The other day Kid1 jumped/fell off a small table and hurt his arm. He lay on the sofa refusing to move it, screaming when it was touched, and generally being dramatic and miserable. At first I was angry, Kid1 knows better than to jump off the table, it was the Tuesday before Thanksgiving, we really … Continue reading sprains need icecream & bubble baths
Category: Christian Science
the Unreal Little Pink Box of Common Cold
One of the blogs I regularly read recently had a post on "Spreading the Germs of Joy" which compared the Old Testament handling of leprosy in Leviticus with how Jesus handled it in the New Testament. In Leviticus, if you get leprosy you're pretty much done for (unclean! unclean!), but if you're lucky enough to be … Continue reading the Unreal Little Pink Box of Common Cold
passing on too soon, preventable deaths in Christian Science
I began this post a while back and then the Sandy Hook shooting happened so I held off for a while, then an acquaintance of my husband committed suicide, so I put it off even longer. While many people "pass on too soon" in this post I am not talking about shootings, accidents (which are "unknown to … Continue reading passing on too soon, preventable deaths in Christian Science
the belief in sin is punished so long as the belief lasts
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
less Fundamentalism, more Fun
Nondenominational Christian Churches terrify me. In many ways, Ms. Eddy was right to appoint the Bible and Science & Health the "only preachers" to avoid the "cult of personality" that can grow up around charismatic religious leaders. In "organized" religions there is usually some hierarchy, board, counsel or group that helps steer the thoughts and … Continue reading less Fundamentalism, more Fun
A Few New Resources
I've been googling around the internet and have come across a few more interesting CS-related resources to share, eventually I'll link to them in Resources, but for now, they're here. Eventually I hope to figure out a better way to catalog these so I don't get duplicates! Books The Christian Science Monitor, An Evolving Experiment … Continue reading A Few New Resources
Twisted Spoons
Being raised a Christian Scientist meant always being on guard against Mortal Mind, Mental Malpractice, Error, False Evidence Appearing Real, and a number of other "sneaky" things which could come in and attempt to "cloud our mirrors" (people are reflections of God, and clouded mirrors distort this image). If we were not feeling well it … Continue reading Twisted Spoons
it can be lonely being out
Although I was "out" to my husband as a former-CS-turned-possibly-atheist I still wasn't "out" to my family and friends. They suspected I was "lapsed" - after all, I'd had a c-section and the kids had a pediatrician, but they continued (and many of them continue) to believe that on Big Important Issues I would turn … Continue reading it can be lonely being out
my path away from CS
Growing up a Christian Scientist I often felt isolated from the rest of society. I didn't go to the doctor, or take medication. I went to church every Sunday, and often on Wednesdays as well. I wasn't "saved" or "born again" or even baptized. I hadn't "found Jesus" or taken Communion classes. I didn't go … Continue reading my path away from CS
striking a balance
I wrote this some time ago and there never seemed to be an appropriate time to share. I found there is/was an unhealthy focus and emphasis on "natural" childbirth within the CS movement. Don't get me wrong, I'm fine with "natural" but "natural" is not inherently safer, nor should people be judged by the choices … Continue reading striking a balance
kind-ism 