 Posted Monday, September 22, 2008 2:53 AM
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| Hello all. I have been visiting this site on and off for a while now and am so impressed by the compassion of the members. I left CS in 1980 after being a member of TMC for about 8 years. Class taught by Corinne LaBarre C.S.B, I worked at the CSBA in Brookline in the kitchen for 5 years and had started sharing an office with a practitioner in Boston while working at the BA. I am certain it is necessary to start to tell my story- to finally have someone to talk to who can understand the feelings of guilt and failure I have had for 28 years since leaving CS. The feeling that it was my failure to understand/demonstrate. I look forward to moving on. Bruce
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Posted Monday, September 22, 2008 6:35 AM
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| Welcome to the forums, Bruce! It DOES feel good to find people who can listen and understand -- that was huge for me when I left Christian Science. I look forward to hearing more of your story. Linda
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Posted Monday, September 22, 2008 8:06 AM
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| Welcome Bruce! I am certain you will find many supportive friends here. I look forward to your posts!
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Posted Monday, September 22, 2008 2:53 PM
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Hi Bruce. I am very new to this site, too. I was born into a CS family in the mid-50s and was "loyal" to it until my father ( non CS) died in the fall of my freshman year of high school. My CS mother never told us ( three children) that our father had a terminal illness and he died without our viting him in the hospital! Unbelievable. By the time I was about 21 I was pretty much a "casual" CSist. I did return to CS about 10 years ago and spent 2 full years of fairly intense "study" before leaving once and for all. I am just starting to try and figure out where to go in terms of rebuilding a strong religious belief. I am reading a very interesting book called A Case for Christ by Lee Strobel. I recommend it.
Greenhorn
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Posted Monday, September 22, 2008 8:06 PM
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A Case for Christ by Lee Strobel I read The Case for Christ several years ago and would also recommend it.
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Posted Tuesday, November 11, 2008 4:19 PM
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| Hello Bruce and Greenhorn, and welcome!! Thanks for your posts and I hope you will tell your stories here. I came to this site in desperation, my mind constantly churning with negative feelings towards CS after the death of a CS friend. Being able to write about it all, and also to read about what had happened to others really helped me cope with my experiences. Square Peg
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Posted Tuesday, November 11, 2008 7:32 PM
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| Nice to have you aboard, "B." People exit* CS for a variety or combination of reasons. I consider three to be especially common: 1) Ideological disillusionment 2) Negative personal experience 3) Exposure and attraction to a viable alternate belief system. For me, I began perceiving flaws in CS "logic" in my early teens, regarding an issue that has been discussed on numerous threads here: where/what is the ultimate origin of "mortal mind" if "God is all-in-all," and God is "Immortal Mind"? I myself had few negative experiences inside CS, but you'll meet lots of people here who have. There's a great variety of experiences here! My pilgrimage involved various steps away from CS, then a deep slough which included religious alienation and alcoholism, before rediscovering God through the Twelve Steps and, eventually, being born again and discipled. *This is a term I use with careful application here, as it applies to the process of thought-reform when one is exiting a sytem where he was a victim of mind control. This may strike you as a very harsh position, but after many years out of CS and having read a great deal on cultic practice and participation I believe it is quite valid.
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