The following is a Question & Answer post where former Christian Scientists try and explain Christian Science reasoning to fairly commonly asked questions. We will be periodically sharing them, as questions that would benefit from multiple perspectives arise. This post is being answered by EG, who blogs at emergegently.wordpress.com, and Kat, who blogs at Kindism.org. … Continue reading Question: If a Christian Scientist is gravely ill and prays for healing and dies when a medical intervention could have saved their life is that, in the minds of their loved ones, simply because God didn’t want them to live?
Tag: Bad Christian Science
I resigned from The First Church of Christ, Scientist (The Mother Church), but they seem to have misplaced my resignation letter
Back in May 2013 I wrote a letter to The Mother Church announcing that I hereby voluntarily withdraw my membership The First Church of Christ, Scientist, effective immediately, and request you to remove my name permanently from your membership records. My husband wrote a similar letter (actually, I just changed the names around and printed … Continue reading I resigned from The First Church of Christ, Scientist (The Mother Church), but they seem to have misplaced my resignation letter
Virgin, Whore, Christian Scientist
Many mainstream Christian religions teach the idea that you should be pure (a virgin) until you are married and then you should be able to preform in the bedroom - after all, if the man cheats it is your fault for not keeping him satisfied. The virgin/whore dichotomy, the Madonna/whore complex, the dutiful housewife raising … Continue reading Virgin, Whore, Christian Scientist
Christian Science Gaslighting
In the chapter on Christian Science Practice in Science and Health, Ms. Eddy presents an "allegory illustrative of the law of divine Mind and of the supposed laws of matter and hygiene, an allegory in which the plea of Christian Science heals the sick" which runs from p. 430 - 443 (the end of the … Continue reading Christian Science Gaslighting
Guest Post: Why religion makes me uncomfortable
The following is a guest post by long-time reader the Vicomte de Chagny. Yes, this is obviously a pseudonym. “And despite the abolition By the current inquisition Of any intuition that they don’t choose, When it comes to God I find I can’t believe that He designed A human being with a mind he’s not supposed … Continue reading Guest Post: Why religion makes me uncomfortable
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
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
Friday Night Fun: Are you Rapture Ready?
This evening R. L. Culpeper shared a link to a cringe-worthy two question quiz on Elucidations on Atheism. How bad could it be? Well, he thoughtfully linked to Check Your Spiritual Health at RaptureReady.com. It is a Friday night, I've got nothing better to do... yeah, it is cringe-worthy. Question 1: How would you best describe … Continue reading Friday Night Fun: Are you Rapture Ready?
a true first person testimonial of a Christian Science parent
a true first person testimonial of a Christian Science parent. It is terrifying when a child has a medical emergency that doesn't heal immediately. My heart goes out to the family.
is there “science” in Christian Science?
Throughout history, Religion has had a problem with testing and questioning. One of the (many) reasons the Catholic Church hated Martin Luther is because he translated the Bible into German so the common man could read it without the Priest as a middle man. The Catholic Church also disliked Galileo because he challenged their views … Continue reading is there “science” in Christian Science?
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