Comments on: Anne Rice is a Christian!!!

By: Roxy

Roxy — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 19:24:32 +0000

Chris:

I absolutely agree with you. I have read the Vampire Chronicles and the Mayfair Witches Chronicles. It's unexplainable how can someone so brilliant has suddenly decided to stop using the brain.

I have always believed that once you made the decision to search for information and the truth it was a leap of “faith” into reality and there was no way back to the old ways and beliefs. There's so little information abour the savior of christians - only that contained in the gospels - that any normal human being can inmediately figure out it's a myth or some kind of invention to unify a collapsing kingdom under one god (the Roman Empire). The Counsil of Nicea (to establish the first uniform christian doctrine) was held in 325 AD and the Roman Empire finally collapsed in 476 AD.

By: Shaneen Clarke

Shaneen Clarke — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 04:09:12 +0000

Anne Rice is an excellent author and she has great writings that influence other people.

By: liz

liz — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 15:50:09 +0000

Concerning your comment chiding Ann Rice about “falling from her rationality”. Maybe she indeed held on to her rationale and just decided it would be wise to explore the truth. She at least had the courage to ask the questions and find the answers. Some people are too afraid to even question what causes the torment of human beings and to have the “audacity to hope” to find the truth. There are answers and there is ONE who is very willing to give those answers but if narrow minded human beings are too locked into their strongholds and do not question how to get out, then the answer is not going to be forced onto someone who really is too stubborn, arrogant or “whatever” to pursue the truth at all costs even if it means letting go of their lifelong system of beliefs. Ann Rice has walked out of the darkness into the LIGHT and TRUTH.

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 17:55:03 +0000

Honestly, I completely agree. I read Anne Rice's Vampire Chronicles growing up, and I have to say that Anne Rice's convert to Christianity disturbs me. I think it is fair to say that she feels guilty in her old age about what she has written in the past–(if you know Anne Rice, you know what I'm talking about)–I know that most people find some comfort in Christianity as a religion. I believe that atheism is not for the weak of heart or mind; it is for those that cannot find satisfying faith in their everyday lives. I remember visiting her website before 2002…and it was a nice, clean, informative webpage like any other author's. Now it is crowded with animated graphics quoting Bible verses and spewing information about her newest memoir, (dedicated to her new life as a Christian).

It's just so strange!

By: Nobody

Nobody — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 02:50:24 +0000

You say that it just kills you to see someone fall from rationality and stop asking the important question, but to say that shows your prejudice. Have you ever stopped to ask a 'rational' Christian why they believe or do you simply assume all Christians are ignorant non-thinking, dim witted automatons? I suggest you look up the word apologetics. Perhaps it was by asking the important questions that Anne Rice found faith .. i.e. a belief in something greater than mere materialism.

By: youbeauty

youbeauty — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 20:49:35 +0000

Hey Chris

I have to say that Im a fan of Anne Rices works and have been for a while. I myself “became a Christian” 10 years ago so I guess I have a bit of empathy for her.
I have to say that Im glad that athiets are coming out and are being more bold about it. I live in Britain where religion in general doesnt have any political hold and is generally a secular society so that when I say Im a Christian, people know I am a nutcase rather than a fundamentalist creationist or right wing political hothead.
I have read Sam Harries works and Richard Dawkins and found them to be compelling though I would still argue that I have fallen from rationality and that Anne Rice has. Im sure if you read her books then you will see that there is a clear psychological journey to where she is now. I would be the first to admit that having faith in God requires a veering away from pure scientific thought but this thought will not, I feel, lead to entirely satisfactory conclusions. I dont have a day when I stop asking all important questions and I feel compelled to challenge my faith and to be proved wrong every day.
You have my deepest sympathies living amoungst the flurry of fundamentalism that permeates your country where people dont challenge their faith and live in protective social bubbles, inpenetrable to outside views, where creationists are babbling their nonsense nonscience and hatemongers attack gays. You have met people like this but I would still argue that they are the minority of believers, but the media will always lap them up because they make stiring reporting. There are voices of reason that represent Christians, but you have to dig for them - Greg Boyd is one.
At the end of the day Im am not a believer because of Christians or the institutions that would call themselves churches - I am a believer in Christ.
I would urge you to read her latest book “Christ the Lord” without preconceptions as it is excellently researched and written. Certainly reads Queen of the damned and the Tale of the body thief.
If youve made it this far, you are less tired than me.
Cheers