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I couldn't bring myself to put my kids through the same crap I went through
A former Christian Scientist describes secretly vaccinating her children, a gallbladder emergency after a year of Christian Science treatment, and leaving.
If you would just pray about it…
A former Christian Scientist describes how her upbringing taught her to hide illness and feel shame about her body, and how she now listens to it and takes care of herself.
Childhood fascination with medicine & desire to fit in
Former Christian Scientists share childhood memories of vitamins, aspirin, and prescription bottles: curiosity about medicine they were never allowed, and the wish to fit in.
Someone introduced Mother to a CSP
Part 1 of a former Christian Scientist’s story: a mother devoted to practitioners and her teacher, a childhood without medical care, and how it still affects the writer.
I am grateful for her kindness and pragmatism.
An adult child describes a mother's daily calls to a Christian Science practitioner who acts as her therapist and, the writer believes, urged her to stay on medication.
There ought to be a course in the training of psychiatrists about Christian Science
Former Christian Scientists describe seeking therapy after leaving, what helped, and why therapists should understand Christian Science.
Why God didn't heal her vision problems?
An anonymous former Christian Scientist describes a friend’s eye infection “healing” that involved antibiotics, and questions how the church verifies testimonies.
I would go on trips without my glasses with the expectation of healing
Brett Buchanan describes decades of trying to heal extreme myopia through Christian Science, then laser eye surgery, and a tentative conclusion that all religions are man-made.
If I would only know the Truth about my sight, I would not need glasses
A former Christian Scientist describes ten years of untreated nearsightedness, a practitioner who told her to know the Truth, and how it limited her as a child.
Christian Science is a culture deeply tied to shame, denial, and secrets.
Former Christian Scientists describe how the church’s teachings kept abuse hidden, put the blame on victims, and made leaving a bad marriage harder.