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I’m a recovering Christian Scientist: Lilly’s Thoughts

By Lilly, an Ex-Christian Scientist Group Contributor. Lilly is a pseudonym, to ensure anonymity. I'm a recovering Christian Scientist. There are many layers to shed, and I am thankful it is finally…

The ExCS May 1, 2015

Leaving Christian Science

Reshaping My Distorted Image of Doctors

By an anonymous Ex-Christian Scientist Group Contributor. I went to the doctor for the first time when I was fourteen years old. Months of caring for my mother as…

The ExCS May 1, 2015

Leaving Christian Science

I Had Prostate Cancer

By an anonymous Ex-Christian Scientist Group contributor. I was ailing. My son noticed and insisted I have a physical. A PSA blood test indicated I had prostate cancer. I was…

The ExCS May 1, 2015

Leaving Christian Science

I maintained appearances in order to please my parents

By Tessa, an Ex-Christian Scientist Group Contributor. Tessa is a pseudonym, to ensure anonymity. I stayed with Christian Science out of family loyalty and guilt for decades, eventually living a…

The ExCS April 30, 2015

Leaving Christian Science

I stepped away from Christian Science, as a test.

By Marie, an Ex-Christian Scientist Group Contributor. Marie is a pseudonym, to ensure anonymity. I stepped away from Christian Science, as a test. I spent a week not worrying…

The ExCS April 30, 2015

Books

The Life of Mary Baker G. Eddy and the History of Christian Science

The Life of Mary Baker G. Eddy and the History of Christian Science, Willa Cather Buy from Amazon (affiliate link) This book is a compilation of a series of articles…

The ExCS April 28, 2015

Books

Christian Science, Mark Twain Read for free online Buy from Amazon (affiliate link) From Mark Twain's book Christian Science, 1907 edition, pp. 208-209 [Mary Baker Eddy is] grasping, sordid, penurious, famishing for…

The ExCS April 28, 2015

Books

Mary Baker Eddy (Gill)

Mary Baker Eddy, Gillian Gill. Buy from Amazon (affiliate link) The criticism of this book is that it pulls punches, and, some readers find it dry. Personally, however, I found this biography to…

The ExCS April 28, 2015

Books

Mrs. Eddy: The Biography of a Virginal Mind

Mrs. Eddy: The Biography of a Virginal Mind, Edwin Franden Dakin Buy from Amazon (affiliate link) I just finished reading the Dakin book, which I highly recommend. I learned that one…

The ExCS April 28, 2015