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Christian Science
Everything we have written about Christian Science: its teachings, its schools and institutions, and life inside it.
#MeToo
Content warning: rape and sexual assault. A former Principia College student describes an attempted date rape, a parent’s response years later, and an assault in a Reading Room.
Christian Science Gaslighting
How Christian Science teaching and fellow believers can leave sick people blaming themselves, with Mary Baker Eddy's courtroom allegory and the writer's own examples.
Praying about The Weather & Natural Disasters: An Ex Christian Science Perspective
A former Christian Scientist reflects on natural disasters and climate change, Christian Science stories of controlling the weather, and why prayer alone does not change it.
Hindsight is 20/20
A former Christian Scientist describes growing up without vision screening, years of difficulty getting glasses, and a retinal injury, as part two of a series.
Quick Reminder: Our Comment Policy
The site’s comment policy, with a reminder that comments dismissing contributors’ experiences, such as “That is not Christian Science,” are not approved.
ExCS 2017 Survey
A short notice of a 2017 survey asking former Christian Scientists about their experiences, with a contact email. The survey is now closed.
Did Mary Baker Eddy Anticipate the Findings of Quantum Physics?
A critique of a Principia College lecture claiming Mary Baker Eddy anticipated quantum physics, arguing she lacked the science and did not use the scientific method.
Does Quantum Physics Validate Christian Science?
A former Christian Scientist rebuts three claims from a Principia College lecture that quantum physics supports Christian Science. Part one of two.
Happy Father's Day, Part 3: My dad’s final chapter
A daughter describes her father’s last years with Parkinson’s disease: neglect at home, a care facility, hospice, his death, and her break with Christian Science.
Happy Father's Day, Part 2: Living with Parkinson’s Disease
Part 2: a former Christian Scientist describes her father’s early-onset Parkinson’s disease, first treated only with Christian Science, and his controlling wife.