From:	Czar Eggbert <czregbrt@*********.EDU>
Subject:	Re: Extreme Essence Reduction (LONG)
Date:	Mon, 4 May 1998 05:41:44 -0500

> Try to make a correlation with Christian Science, if you will. (I myself
> am not a Christian Scientist, and am not completely versed in the
> religion's theology, so if I'm wrong, correct me) One of the aspects of
> belief in Christian Science, as far as I understand it, involves the
> refusal of modern medical techniques; instead, prayer and religious
> methods are used. There have been Supreme Court cases involving charges of
> parental negligence against Christian Scientists when a child has died
> because they refused to take the child to the hospital, instead calling in
> a spiritual healer. (It was ruled that they were not negligent, btw) Now,
> I don't think a Christian Scientist would allow one medical procedure
> which is more invasive than another due to the fact that they know that
> 'it won't affect my piety any more'.

Accually my girlfriend is a Christian Scientist and I can tell you that it
would be a very very rare occurence. Christian Scientists abhore
intrducing forgen material into thier bodies. As a rule they do not accept
Modern Medical practices because they believe in personal faith healing,
in their view the physical world does not exist and it can only harm you
if you let it.

I see Christian Sciencetests as being some of the first religions to
embrace Magic. The awakening will be sceen as a step towards shedding the
techonological crutches of moder socity. The repeated haeling of people
with magic, a mandate that they are right about matter's impotance. :) Has
anyone else broght any of the more minor religions into SR? I'm thinking
Mormans wouldn't have much problem with widespread magic as they have a
very mystical religion. Any others?

Czar(no flame wars PLEASE!)Eggbert



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