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She was considered barely manageable because she occasionally asked questions

By an anonymous Ex-Christian Scientist Group contributor. There was only one other occasional Christian Scientist kid who came to my church, a girl called Sean. Sean was unpopular amongst the…
Posted by The ExCS May 31, 2015
Posted inBelieving & Practicing

“Are Sin Disease and Death Real?” taught us the obvious answer: no.

  The following is a collection of contributions from members of the Ex-Christian Science collective about Church and Sunday School.      When I was about ten, and a student of the…
Posted by The ExCS May 31, 2015
Posted inBelieving & Practicing First Hand Experiences

I just believed what they told me. Because I was a kid!

By an anonymous Ex-Christian Scientist Group contributor. The Christian Scientists I grew up around all pretty much disappeared the moment my mother drowned in her own bed of a mysterious…
Posted by The ExCS May 31, 2015
Posted inBelieving & Practicing

Conditions under which a family could possibly bring up happy and healthy children while indoctrinating them with the tenets of Christian Science

By Marion, an Ex-Christian Scientist Group contributor. I have wondered, are there any conditions under which a family could possibly bring up happy and healthy children while indoctrinating them with…
Posted by The ExCS May 31, 2015
Posted inLeaving Christian Science

Conversations can be very strained when we get together.

The following is a collection of contributions from members of the Ex-Christian Scientist collective about the impact Christian Science has had on relationships.   I definitely relate to the many families who have…
Posted by The ExCS May 27, 2015
Posted inBelieving & Practicing

Do Not Grieve, There is Nothing to Grieve About

The following is a collection of contributions from members of the Ex-Christian Science collective about how death is 'handled' in Christian Science.   I have found Christian Science’s ‘do not grieve, there's nothing to…
Posted by The ExCS May 24, 2015
Posted inFirst Hand Experiences

I felt I had no right to mourn because my father had just ‘passed away’

By an anonymous Ex-Christian Scientist Group Contributor.   A year ago I started an Master in Fine Arts program in creative writing. I’d left Christian Science officially two years before. My first…
Posted by The ExCS May 24, 2015
Posted inBelieving & Practicing

She was a true believer and wouldn’t have wanted it any other way

By Paul, an Ex-Christian Scientist Group Contributor.   My mother died a long, drawn out death from skin cancer that was also very unnecessary because a routine visit to the…
Posted by The ExCS May 24, 2015
Posted inBelieving & Practicing

Ruth’s Story: Turn to Medical Hospice

By an anonymous Ex-Christian Scientist Group contributor. This is the story about my mother’s turn to medical hospice in the final weeks of her life. She is not alive to…
Posted by The ExCS May 20, 2015
Posted inBelieving & Practicing

Please Bring Your Testimony to its Healing Conclusion

The following is a collection of contributions from members of the Ex-Christian Science collective about Church and Sunday School.  Do you remember at Wednesday evening testimony meetings when people would ramble on,…
Posted by The ExCS May 17, 2015

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