There is so much more on this topic, this is just a starting point for further research and reading. I will update this page periodically as time, information and inspiration allow.
The Christian Science Church and the Seventh-day Adventist Church were among the first religious traditions to establish permanent advocacy offices in Washington. The Christian Scientists established their office around 1900. (1)
Christian Science Lobbying
- OpenSecrets.org Lobbying Spending Database: Christian Science Committee on Publications 2013
- Sunlight Foundation Reporting Group: Christian Science Committee on Publication
Recent Congressional Lobbying about the Affordable Healthcare Act / Lobbying Congress to include prayer/faith healing provisions in health care coverage
- Feb. 2009 Testimony for the Insurance & Real Estate Committee Public Hearing on 2/5/09 HB-5721/S-172 and Public Access to Spiritual Health Care: Recommendations for Health Care Reform Legislation (2)
- May 2009 Should Universal Health Care Faith Healing? via Time U.S.
- December 18, 2009 Christian Scientists seek prayer provision via SFGate
- Nov. 2013 Religious Groups Seek Protection from Obamacare Under the First Amendment via Sunshine State N
- March 2014 Calling your congress people on religious exemptions via kindism.org
- March 2014 Christian Science the Affordable Health Care Act & Congressional Lobbying via kindism.org
- March 2014 Rep. Schock Pushes For Religious Exemption From Health Law via Here&Now
- March 2014 Christian Scientists Seek Exemption From New Healthcare Rules via Opposing Views
Christian Scientists in Politics
- via Wikipedia Christian Scientists who are Political Figures
Christian Science & Government Exemptions
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Illinois Wesleyan University. Moore ’92, R. J. (1991) “Church vs. State and Life vs. Death: Traditional Christian Science Healing in the Modern Context,” Undergraduate Review : Vol. 4: Iss. 1, Article 9. Available at: http://digitalcommons.iwu.edu/rev/vol4/iss1/9
More Information about Religious Lobbying in Washington D.C.
- Pew Research Center – Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life – Lobbying for the Faithful: Religious Advocacy Groups in Washington D.C. updated May 2012
- 2012 Pew Lobbying for the Faithful – Evangelical Advocacy: A Response to Global Poverty
The Committee on Publication
The mission of the Committee on Publication is to engage with members of the media, lawmakers, and the public to provide an accurate understanding of Christian Science. (via resources for churches)
- Committee on Publication in the Manual of the Mother Church
- For Churches about the Committee on Publication
- Maintenance of the Committee of Publication by Samuel Johnstone McDonald via The Christian Science Journal, Volume 40 By Mary Baker Eddy p. 7-11
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Christian Science By Stephen Gottschalk p. 190
Christian Science Committee on Publication by State (this list is not yet complete)
- Christian Science Journal Directory: http://journal.christianscience.com/directory
- Arizona
- California http://christiansciencecoronadelmar.com/ http://www.cscainstwork.org/index.htm
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Florida
- Georgia
- Idaho
- Indiana
- Louisiana
- Maryland
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- Nebraska
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Carolina
- Oklahoma
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Virginia
- Washington (State)
- Washington, D.C. (Metro Area)
- Wisconsin https://lobbying.wi.gov/Mobile/LobbyistInformation/2013REG/Information/7060
Sources Cited
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