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To vaccinate was to allow a belief of possible harm to enter thought

March 13, 2016 6 comments

By Marion, an Ex-Christian Scientist Group contributor. When I was a Christian Scientist, our older child contracted diphtheria, and this fact was published on the front page of the local big city newspaper. Many people asked why we had not immunized him. This was my answer, and it made sense to me at the time: If we were to have […]

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You were supposed to stay out for two weeks

November 8, 2015 One comment

By Marie. ‘Marie’ is a pseudonym. This was originally published on Emerging Gently, and it is shared here with permission. My mom sent me back to school too soon after having chicken pox. I had come down with it during a Girl Scouts camping weekend in fourth grade. It was right after my parents separated and she was working days […]

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To vaccinate was to allow a belief of possible harm to enter thought

You were *supposed* to stay out for two weeks

You were supposed to stay out for two weeks