Author
Chrystal
Five Questions - Prin Edition (Chrystal's Answers)
Content warning: attempted rape. Chrystal answers five questions about Principia College, including a near date rape, how the school handled it, and a measles quarantine.
Easter Baskets Confound Me (re-post)
Chrystal, a former Christian Scientist, reflects on never having an Easter basket, the church’s rule against celebrating Easter, and her Quaker values.
Happy Halloween!
Chrystal recalls Halloween growing up in Christian Science, from a Tinkerbell costume and hidden candy to praying against hearing about other people’s illnesses.
The Polarity of Christian Science
Chrystal describes how Christian Science taught her to see everything as good or bad, how her parents’ divorce reinforced it, and learning to see shades of gray.
Easter Baskets Confound Me
Chrystal reflects on never having an Easter basket in Christian Science, the Manual of The Mother Church ban on celebrating Easter, and what Easter means to a Quaker now.
Musings on Zombies
Two former Christian Scientists trade Halloween thoughts on zombies, church members with visible untreated conditions, and regular medical checkups.
Chrystal's Story: New Beliefs
A former Christian Scientist, now a Quaker, describes rebuilding her beliefs, raising her sons with doctors and vaccines, and recovering through therapy.
Chrystal's Story: The Year I Left Christian Science
Chrystal describes the year of leaving Christian Science: her father’s death, grief counseling, joining a Quaker meeting, and finding other former Christian Scientists.
Chrystal's Story: Finding My Way to the Quaker Path (Part 2)
Chrystal describes withdrawing from the Mother Church after her father's long Parkinson's illness and death, and what she found at her Quaker Meeting.
Chrystal's Story: Finding The Way to the Quaker Path
A fourth-generation Christian Scientist describes caring for her father with Parkinson’s, moving, and finding a home in a Quaker Meeting after leaving.