FROM THE Directors

Freedom and Responsibility

The Christian Science Board of Directors

Some members have found great blessings in taking more seriously, especially during recent years, a brief reference, in the Manual of The Mother Church by Mary Baker Eddy, to not circulating incorrect literature.^{See Man., Art. VIII, Sect. 11 . See Board of Directors statement, Sentinel, February 12, 1990.} Another brief line in the Church Manual, however, requires the circulation, "in large quantities," of certain materials.^{See Man., Art. XXXIII, Sect. 2 —especially p. 98, lines 14–16.}

Members in the United States can help the Committee on Publication fulfill this Manual requirement. All households in the United States that receive The Christian Science Journal, and all U.S. Reading Rooms, have received in the mail a booklet entitled Freedom and Responsibility. It includes information useful to members and to the public at this time and should for that reason have wide distribution. Sharing this book with others will help inquirers understand why a responsible and thoughtful segment of society choose Christian Science treatment instead of conventional medicine for the care of their families.

The booklet addresses four important questions:

What health care do Christian Scientists provide their children?

What is the evidence for Christian Science healing?

Should Christian Science healing for children be accommodated in law?

How would restricting Christian Science healing for children affect society?

Concluding the discussion of these questions, there is an appendix containing an empirical study of medical evidence of healings reported in recent Christian Science periodicals.

Copies of Freedom and Responsibility may be obtained from Christian Science Reading Rooms or from The First Church of Christ, Scientist
Committee on Publication, A–101
175 Huntington Avenue
Boston, MA, U.S.A. 02115

The Christian Science Board of Directors

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