This was forwarded me by a reader: John Near (former Principia professor) wrote this extraordinary open letter regarding Principia's gay policies, and has asked that it be distributed as widely as possible. It is well worth reading. It can also be seen at the pro-CS site SharethePractice.org (http://sharethepractice.org/blog/2013/12/03/open-letter-to-the-principia-community-by-dr-john-near-professor-emeritus/) Numerous people come across Kindism.org searching for … Continue reading Open Letter Regarding Principia’s Gay Policies
reblogged: Where’s Mary?
This is an excellent piece from Emerging Gently which puts forth a very important question, why are church-sanctioned (at least I assume they're church sanctioned to some degree) CSPs and CS-bloggers leaving out Ms. Eddy? I have lurked on the Christian Way forum for a number of years, and have now posted twice as a “Guest” … Continue reading reblogged: Where’s Mary?
Agape: I love you, let me control you
A while back I wrote a popular post about Love, where I talked about 1 Corinthians 13:13 (faith, hope and love). As much as I dislike Paul, it didn't stop us from having 1 Corinthians 13:4-7 read at our wedding. Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it … Continue reading Agape: I love you, let me control you
A few thoughts on Thanksgiving
We are hosting family over the Thanksgiving holiday this year so I will leave you with links to last years thoughts, which I feel still hold true, and an e-card which amused me greatly. Give us Thanksgiving Thanksgiving, something CS does Right* I also really liked Margaret & Helen's Thanksgiving Letter to the Family 2013 … Continue reading A few thoughts on Thanksgiving
mental malpractice and cookies
Most of my e-mail comes from clicking the "follow comments" option on another blog post, but every now and then something original sneaks past my tricky-to-get-right e-mail address. Sometimes it is a fellow former-Christian Scientist who has been inspired, or simply one who is glad to hear they are not alone. Other times, it is … Continue reading mental malpractice and cookies
how do i leave christian science behind?
This post was inspired by a conversation (or two) with the writer of Emerging Gently, who also has an excellent post about How to Leave Christian Science. This is a question that was posted in a "Time 4 Thinkers" forum, the cool, hip face of the Mother Church aimed at teens and young adults. how … Continue reading how do i leave christian science behind?
Praise be unto He
Regular commenter Bill S. left me a link proclaiming "Scientists say they've proved God exists, and then it gets complicated" (1). I followed that link to the logical conclusion, through four more links (see below, 2) until I came across the abstract of the paper (3): Goedel's ontological proof has been analysed for the first-time … Continue reading Praise be unto He
An Open Letter to Debi Pearl
Growing up, I knew many Christian Science parents who followed ideas that mirrored those of in To Train Up A Child wrapped in other ideals, under the guise of "parent-led" decisions - strict scheduling, extreme sleep-training, boot-camp-style potty training and parent-led feeding of a nursing baby. At the end of the day, you have to … Continue reading An Open Letter to Debi Pearl
what I’ve been reading – Bible Air Drops & Athiest Mega Churches
Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it's the New Testament: Christian group air-drops Bibles over North Korea using 40-foot hydrogen balloons Does worship divide or unite? Conservative U.S. Catholics Feel Left Out of the Pope’s Embrace Atheist 'mega-churches' take root across US, world
triumph of the light of right & reason
A regular reader recently e-mailed me a link for the Center for Inquiry. Everything I know about them, I learned from their about page and website http://www.centerforinquiry.net. The mission of the Center for Inquiry is to foster a secular society based on science, reason, freedom of inquiry, and humanist values. To oppose and supplant the … Continue reading triumph of the light of right & reason
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