After my previous post about Twisted Spoons I decided to read over the Tenets of Christian Science again. While I take issue with all of them, the third is particularly troubling and guilt-inducing: 3. We acknowledge God’s forgiveness of sin in the destruction of sin and the spiritual understanding that casts out evil as unreal. But … Continue reading the belief in sin is punished so long as the belief lasts
Category: Christian Science Literature
Church Manual: Sex, Drugs, Doctors & Healing
The Big Four issues that Christian Scientists seem to get hung up on are (in no particular order): sex, drugs, doctors and healing. Going STRICTLY BY WHAT THE MANUAL SAYS is quite different than delving into MBE's other writings (and even those are open to further reading and interpretation). "Sex" comes up ONCE in the … Continue reading Church Manual: Sex, Drugs, Doctors & Healing
Reforming Religion
New religions are started when someone has an idea that the old religions disagree with or refuse to knowledge. In 1517, when Martin Luther nailed his 95 theses to the church door Wittenburg he was not trying to start a new religious movement, he was simply trying to reform Catholicism. Among other things he disagreed … Continue reading Reforming Religion
Authorized CS Literature
When I turned twenty I officially "graduated" from Sunday School. I always found this slightly ironic, as Christian Scientists often pride themselves in not celebrating "birthdays," they often have a "special day" instead. Apparently celebrating the passage of time reminds them of their mortality?* The well-meaning Sunday School Graduation Committee gave me a copy of … Continue reading Authorized CS Literature
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