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Anne Rice, Leaving Christianity, and a New Reformation
By
Diana Butler Bass
This week, best-selling author Anne Rice renounced Christianity on her Facebook page, “For those who care, and I understand if you don’t: Today I quit being a Christian. I’m out.” She continued: “I remain committed to Christ as always but not to being ‘Christian’ or to being part of Christianity. It’s simply impossible for me…
Remembering My Mother: Love Your Neighbor and Play By the Rules
By
Diana Butler Bass
My mother died on June 30. It is hard to write those words, even harder to post them. But part of dying is the practice of the public memorial, spoken words in eulogies and written ones in obituaries. After death, words communicate joy and grief, appreciation and contribution. Words are memory. And I would…
Who Are You Christians Anyway?
By
Diana Butler Bass
Over the weekend, I spoke to a large group of mainline churchgoers who posed their conference theme as a question: “Who Are You Christians Anyway?” The question is a good one–and it is a question that people ask me all the time, especially when I travel. Although the United States remains the country with the largest…
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