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Novelist Anne Rice says she's leaving Christianity
NEW YORK (AP) - Anne Rice has had a religious conversion: She's no longer a Christian.
The 68-year-old author wrote Wednesday on her Facebook page that she refuses to be "anti-gay ... anti-feminist," and "anti-artificial birth birth control."
She adds that "In the name of ... Christ, I quit Christianity and being Christian. Amen."
Her publisher, Alfred A. Knopf, confirmed Thursday that the posting was by Rice.
Rice is best known for "Interview With a Vampire" and other gothic novels. Raised as a Catholic, she had rejected the church early in her life, but renewed her faith in recent years and in 2008 released the memoir "Called Out of Darkness: A Spiritual Confession."
Copyright 2010 The Associated Press.
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FILE - In this April 25, 2006 file photo, writer Anne Rice arrives to the opening night of the new Broadway musical 'Lestat,' in New York. (AP Photo/Dima Gavrysh, file)
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