I just believed what they told me. Because I was a kid!
By an anonymous Ex-Christian Scientist Group contributor. The Christian Scientists I grew up around all pretty much disappeared the moment my mother drowned in her own bed of a mysterious…
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Conditions under which a family could possibly bring up happy and healthy children while indoctrinating them with the tenets of Christian Science
By Marion, an Ex-Christian Scientist Group contributor. I have wondered, are there any conditions under which a family could possibly bring up happy and healthy children while indoctrinating them with…
Posted inLeaving Christian Science
Conversations can be very strained when we get together.
The following is a collection of contributions from members of the Ex-Christian Scientist collective about the impact Christian Science has had on relationships. I definitely relate to the many families who have…
Posted inBelieving & Practicing
Do Not Grieve, There is Nothing to Grieve About
The following is a collection of contributions from members of the Ex-Christian Science collective about how death is 'handled' in Christian Science. I have found Christian Science’s ‘do not grieve, there's nothing to…
Posted inFirst Hand Experiences
I felt I had no right to mourn because my father had just ‘passed away’
By an anonymous Ex-Christian Scientist Group Contributor. A year ago I started an Master in Fine Arts program in creative writing. I’d left Christian Science officially two years before. My first…
Posted inBelieving & Practicing
She was a true believer and wouldn’t have wanted it any other way
By Paul, an Ex-Christian Scientist Group Contributor. My mother died a long, drawn out death from skin cancer that was also very unnecessary because a routine visit to the…
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I was/am healthcare proxy for my Christian Scientist parents
By Abigail, an Ex-Christian Scientist Group Contributor. Abigail is a pseudonym, to ensure anonymity. I was healthcare proxy for my Christian Scientist dad, and I am healthcare proxy for my…
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Ruth’s Story: Turn to Medical Hospice
By an anonymous Ex-Christian Scientist Group contributor. This is the story about my mother’s turn to medical hospice in the final weeks of her life. She is not alive to…
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Please Bring Your Testimony to its Healing Conclusion
The following is a collection of contributions from members of the Ex-Christian Science collective about Church and Sunday School. Do you remember at Wednesday evening testimony meetings when people would ramble on,…
Posted inLeaving Christian Science
I had given plenty of time for the ‘work’ to ‘work’
By Paul, an Ex-Christian Scientist Group Contributor. As a kid, I had serious physical issues that arose from horse-riding accidents, playing sports, as well as dental procedures, etc., that all…