Winter Reflections
Wishing you peace and happiness in this festive season. Jodi's Winter Holiday Journey Yule, Silent Night, Longest Night Santa Claus Isn't Coming to Town Seasons Greetings A Secular Christmas Kat's…
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Thanksgiving 2023
The Thanksgiving Day service is the only ‘special’ service the Christian Science church offers. The readings from the desk include the Presidential proclamation for Thanksgiving, as well as a few…
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Christian Science & the Modern Religious “Accommodation”
Small religion…big impact How many people have heard of Christian Science? Honestly, not many. It has always been an obscure religious sect with few members. At its height of popularity…
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Happy Halloween!
Happy Halloween was originally posted on October 31, 2017 and is being shared again, as it is seasonally relevant. I have seen Halloween experienced (or not) from many interesting perspectives…
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Wheresoever Ye Turn: Spirituality (Or Not) After Christian Science
The following was submitted via email by ERG. When I first left Christian Science as a 5th generation CS, I felt spiritually unmoored and went looking for a new religion.…
you scream, I scream, we all scream
Previously published at Kindism.org, republished with permission, and slight modifications for ice cream… Christian Scientists may abstain from alcohol, but they do not abstain from ice cream. Want to lure…
My CS-Mother’s Gaslighting Taught Me How to Masturbate
The following was submitted anonymously via email. I was 19 with no real knowledge of my body and had barely touched my own genitals if only to scratch a literal…
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Fruitage: by their fruits ye shall know them
Fruitage of Science and Health contains some of the earliest testimonials of healing through Christian Science. Beginning on page 600 it is full of first-hand accounts of the effectiveness of Christian Science as an alternative to the medical care of the day.
Gender and Christian Science
By Jodi, a blog contributor Growing up in Christian Science, I was taught that other religions taught that God is a “He.” Like Jesus said in the Lord‘s prayer: “Our…
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Happy Easter to those here Under Familial Duress
With Easter this weekend, we wanted to give a special shout-out to the Inactive Members, Those Other People, and the Former(ly) (Active) Members who may be attending CS services under…