Visiting the pharmacy

By Jeremy, an Ex-Christian Scientist group editor/writer. Other than the doctor's office and the hospital, the other scary new place for the former Christian Scientist entering the new (to them)…

here, take back your bullsh*t

The following is a collection of contributions from members of the Ex-Christian Science collective about leaving Christian Science.   One of my favorite moments of my Christian Science departure was packing up a…

What is Love?

Originally published at Kindism.org, reprinted here with permission. While Buddhists focus on the Rights of the Noble Eightfold Path, Christian Scientists focus on things like the 'right hand soap' or…

The Placebo Effect

By Jeremy, an Ex-Christian Scientist group editor/writer.

If you spend any amount of time in or around Christian Science and read the published output of the Christian Science Church (through its periodicals and its spokespeople), you’re bound to come across discussion of the placebo effect (otherwise known as placebo response). It is frequently used as a gateway to insert Christian Science into the discussion of more credible alternative health care modalities (some of which actually submit themselves to scientific study), or even the discussion of scientifically-based medical treatment itself.

New Resource Index!

We are pleased to announce a new resource: an index of resources, posts and popular topics, compiled by the ExCS Editorial team! All links are active and current as of the…