Novelist Anne Rice Endorses Chesterfield Patch Opinion Writer Thrice

Chesterfield Patch opinion writer Julie Kuenneke has snagged the attention of American novelist Anne Rice for the third time with her most recent column applauding the freedoms we find in America to question the status quo.

The best-selling author Rice posted on her Facebook page a Patch opinion piece Wednesday by Kuenneke. It was the third time Rice had given Kuenneke an endorsement.

Kuenneke first wrote about the decision to leave the Catholic Church " Rice had previously publicly written about her own break with the Catholic Church.

In a second column, Patch writer Kuenneke explained in greater detail the tragedy in her life that led to her .

In Wednesday's piece, Kuenneke heralded the U.S. Constitution's —as unpopular as it may sometimes be—without overt governmental reprisal.

Rice posted Kuenneke's writing on her own Facebook page, and pointed to the U.S. First Amendment at work in providing an industry such as Facebook—a social media website.

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More thoughts from Julie Kuenneke at Patch.com on being thankful for the First Amendment. I so agree! This page couldn't exist without First Amendment rights, could it?