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I dreamed in a red haze all night.
A man describes testicular torsion at age 13 when his mother read Science and Health instead of getting medical help, the lasting injury, and a later hospital visit.
How to get Vaccinated
A practical guide for adults raised in Christian Science to catch up on vaccines: what to tell your doctor, antibody testing, scheduling shots, and side effects.
I was Deprived of Medical Care
An anonymous former Christian Scientist recalls attending from age 4 to 18 and going without medical care, glasses for years, and acne treatment, then finding a Bible-based faith.
Dear Christian Science Teacher
An open letter from a former Christian Scientist to her Class Instruction teacher, covering the class, church discipline, her son’s treatment, and the bills.
#MeToo
Content warning: rape and sexual assault. A former Principia College student describes an attempted date rape, a parent’s response years later, and an assault in a Reading Room.
Hindsight is 20/20
A former Christian Scientist describes growing up without vision screening, years of difficulty getting glasses, and a retinal injury, as part two of a series.
Five Questions - Prin Edition (A-'s Answers)
A- answers five questions about attending Principia, including whether to go again, and the fallout afterward: unexplained deaths of college friends and a marriage that ended.
Mother's Day (2 of 2)
Part two of a Mother’s Day reflection: an ex-Christian Scientist describes estrangement from an abusive mother and stepmother, therapy, and learning to parent differently.
Happy Mother's Day (1 of 2)
Content warning: child sexual abuse. An anonymous former Christian Scientist reflects on the mothers in her family, a lack of empathy, abuse, and sick children denied care.
He told me to try a Bible-believing church just once
An anonymous former Christian Scientist describes growing up in the church, leaving after a child’s death and failed healings, and finding a Presbyterian church.