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I was the beneficiary of dumb luck.
By Jeremy, an Ex-Christian Scientist Group contributor. None of us who grew up in loving homes with parents who cared deeply about us ever wants to admit that perhaps our…
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I was really struggling with the injustice of having this Error-fuelled injury
By an anonymous Ex-Christian Scientist Group contributor. I had pulled a muscle playing some kind of chasing game that was popular in my school one year. Because of Christian Science,…
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My mother’s response: “It’s like you’ve given up.”
By an anonymous Ex-Christian Scientist Group Contributor. My mother was convinced sun protection was unnecessary for her fair skinned blonde baby. The sun is made by God and we…
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I imagine what my mother would have done and then do exactly the opposite
By an anonymous Ex-Christian Scientist Group Contributor. I could fill a book with all the horrible experiences a Christian Science childhood provided. The alienation from my peers, the anxiety…
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My Departure (Jeremy)
By Jeremy, an Ex-Christian Scientist Group contributor.
The best way I’ve been able to describe my departure from Christian Science is as ‘death by a thousand cuts’. In a sense, it’s a process that evolved over my lifetime up until I made my final break. I was born into Christian Science and was third-generation on both sides of my family. Throughout my childhood, and into my adult years, I always had questions, always harboured doubts about Christian Science. I even briefly left in my late teens, but returned by the time I was 20. All the while, I desperately wanted to ‘make it work’, and it was that desire that kept me ‘in’ for so long.
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My wife will nudge me, “hmm, are you doing your prayerful work?”
By Elizabeth, an Ex-Christian Scientist Group Contributor. My wife and I have a little joke because she noticed early on that when there is any kind of crisis, from a…
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In fact, they are radiant with health and full of energy on the inside
By an anonymous Ex-Christian Scientist Group Contributor. Heaven was a big deal to the actual Christians that we knew when I was growing up, so I always thought it…
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I blame a belief system that tells parents that doctors make things worse.
By Michael, an Ex-Christian Scientist Group Contributor. Michael is a pseudonym, to ensure anonymity. When I was born, I had two things. I had a condition called congenital talipes equinovarus, or…
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Buddhists Believe in Prayer
The following is a collection of contributions from members of the Ex-Christian Science collective who have turned to Buddhism. Christian Science is so cerebral, with its focus on reading and research…
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From Christian Science to Buddhism
Buddhism is one of many paths that some former Christian Scientists choose to explore. The following posts relate to our experiences and perspectives on the topic of Buddhism. Buddhists Believe in…