Information, resources & support for those leaving or questioning Christian Science
The following is a nonexhaustive list of Podcasts/YouTube that highlight CS and former-CS issues. All links worked at the time of publishing. This post will be periodically updated. Podcasts and YouTube channel created by former CS Interviews with/First Hand Accounts from Former-CS by Never-CS Rita Swan Interviews There are more podcasts / youtube videos about […]
Wishing you peace and happiness in this festive season. Jodi’s Winter Holiday Journey Kat’s Winter Holiday Journey Emerging Gently’s Holiday Musings Other Musings and Spiritual Paths Of possible interest
The following was submitted via email by ERG. When I first left Christian Science as a 5th generation CS, I felt spiritually unmoored and went looking for a new religion. I flirted with various forms of Christianity, with Americanized versions of Buddhism and Hinduism, with astrology and veganism and “manifesting” and whatever stuff I found […]
Previously published at Kindism.org, republished with permission, and slight modifications for ice cream… Christian Scientists may abstain from alcohol, but they do not abstain from ice cream. Want to lure teenagers to Wednesday evening testimony meetings? Offer to take them to an ice cream social after. Want to entice your Sunday School class memorizing the […]
By Jodi Happy December, everyone! I have written many posts on this blog. Two of the past posts I have done have been about celebrating Christmas or Yule or the Winter Solstice, after leaving Christian Science. I have talked about how my Christian Science parents taught me that “Santa Claus isn’t real,” because “we don’t […]
We Celebrate because Celebrations are Fun was originally shared on kindism.org, it is shared here with permission. With Easter around the corner, we wanted to give some thought about what, how, and why we choose to celebrate. I don’t remember where I first heard about Sasha Sagan’s book For Small Creatures Such as We, Finding Wonder […]
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 passages from The Bible and Science and Health. The service is then opened to the congregation for them to share ‘testimonies of healing and sharing […]
Lauren Hunter grew up in a fourth generation Christian Science home but struggled to understand and implement successful physical healing. Like many who have left Christian Science, she sought out others who had also left to gain clarity. After being out of CS for nearly 20 years, she hoped to help others cross the chasm […]
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 passages from The Bible and Science and Health. The service is then opened to the congregation for them to share ‘testimonies of healing and sharing […]
Originally published on kindism.org, reprinted with permission. This post contains affiliate links. Thank you for your support of kindism.org and ExChristianScience.com Christian Science is a cult, not occult1, a cult. Some of you will probably stop reading now, or will immediately start composing comments that Christian Science is NOT A CULT. Cool. If you’re not […]