by Don Ingwerson When I served as a superintendent of schools, the most exciting days were when I got out of the office and visited classrooms and talked with students and staff. I find the same excitement when I am able to schedule visits with editors and reporters. Sometimes the conversations are strained, but the majority of the time the
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by Don Ingwerson Ever heard the statement that all politics is local? During two recent interviews with newspaper writers I found that media stories are also. This past week I met with a Long Beach Press-Telegram editor and a Daily Breeze reporter about different articles on health they had published. During the interviews, each stressed that the stories they published
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I was recently able to meet and chat with the President and Publisher of the San Diego Union-Tribune, Ed Moss. I was so taken by his dignity, clarity of thought, and basic humility. Even though he had an emergency conference call encroaching on my appointment time, he made me feel unhurried and showed great interest in our conversation. I had
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I recently had an invitation for a seed sowing opportunity. It was an interview with Jesse Lee Peterson on his nationally syndicated talk show. The program was on faith and I was to discuss Christian Science with him. Individuals called in from various states with their questions and all went well. I emphasized this thought: when asked if hell was
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These are excerpts from Linda Rubin’s write-up of the video she recorded during her visit to the First Church of Christ, Science in Studio City (and we posted last Tuesday). You can watch the video here: (link) Written by Linda Rubin Reporter for Studio City Patch Newsletter I visited members of the 36th Church of Christ, Scientist, in Studio City.
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A guest post written by Graham Bothwell Wikipedia states that, as of February 2011, over 156 million public blogs exist. Only a small fraction mentions Christian Science, some of which contain misleading or incorrect statements about Christian Science. Wherever we can, it’s worthwhile responding to such statements, not just because they constitute inaccurate information in a public arena, but also
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Jesse Hirsh host of 3D Dialogue interviews Eric Nickerson, Committee on Publication for Ontario, Canada, about Christian Science. From wikipedia.org: “Christian Science is a religious teaching regarding the efficacy of spiritual healing according to the interpretation of the Bible by Mary Baker Eddy, in her book Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures (First published in 1875). Students of
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This is an incredible story about the Gainesville State School and Grapevine Faith reported in 2008. There was an unusual high school football game played in Grapevine, Texas. The game was between Grapevine Faith Academy and the Gainesville State School. Faith is a Christian school and Gainesville State School is located within a maximum security correction facility.
Gainesville State School
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Mankind is continually searching for cause and effect in the world. Recently, scientists studied the effect of expectation on the patient’s perceived outcome when patients were given a painkiller after heat was applied to their legs. Some patients were then told they were off the painkiller when they were still receiving it. Those that thought they were not on the
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Much of the discussion on Health Care Reform has been on whether spiritual care should be included. This has led to uncovering misconceptions in the thoughts of some as to what Christian Science is and how its inclusion in a reform bill might impact non-Christian Scientists. What follows is a misconception and a response to that statement. Statement: “Health
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