Ex-Christian Scientist Survey (Part One)

Compiled by the editors of The Ex-Christian Scientist. This is the first of three posts. For all posts related to this, see the tag Ex-CS Survey 2016.


Recently, we took a very unscientific (but more scientific than Christian Science could ever be) survey of some former Christian Scientists, to see what their backgrounds were, how they got into Christian Science, when they left it, and some details on their lives as Christian Scientists. While this isn’t a scientifically-based poll, it does offer some insights–both expected, and unexpected by those of us who have conducted this survey.

Visiting the pharmacy

By Jeremy, an Ex-Christian Scientist group editor/writer. Other than the doctor's office and the hospital, the other scary new place for the former Christian Scientist entering the new (to them)…

here, take back your bullsh*t

The following is a collection of contributions from members of the Ex-Christian Science collective about leaving Christian Science.   One of my favorite moments of my Christian Science departure was packing up a…

What is Love?

Originally published at Kindism.org, reprinted here with permission. While Buddhists focus on the Rights of the Noble Eightfold Path, Christian Scientists focus on things like the 'right hand soap' or…