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…
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The Weekly Bible Lesson
Lesson (Lesson Sermon): also known as the Weekly Bible Lesson, it is the weekly bible lesson that Christian Scientists study daily. It consists of selected passages from the Bible, with accompanying passages…
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Christian Science & Lobbying
Christian Scientists have been lobbying the government for well over 100 years to make their special brand of faith-healing legal and covered by health insurance. The Pew Research Center notes…
A Christmas Miracle
We are revisiting content from other former-CS content creators and sharing posts that we feel might be helpful or of interest.This post originally appeared at Kindism.org and is reprinted with…
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Thanksgiving 2024
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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Sometimes Self-Care is Bubble Baths & Chocolate, Sometimes it is going to the Dentist
A facebook community member reflects on what self care looks like now that she has left Christian Science. I’ve been dealing with whelming anxiety for a few days now. Not…