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Christian Science & the Modern Religious "Accommodation"
How a religious exemption entered federal child abuse regulations, whether Christian Scientists were behind it, and the 34 states whose child abuse laws now have exemptions.
Happy Halloween!
Chrystal recalls Halloween growing up in Christian Science, from a Tinkerbell costume and hidden candy to praying against hearing about other people’s illnesses.
Wheresoever Ye Turn: Spirituality (Or Not) After Christian Science
ERG, a fifth-generation Christian Scientist, describes searching for a new belief after leaving, and finding meaning in art, humanism, and the real world.
you scream, I scream, we all scream
Kat reflects on ice cream in Christian Science culture, from testimony meeting socials and Principia milkshakes to using it as comfort a decade after leaving.
My CS-Mother's Gaslighting Taught Me How to Masturbate
An anonymous contributor describes severe menstrual pain at college, a mother who refused medical care, and discovering masturbation as a way to relieve it.
Fruitage: by their fruits ye shall know them
A look at Fruitage, the testimony chapter of Science and Health: how its healing accounts were verified, and why medicine of the 1800s may explain some of the recoveries.
Gender and Christian Science
Jodi describes the Christian Science teaching that God is neither male nor female, and being shocked by the church’s and Principia’s stance on gender and gay people.
Happy Easter to those here Under Familial Duress
A guide to the levels of Christian Science involvement, written for inactive and former members who attend services under family pressure at Easter.
Women & Christian Science
For Women’s History Month, books and writers on Christian Science: contemporary women speaking out, Mary Baker Eddy’s historical context, and related posts.
Love
A former Christian Scientist looks at “Love” as a synonym for God in the weekly Bible Lesson, and how Christian Science shapes ideas about love, sex, and family warmth.