Author
Kat
Hospital Stays
A former Christian Scientist's guide to a hospital stay: getting admitted, who is on your care team, the daily routine, pain, visitors, and going home.
Medical History & Personal Health Records
Why former Christian Scientists with few medical records should start their own health record, what doctors will ask about family history, and where to find old vaccine records.
Happy Birthday, or Anniversary, or Other Celebration of the Passage of Time
Whether Christian Scientists celebrate birthdays and anniversaries varies by family. Readers’ experiences, church articles on the topic, and related posts.
The Weekly Bible Lesson
What the Christian Science Weekly Bible Lesson is, its 26 rotating subjects, and links to former Christian Scientists' writing on those topics.
Christian Science & Lobbying
How the Christian Science church has lobbied Congress for over a century to get practitioner and nursing care covered by insurance and Medicare, and the problems with that.
A Christmas Miracle
A former Christian Scientist parent describes a child’s painful lump, an email to the pediatrician, and how it would have gone differently in Christian Science.
“Simple” Ideas
A review of Mitch Horowitz's One Simple Idea, a history of positive thinking from Quimby and Mary Baker Eddy through New Thought to prosperity-gospel preachers.
Church Policy & Medical Care
When did the Mother Church start saying members can choose medical care? Mary Baker Eddy’s mixed statements, church policy, and stories of going without care.
Christian Science & the Modern Religious "Accommodation"
How a religious exemption entered federal child abuse regulations, whether Christian Scientists were behind it, and the 34 states whose child abuse laws now have exemptions.
you scream, I scream, we all scream
Kat reflects on ice cream in Christian Science culture, from testimony meeting socials and Principia milkshakes to using it as comfort a decade after leaving.