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Happy 2023
A short New Year’s note from the site with links to how to withdraw from the Mother Church, recommended books, its Facebook page, and the Get Wise Project.
A Secular Christmas
A former Christian Scientist describes the holidays after a divorce and a move: an early family celebration, cookies for neighbors, and a quiet winter solstice.
Thanksgiving 2022
Testimonies from former Christian Scientists giving thanks for leaving, written in answer to the Thanksgiving service in which church members share healing testimonies.
My Journey Out Of Christian Science Following Bipolar Disorder Diagnosis
Raised in Christian Science, the writer describes a 2003 psychiatric crisis, a bipolar diagnosis, three months in a hospital, and how medical treatment led away from the church.
Ask a Nurse: Getting Vaccinated for Polio as an Adult
A nurse explains the adult polio vaccine schedule and why it is hard to find a provider who gives it, with links to health departments and CDC resources.
Kaleidoscope of Christian Science
A former Christian Scientist uses a kaleidoscope to show how members’ experiences overlap and differ: untreated injuries, heart problems, emotional invalidation, and abuse.
From the Archives: The 'Fall On The Ice'
A look at Mary Baker Eddy’s 1866 fall on the ice in Lynn, the founding story of Christian Science, and records that contradict her account of the injury.
Why do Christian Scientists go to optometrists (but not doctors)?
Why many Christian Scientists accept glasses but refuse other medical care, covering Science and Health loopholes, the history of optometry, and Mary Baker Eddy’s own spectacles.
Released: Walking from Blame and Shame into Wholeness
A review of Peggy Cook's memoir Released, about untreated childhood clubfeet, her mother's untreated cancer, and the surgery she sought at 37 after leaving Christian Science.
Filled up Full
A former Christian Scientist and parent reads the children's book Filled Up Full, found in every Reading Room, and explains why she disagrees with its message about thoughts.