Church Policy & Medical Care
Does anyone know the year when the Mother Church began changing their language regarding medical care? Basically when they start started saying that CSers have a choice about whether or…
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Five Questions – Prin Edition (Chrystal’s Answers)
When people leave Christian Science there are five questions that pop up again and again. We can only answer these questions for ourselves. By sharing these answers, we hope to shed a little light into…
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Mental Health Support, Books & YouTube Videos
Many thanks to those who helped compile these lists and resources. Leaving Christian Science: The Mental Health Episodes Licensed social worker and former guest Cara returns to answer some questions…
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How to tell your medical provider about your CS background
How to tell your medical provider about your CS background is an ever-green topic that comes up for the ex-Christian Science community, so we reached out to our Facebook group…
Winter Reflections
Wishing you peace and happiness in this festive season. Jodi's Winter Holiday Journey Yule, Silent Night, Longest Night Santa Claus Isn't Coming to Town Seasons Greetings A Secular Christmas Kat's…
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Thanksgiving 2023
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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Christian Science & the Modern Religious “Accommodation”
Small religion…big impact How many people have heard of Christian Science? Honestly, not many. It has always been an obscure religious sect with few members. At its height of popularity…
My CS-Mother’s Gaslighting Taught Me How to Masturbate
The following was submitted anonymously via email. I was 19 with no real knowledge of my body and had barely touched my own genitals if only to scratch a literal…
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Fruitage: by their fruits ye shall know them
Fruitage of Science and Health contains some of the earliest testimonials of healing through Christian Science. Beginning on page 600 it is full of first-hand accounts of the effectiveness of Christian Science as an alternative to the medical care of the day.
Gender and Christian Science
By Jodi, a blog contributor Growing up in Christian Science, I was taught that other religions taught that God is a “He.” Like Jesus said in the Lord‘s prayer: “Our…