Interesting...never heard of the stress test or personality test you mention regarding Scientolgogy. Did they come to your door? Have you actually done it?

Anonymous wrote:I'm guessing both groups are pretty private and don't go door to door to recruit new members or even identify themselves in everyday conversation.

Are you kidding? Scientologists recruit very aggressively. Never agree to take a "stress" test or a "personality" test.

Christian Science, not so much.

Anonymous wrote:I'm guessing both groups are pretty private and don't go door to door to recruit new members or even identify themselves in everyday conversation.

I wish everyone were like that!

Yes, I grew up outside of St. Louis - there is a small town there (Principia) with a largeish Christian scientist population. We thought they were weird.

I'm guessing both groups are pretty private and don't go door to door to recruit new members or even identify themselves in everyday conversation.

Has anyone ever met someone who is a Christian Scientist or a Scientologist?

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Anonymous wrote:Are Christian Scientists the same as Scientologists?

Not even close but people confuse the two all the time.

Crazy 1 or crazy 2?

Anonymous wrote:My only knowledge about Christian Scientists is they are the ones who refuse medical intervention when they or even their children have diseases. So, like, if they have a 4 yo with leukemia, they won't treat it. Back in the 1980s there were lots of news stories about court interventions in cases like this but I can't remember many incidents since.

Apparently this is changing, and the "official" position is that Christian Science healing should be supplemental to medical treatment, not in place of it. There were some tragic deaths (and prosecutions, thankfully) up until the 1990s, when I think this new position started to come around.

Anonymous wrote:Are Christian Scientists the same as Scientologists?

Not even close but people confuse the two all the time.

Are Christian Scientists the same as Scientologists?

My only knowledge about Christian Scientists is they are the ones who refuse medical intervention when they or even their children have diseases. So, like, if they have a 4 yo with leukemia, they won't treat it. Back in the 1980s there were lots of news stories about court interventions in cases like this but I can't remember many incidents since.

Oh wow. That was number of churches. My bad. Time to go to bed....

You piqued my interest and Wikipedia says fewer than 1100 members in the USA. But I am in NYC and see multiple churches in manhattan alone... What gives?

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I am curious, too.

It just hit me today as I was diving past a Christian Scientist Church that I have never met anyone who is actually a Christian Scientist...and yet most big cities/towns have churches and reading rooms (what are those?). Not judging, just sincerely curious and realized it is a religion that I no very little about (except that there are some celebrity followers).

Any Christian Scientists out there on DCUM who would be willing to answer questions about your beliefs?
Thanks.