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Reconcile.
Christian Science is a religious denomination founded by Mary Baker Eddy in 1879, following what she described as a miraculous recovery from a life-threatening injury in 1866. The faith is centered on the belief that reality is purely spiritual and that the material world, including sickness, sin, and death, is an illusion.
Key Beliefs and Practices
Healing through Prayer: Adherents believe that illness is a "mental error" rather than a physical disorder and should be treated through prayer that seeks to understand the "allness" of God.
Foundational Texts: The religion relies on two primary "Pastors": the Bible and Eddy’s 1875 textbook, Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures.
Practitioners and Nurses: Members may seek help from Christian Science practitioners, who provide prayer-based treatment for a fee, or Christian Science nurses, who offer non-medical physical care like bathing and bandaging.
Medical Care: While the church maintains that prayer is most effective when not combined with medicine, it does not strictly forbid medical care; members are free to choose for themselves and often use dentists or optometrists.
Organization and Influence
The movement is officially known as the Church of Christ, Scientist, with its headquarters, the Mother Church, located in Boston, Massachusetts.
Reading Rooms: Public spaces maintained by branch churches for quiet study and prayer.
The Christian Science Monitor: An international, Pulitzer Prize-winning secular newspaper founded by Eddy in 1908 to provide humane, non-partisan news.
Notable Figures
Many prominent figures in government, film, and sports have been Christian Scientists or were raised in the faith, including:
Government/Military: Former CIA Director William H. Webster, Admiral Stansfield Turner, and White House Chief of Staff H.R. Haldeman.
Entertainment: Actors Robert Duvall, Val Kilmer, Doris Day, and Joan Crawford.
Invention/Science: Bette Nesmith Graham (inventor of Liquid Paper) and Alan Shepard (first American in space).
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While there is no official organizational link between Christian Science and Freemasonry, the two share a historical and symbolic connection through the church's founder, Mary Baker Eddy.
Historical Ties
Family Connections: Eddy’s first husband, George Washington Glover, was a dedicated Freemason and Royal Arch Mason. After his death in 1844, his fellow Masons provided for Eddy and escorted her back to New England, a gesture of "faithful obligation" she remembered with gratitude throughout her life.
Eddy’s Support: Eddy maintained a lifelong respect for the fraternity, describing its morale as "above ethics" in her later writings. She was a donor to the Massachusetts Masonic Home and occasionally published her early work in the Freemasons’ Monthly Magazine.
Church By-laws: The original by-laws of the Mother Church specifically exempted Freemasonry from a rule that prohibited members from joining other organizations. While the by-law was later generalized, the church still leaves the decision to join a lodge to the individual member's discretion.
Shared Symbolism
Cross and Crown: The most visible link is the Cross and Crown emblem. While it is the official trademark of Christian Science, it is also a prominent symbol in the Knights Templar degree of York Rite Freemasonry. Both groups use it to represent the victory of spiritual life over death and trial, though Christian Science adds the biblical command to "Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out demons".
Architecture: Some early Christian Science church designs incorporated elements like Ionic columns, which in Masonic tradition represent "wisdom"—a central theme in Christian Science theology.
Notable Overlaps
Frank S. Land: The founder of DeMolay International (a Masonic youth organization) was a devout Christian Scientist.
Dual Membership: Many early and prominent Christian Scientists were also active Freemasons, leading to a cultural overlap during the movement's formative years in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.