the full story at www.VirtueOnline.org
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