This was an unpublished letter to the editor of The Sun in response to an article about Val Kilmer, making a reference to his faith.
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In a recent article by The Guardian, parallels were drawn between the current pandemic protesters and similar historical movements including those in the 1920s. However, it is misleading to link Christian Scientists to them. Read our full unpublished letter to the editor here.
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A letter to the editor of The Daily Mirror: In your May 13 story about DeGeneres, your brief reference to the Christian Science faith and its attitude to the medical profession might mislead your readers…
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I cannot think of a faith more opposed to the “Positive Thinking” that Canon Angela Tilby writes about (Comment, 16 October) than Christian Science. Yet she implies that Christian Science is one of the sources for the religious positivism espoused by Norman Vincent Peale and his church, which Donald Trump attended as a young man.
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In a recent book review by The Guardian on the book, The Circle and the Squares, two Christian scientists are referenced to as being “positive-minded Christian Scientists.” There is nothing wrong with being positive but Christian Science is much more than simply a method of thinking positively…
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As a frequent visitor to Boston, Massachusetts, myself, I delighted in reading Linda Laban’s romp through 48 Hours in Boston. She brought out the sparkling essence of the blend of history, quirkiness, and modernity that is this unique East Coast city. One of the places she so adeptly describes is the Christian Science Plaza where one can learn about the New Englander who founded a religion…
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Christian Science beliefs and practices, often misunderstood, can run against cultural norms. They are based on a deep faith in a loving God and on the teachings and healing works of Jesus proved practical. The Church’s aim is to relieve suffering and uplift humanity. The health and safety of children and adults are paramount to all.
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"This “think and get rich” philosophy seems less a source of “resilience” in today’s world than of destabilizing selfishness and short-termism. So, I am saddened to see my own religious faith — I’m a Christian Scientist — lumped in with this philosophy.
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Media reporting on religion in the United States often focuses on the challenges many denominations are having as their membership numbers have trended smaller. The following letter to the editor, sent to the Chicago Sun-Times, addresses this widespread concern.
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Below is our original response to a Sunday Telegraph book review of Emily Fridlund's debut novel "History of Wolves," which includes a couple of characters described as Christian Scientists.
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Your article “The joy of sects” (Feb 2nd, 2017), inaccurately states Christian Scientists “do not believe in conventional medicine”, perhaps suggesting to some readers that we are opposed to it.
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Varsity has the honour of being the oldest student-run newspaper at Cambridge. Its article by the newspaper's science editor, entitled ‘The death of Cambridge’s anti-medicine cult’. The piece described the Christian Science church in Cambridge and elsewhere, but was incorrect in many of its assertions and assumptions.
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