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First Hand Experiences
Former Christian Scientists tell their own stories of believing, questioning, and leaving.
Christian Scientists are ignorant about sickness and its development.
Former Christian Scientists describe how illness and death were handled in their families, including delayed care, treatable conditions, and lost relatives.
Why I'm doing this
Jeremy, a content editor for the site, explains why he speaks out about Christian Science after his mother and father died without medical care.
1989 Measles at Principia Upper School: Elizabeth's Story
A former Principia Upper School student recalls the 1989 measles outbreak: quarantined dorm wings, no medical care, and a fever she believes reached 103 to 106 degrees.
Five Questions: S's Answers
A former Christian Scientist, raised in the church from infancy, answers the Five Questions about staying, leaving, and a broken leg that made them afraid to rely on prayer.
Five Questions: P's Answers
P, born into Christian Science, answers five questions about leaving at sixteen after asking a Sunday School teacher how a perfect person can be deceived by illusions.
Five Questions: N's Answers
N, raised in Christian Science, answers five questions about staying out of fear, leaving a religion that made people feel guilty for seeking help, and why people join.
Five Questions: M's Answers
An anonymous former Christian Scientist answers five common questions: how they got in, why they stayed, why they left at 45, why people join, and whether they believed.
Five Questions: L's Answers
A fourth-generation former Christian Scientist answers five common questions: how she got in, why she stayed, what made her leave, why people join, and whether she believed.
Five Questions: H's Answers
H, raised in Christian Science by parents who converted as adults, answers five questions about why they stayed, why they left, and whether they really believed.
Five Questions: C's Answers
A former Christian Scientist, raised in the church and a Principia College graduate, answers the Five Questions about staying until about age 24 and leaving.