Author
Jeremy
From the Archives: The 'Fall On The Ice'
A look at Mary Baker Eddy’s 1866 fall on the ice in Lynn, the founding story of Christian Science, and records that contradict her account of the injury.
Ancient, Basic, and Genuine Spirituality
A former Christian Scientist whose parents died without medical care describes leaving the church and finding a new spiritual path through Indigenous sweat-lodge ceremony.
Ex-Christian Scientist Survey (Part Three)
Compares the 2016 Ex-Christian Scientist survey of 135 people with the 2014 Emerging Gently survey: when and why people left, current beliefs, camps, and Principia.
Visiting the pharmacy
A guide for former Christian Scientists new to medical care on what pharmacists do, from filling prescriptions and advising on over-the-counter drugs to checking interactions.
The Placebo Effect
An explanation of the placebo effect and how Christian Science writers use it to argue for prayer-based healing, with research on how the body responds to belief.
I'm grateful for proper medical care
A former Christian Scientist describes a serious foot infection treated in the emergency room, and contrasts it with a father who avoided doctors and died of heart disease.
Why I'm doing this
Jeremy, a content editor for the site, explains why he speaks out about Christian Science after his mother and father died without medical care.
Myths & Legends: The 'Fall On The Ice'
A former Christian Scientist examines Mary Baker Eddy’s 1866 fall on the ice in Lynn, and what the attending doctor’s records and her own letters show.
I was the beneficiary of dumb luck.
A former Christian Scientist recalls childhood coughs and earaches treated only with prayer, and a retired trauma counselor’s verdict that this was neglect.
My Departure (Jeremy)
Jeremy, raised in Christian Science, describes his mother dying with an abdominal tumor and his father with undiagnosed heart failure and strokes, and how it ended his belief.