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Avoidance of medical care is not a doctrinal obligation and is considered a personal choice. However, during the 1980s and 1990s in the United States, a number of Christian Scientist parents whose children died for lack of access to medical treatment were the subject of considerable controversy and were charged with manslaughter or even murder, but the outcomes of the cases were inconsistent. The lack of consensus regarding medical care is reflected in the laws of various U.S. states, which have also been inconsistent regarding religious exemptions from medical care.
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In the early decades of the 20th century, Christian Science churches were founded in communities around the world, though in the last several decades of that century, there was a marked decline in membership, except in Africa, where there has been growth. Headquartered in Boston, the church does not
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The use of prayer, often in place of medical treatment, has been an area of controversy since the founding of the church; and the legality of practicing Christian Science was raised as early as 1887, when some Christian Science practitioners were charged with practicing medicine without a license.
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reported that the church was considering consolidating Boston operations into fewer buildings and leasing out space in buildings it owned. Church official Philip G. Davis noted that the administration and Colonnade buildings had not been fully used for many years and that vacancy increased after
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is someone who devotes their full time to prayer for others, but they do not use drugs or make medical diagnoses. Christian Scientists may take an intensive two-week "Primary" class from an authorized Christian Science teacher. Those who wish to become
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Christian Scientists believe that prayer is effective for healing diseases. The Church has collected over 50,000 testimonies of incidents that it considers healing through Christian Science treatment alone. While most of these testimonies represent
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The fallout of the broadcasting debacle also sparked a minor revolt among some prominent church members. In late 1993, a group of Christian Scientists filed suit against the Board of Directors, alleging a willful disregard for the
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In spite of its early meteoric rise, church membership has declined over the past eight decades, according to the church's former treasurer, J. Edward Odegaard. Though the Church is prohibited by the
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in its financial dealings. The suit was thrown out by the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts in 1997, but a lingering discontent with the church's financial matters persists to this day.
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Beginning in the mid-1980s, church executives undertook a controversial and ambitious foray into electronic broadcast media. The first significant effort was to create a weekly half-hour
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officially report membership, and estimates as to worldwide membership range from under 100,000 to about 400,000. In 2010, there were 1,153 churches in the United States.
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In October 1991, after a series of conflicts over the boundaries between Christian Science teachings and his journalistic independence, John Hart resigned.
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Issaoui, Nawal (2015). "Christian Science's faith healing practice in the United States and Canada: an overview from a historical and legal perspective".
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staff reductions in 2004. The church posted an $ 8 million financial loss in fiscal 2003, and in 2004 cut 125 jobs, a quarter of the staff, at the
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The hundreds of millions lost on broadcasting brought the church to the brink of bankruptcy. However, with the 1991 publication of
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from publishing membership figures, the number of branch churches in the United States has fallen steadily since
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is the legal title of The Mother Church and administrative headquarters of the Christian Science Church. The
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is housed in an 11-story structure originally built for The Christian Science Publishing Society.
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in 1879, following a claimed personal healing in 1866, which she said resulted from reading the
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Information on Christian Science and official Christian Science Church-sponsored Web sites
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The Christian Science Board of Directors is a five-person executive entity created by
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Edward L. Queen, II; Stephen R. Prothero; Gardiner H. Shatuck, Jr. (1 January 2009).
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Reports. "Monitor Reports" was anchored in its first season by newspaper veteran
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Reflecting pool of the headquarters of the Church of Christ, Scientist. The
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and ad­min­is­tra­tive head­quar­ters of the
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God's Perfect Child: Living and Dying in the Christian Science Church
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The First Church of Christ, Scientist publishes the weekly newspaper
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The Life of Mary Baker G. Eddy and the History of Christian Science
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List of Former Christian Science Churches, Societies and Buildings
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sources and have been ordained as the church's "dual impersonal
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Christian denominations established in the 19th century
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Use of spiritual healing in place of medical treatment
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Mary Baker Eddy Library for the Betterment of Humanity
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List of Christian Scientists (religious denomination)
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estimates range from around 400,000 to under 100,000.
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approximately 1750 worldwide (1,153 in US as of 2010)
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