For those who care, and I understand if you don’t: Today I quit being a Christian. I’m out. I remain committed to Christ as always but not to being “Christian” or to being part of Christianity. It’s simply impossible for me to “belong” to this quarrelsome, hostile, disputatious, and deservedly infamous group. For ten …years, I’ve tried. I’ve failed. I’m an outsider. My conscience will allow nothing else.

On Wednesday, July 28, shortly after 1:30pm, Anne Rice made the above announcement on her Facebook page. The internet immediately went to work by agreeing or disagreeing and, many times, misinterpreting her words completely.