Article June 12, 1989 Issue

Baptism, communion, and Christian Science

Water, bread, and wine are symbols of a much deeper spiritual reality

Margrit Engelhardt

[Original in German]

How happy I was when my sister registered me with the clergyman's office as her daughter's godmother! A very special bond had developed between my niece and me because I had cared for her soon after she was born.

However, the minister refused to let me serve as a god-parent because, he said, Christian Scientists disregard the sacraments. He also was very concerned because children of Christian Scientists were not being baptized in the traditional way he held so dear. His words impelled me to delve into this subject intensively.

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