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…
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…
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Love
Love…another big subject, sort of like “God”, but not quite so big. Everyone wants and needs it, and there are many different ideas of what “love” exactly is.
A Secular Christmas
[Image description: A still life display of several kinds of Christmas cookies on a white plate, surrounded by 2 mugs of steaming tea, a white ceramic Christmas tree, a vase…
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My Journey Out Of Christian Science Following Bipolar Disorder Diagnosis
Content Note: This article contains detailed descriptions of the symptoms and effects of a mental health condition that may be alarming to some readers. The Ex-Christian Scientist recommends that anyone…
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Kaleidoscope of Christian Science
Kaleidoscope - photo provided by author By Blog Contributor Jodi I have noticed that with Ex Christian Scientists, we all have similarities and differences. And it all is due to…
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Filled up Full
Filled Up Full originally appeared on Kindism.org, it is reprinted here with slight edits and permission. The other evening one of the children thoughtfully pulled all the books off the…
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“mother-love includes purity and constancy”
A variation of this post appeared on Mother's Day 2016, and has been updated/expanded. ExChristianScience.com is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, this post contains affiliate links where…
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We Celebrate because Celebrations are Fun
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,…
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Christian Science & Terminal Cancer
The following post was submitted via email. My Father's Story I am sure that there are CS practitioners out there that genuinely want to help people and are convinced they…