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Christian Science

Sect established in the USA by Mary Baker Eddy in 1879. Christian Scientists believe that since God is good and is a spirit, matter and evil are not ultimately real. Consequently they refuse all medical treatment. The church publishes a daily newspaper, the Christian Science Monitor, which reports on international news.

Christian Science is regarded by its adherents as the restatement of primitive Christianity with its full gospel of salvation from all evil, including sickness and disease as well as sin. According to its adherents, Christian Science healing is brought about by the operation of truth in human conscience. There is no ordained priesthood, but there are public practitioners of Christian Science healing who are officially authorized. The headquarters of the First Church of Christ, Scientist, is in Boston, Massachusetts, with branches in most parts of the world. The textbook of Christian Science is Eddy's Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures (1875).



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