Letters July 28, 1980 Issue

LETTERS TO THE PRESS

From Christian Science Committees on Publication

with contributions from ARTHUR R. DAVIES, ROBERT A. JOHNSON

One of the assumptions frequently made in regard to Christian Scientists is that they are forbidden to seek medical attention. Those who are not well acquainted with Christian Science sometimes find it difficult to imagine that anyone would voluntarily choose prayer and spiritual means for healing. They suppose that some form of denominational coercion must be involved. Yet Christian Scientists have been freely making their own choices, based on their experiences of God's healing power, for over a century. This standard of individual self government and Christian compassion is discussed in Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy pp. 443-444.

In Cortland Standard Cortland New York

A letter to the editor in the Cortland Standard, entitled "Religious Belief: Can It Endanger Our Welfare?," December 24, misleadingly associates Christian Science with several forms of religious fanaticism. It does so by giving the impression that the Christian Science Church dictates to its members in regard to their choice of treatment for illness.

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