Christian hypocrites behind church exodus
Christian hypocrites behind church exodus
Editorial:
By William Lobdell,
Los Angeles Times
http://www.latimes.com/
August 15, 2010
Novelist Anne Rice's surprise post recently 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
Editorial:
By William Lobdell,
Los Angeles Times
http://www.latimes.com/
August 15, 2010
Novelist Anne Rice's surprise post recently 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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