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Thanksgiving 2025
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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House of Horrors
House of Horrors originally appeared on Kindism.org, and is shared here with permission. I frequently visit Victoria, British Columbia, a place that stirs a lot of memories for me, and…
Happy Birthday, or Anniversary, or Other Celebration of the Passage of Time
A few years ago I hid my birthday on Facebook. I found it helpful. I did not enjoy being inundated with "Happy Birthday, the last time I reached out to…
Posted inLeaving Christian Science Resources
Paul Brunton – CS turned Philosopher
Thank you to ExCS site reader M for making us aware of Brunton's work. Paul Brunton is "best known as one of the early popularizers of Neo-Hindu spiritualism in western…
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10 Years of ExCS (a few months late)
Changes are coming to ExChristianScience.com. We are working on moving from a blog format, to a more evergreen site. The content will remain, the format will change. We will continue…
My Parents Tried to Raise My Cat From the Dead
By contributor and group member, Just Jodi 1983. I was in sixth grade. “Socksey!” I called from the front doorway. Every night, after dinner, before bedtime, I would call the…
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You Never Get Around that Damn Corner
In honor of Father’s Day, we’ve collected some poignant stories of growing up with Christian Science Fathers. A variation of this post appeared on Father’s Day 2016, it has been…
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It takes her 25 seconds to choose CS over me
Variations of this post appeared on Mother's Day 2016, and again on May 8, 2022, it has been updated/expanded. ExChristianScience.com is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, this…
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Happy Easter
Happy Easter to those who celebrate Happy Easter to those here under Familial Duress Easter Baskets Confound me We Celebrate because Celebrations are Fun Do CS celebrate Easter? A Christian…
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Measles
Measles are back in the news, so we have compiled relevant posts. The CDC page, https://www.cdc.gov/measles/data-research/index.html, and Texas Department of Health & Human Services where the most recent outbreak is…