“For those who care, and I understand if you don't: Today I quit being a Christian ... 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.”
As an ex-Mormon I can vouch for this type of spiritual confession. I spent over 20 years of my life trying to believe and wanting to belong. I don't belong because I believe our creator's greatest gift to us is free will and not the rules and control mechanisms that turn the cogs of organized religion. I'm a spiritual believer and I think we all take our own path. I applaud Ms. Rice for her decision to quit the church but not give up on faith.
