Article June 22, 2009 Issue

AN E-MAIL EXCHANGE ON CHILDREN AND SPIRITUAL HEALING

For more than a century, many have known Christian Science for its record in the effective healing of children. As with conventional medicine, however, this record has not been perfect, but it has nonetheless been truly extraordinary. Occasionally, there have been attacks on this record and confusion of Christian Science with faith-cure groups that have been less than responsible. Recently, a concerned Mother Church member e-mailed Church Clerk Nathan Talbot about one such attack. Below are excerpts from their e-mail exchange:

From: Talbot, Nathan
To: Pamela Benjamin
Date: Friday, May 22, 2009
Subject: Re: Dear Nathan

Hi Pam,

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