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[kelber at mindspring.com]

I was kind of outraged recently to discover that my medical insure, Aetna, lists "Christian Science Practitioner" among the "specialists" it will cover.  Which is actually pretty pointless, since it's hard to imagine why a Christian Scientist would shell out the big bucks for medical insurance.

Laura

-----Original Message-----
>From: David Morris <fqmorris at gmail.com>

>
>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_Science
>
>Christian Science does not rely on conventional medicine but holds
>that the ills of the flesh, including death itself, can be healed
>through prayer and faith in God. This belief extends to the
>possibility of healing any kind of wrong-doing, not just illness.
>Christian Scientists see sin, disease, and death as derived from a
>false sense of separation from God. They believe that healing is
>accomplished when one realizes one's perfection and unity with God.

>
>On 1/16/07, gp <wescac at gmail.com> wrote:
>>   and I think the "Science" part because they're all into getting sick and then not seeing doctors before Jesus will save them with his something-or-other, I don't entirely understand exactly, basically if God wants you to die you should die and not fight it, I think.