ITEMS OF INTEREST November 29, 2010 Issue

ITEMS OF INTEREST

with contributions from Adam Parker, Adelle M. Banks

The following article is by Adam Parker, religion writer for The Post and Courier [Charleston, South Carolina].

JOEL ORR IS A member of the Church of Christ, Scientist. So when a bump under the skin on the back of his neck eventually grew to a baseball-size growth, and a doctor friend told him it would have to be removed surgically, Orr's Christian Science faith was tested.

He might have asked a physician to intervene earlier. Instead, he prayed. After the boil became infected and painful, he could have visited a doctor to have it lanced. Instead, he prayed. And he sought the help of a Christian Science practitioner.

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