There are some people who feel that Christian Science can be reformed (because that went so well for Luther and the Catholics). They want to take new ideas about concepts like Christian Fellowship, more modern music, and Sunday School/bible-study for grown-ups and infuse them with the essence of Christian Science. Personally, I think it is … Continue reading Conversations about Reform
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Spiritual Growth & Choice
I attended Principia College which meant when I came home on breaks everyone had questions about what it was like. It must be fabulous living in a utopian setting full of like-minded Christian Scientists, other parents yearned for their children to also attend Prin, and several older church members bragged that their children had attended … Continue reading Spiritual Growth & Choice
Pick your Level of Involvement
The Christian Science Community is a small one. It is not uncommon for people (or their parents, grandparents, or extended familial relations) to have attended Principa* together (often over several generations), taken Class Instruction together, worked at the Mother Church at the same time, gone to the same summer camp, attended the same youth conference, … Continue reading Pick your Level of Involvement
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
I broke up with GoB, Now What?
Once the God of the Bible (GoB for short) and I broke up I was left wondering, what, if anything, was out there. On one hand it felt rather liberating to dump thousands of years of dogmas, guilt, worry, and fear associated with Gob and his complex system of Heaven/Hell/Angels, Faith, Grace, and ritual (much … Continue reading I broke up with GoB, Now What?
Where to Start
I remember the day I started to lose faith in Christian Science. It was a Sunday in January. After a week of bed rest, sincere prayer and study my midwife informed me my blood pressure was high enough we needed to go to the emergency room, now. Tearful and totally freaked out, I called my … Continue reading Where to Start
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