Information, resources & support for those leaving or questioning Christian Science
One of the most common questions the ExChristian Scientist site gets is “Why do Christian Scientists go to optometrists but not doctors?” Yeah, that is a good question. While we were raised in Christian Science, practiced Christian Science, and have since left Christian Science, the “logic” eludes us too, but we’re giving it a try. […]
This is Part 2 of a multi-part story of one woman’s journey leaving Christian Science. For all posts see ‘Spice‘. I have been unable to see properly for at least half of my life. While a lot of modern day Christian Scientists don’t go to doctors, many of them do go to eye doctors, because Mary […]
This piece was originally published on July 5, 2015, it is being shared here again as it is relevant to September’s the topic of Principia. By Jenny, an Ex-Christian Scientist Group contributor. When I was in my final year at Principia College, I developed some kind of eye infection. I went to the emergency room secretly, but […]
By an anonymous Ex-Christian Scientist Group Contributor. A long time ago, a friend who was trying to convince me that leaving Christian Science was just animal magnetism told me about her ‘healing’ of an eye infection which had been exacerbated by contact lenses. She had terrible symptoms and finally went to an eye doctor who prescribed antibiotic […]
By Brett Buchanan, an Ex-Christian Scientist Group contributor. I had an INSTANTANEOUS HEALING yesterday! After decades of extreme myopia (couldn’t focus on anything beyond five inches in front of me), my eyesight was completely restored! Since third grade, I would hear of healings of eyesight, read Journal articles about the spiritual meaning of eyes, I […]
By Tessa, an Ex-Christian Scientist Group Contributor. Tessa is a pseudonym, to ensure anonymity. I guess the first and possibly the biggest way that Christian Science negatively affected my life was that I was born nearsighted, and because we never saw a doctor, no one acknowledged this until I was about ten. A teacher saw […]