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Posted inBelieving & Practicing

Conditions under which a family could possibly bring up happy and healthy children while indoctrinating them with the tenets of Christian Science

By Marion, an Ex-Christian Scientist Group contributor. I have wondered, are there any conditions under which a family could possibly bring up happy and healthy children while indoctrinating them with…
Posted by The ExCS May 31, 2015
Posted inLeaving Christian Science

Conversations can be very strained when we get together.

The following is a collection of contributions from members of the Ex-Christian Scientist collective about the impact Christian Science has had on relationships.   I definitely relate to the many families who have…
Posted by The ExCS May 27, 2015
Posted inBelieving & Practicing

Do Not Grieve, There is Nothing to Grieve About

The following is a collection of contributions from members of the Ex-Christian Science collective about how death is 'handled' in Christian Science.   I have found Christian Science’s ‘do not grieve, there's nothing to…
Posted by The ExCS May 24, 2015
Posted inFirst Hand Experiences

I felt I had no right to mourn because my father had just ‘passed away’

By an anonymous Ex-Christian Scientist Group Contributor.   A year ago I started an Master in Fine Arts program in creative writing. I’d left Christian Science officially two years before. My first…
Posted by The ExCS May 24, 2015
Posted inBelieving & Practicing

She was a true believer and wouldn’t have wanted it any other way

By Paul, an Ex-Christian Scientist Group Contributor.   My mother died a long, drawn out death from skin cancer that was also very unnecessary because a routine visit to the…
Posted by The ExCS May 24, 2015
Posted inChristian Science

I was/am healthcare proxy for my Christian Scientist parents

By Abigail, an Ex-Christian Scientist Group Contributor. Abigail is a pseudonym, to ensure anonymity.   I was healthcare proxy for my Christian Scientist dad, and I am healthcare proxy for my…
Posted by The ExCS May 24, 2015
Posted inBelieving & Practicing

Ruth’s Story: Turn to Medical Hospice

By an anonymous Ex-Christian Scientist Group contributor. This is the story about my mother’s turn to medical hospice in the final weeks of her life. She is not alive to…
Posted by The ExCS May 20, 2015
Posted inBelieving & Practicing

Please Bring Your Testimony to its Healing Conclusion

The following is a collection of contributions from members of the Ex-Christian Science collective about Church and Sunday School.  Do you remember at Wednesday evening testimony meetings when people would ramble on,…
Posted by The ExCS May 17, 2015
Posted inLeaving Christian Science

I had given plenty of time for the ‘work’ to ‘work’

By Paul, an Ex-Christian Scientist Group Contributor. As a kid, I had serious physical issues that arose from horse-riding accidents, playing sports, as well as dental procedures, etc., that all…
Posted by The ExCS May 17, 2015
Posted inBelieving & Practicing

“Oh, don’t worry about it. Everybody does it.”

By Marion, an Ex-Christian Scientist Group Contributor.   I was 42… over forty years ago now. I was teaching at a university thirty miles from my home, and had four…
Posted by The ExCS May 17, 2015

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