Chrystal’s Story – It’s time we teach you how to pray
By Chrystal, an Ex-Christian Scientist Group contributor. Chrystal is a pseudonym, to ensure anonymity. I remember being called in to my parents room, I might have.
It was our fault that my father died because we let him out of our ‘experience.’
By Sharon, an Ex-Christian Scientist Group contributor. Christian Scientists have a lack of humanity, sympathy, empathy—whatever you want to call it—in the face of.
Growing up in Christian Science
The following is a collection of contributions from members of the Ex-Christian Science collective about growing up in Christian Science. It was very difficult to explain my.
You were *supposed* to stay out for two weeks
By Marie. ‘Marie’ is a pseudonym. This was originally published on Emerging Gently, and it is shared here with permission. My mom sent me.
My mother is still waiting for us to come back to church…
By Stacey, an Ex-Christian Scientist Group contributor. My family was introduced to Christian Science when my mom’s uncle was in the hospital and was.
My husband thinks I am nuts…
By Sharon, an Ex-Christian Scientist Group contributor. I can remember the most awful uncomfortable periods of silence at the Wednesday evening testimony meetings, with.
The pets always had any veterinary attention they needed
My Christian Scientist grandmother raised me, and was the mother role in my life, and she used to say, “It’s ok to be sympathetic.
Straighten out your thinking!
By Sharon, an Ex-Christian Scientist Group contributor. I had severe untreated burns on the top of my foot when I was nine. My cousin.
God was expected to provide
By an anonymous Ex-Christian Scientist Group contributor. A lot of us were indoctrinated into Christian Science basically from the point of birth. I often.
No. I want God to do it.
By an anonymous Ex-Christian Scientist Group contributor. There’s a blog I really like called ‘You Are Not So Smart’. It’s also a book and.