Posted by:
caffiend
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Date: December 11, 2022 10:15PM
alsd Wrote:
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> This former
> Scientologist believed that while Kirstie Alley
> may have eventually sought medical intervention,
> it is his belief, based on her being at least OT7
> (and quite possibly have done OT8), that she
> likely postponed conventional medical treatment in
> order to use Scientology practices. Sad if true.
> Of course we see this in several religions, where
> people trust in the power of their religious
> beliefs to deal with their medical issues. So this
> is not something unique to Scientology.
This has been very true, in the past, with Christian Scientists. After a life time of supposedly effective healing "demonstrations," they would arrive in their mature years unfamiliar with malignant conditions. They'd treat the symptoms, but not the causes, and perhaps turn--far too late--to medical care. Then they'd succumb, and Christian Scientists would snidely remark, "Well--had she stayed with 'Divine Science,' instead of 'materia medica,'* she'd probably be with us today."
At long last, Christian Science culture is much more relaxed about utilizing authentic medical care. Like LDS, the more radical strictures of the faith are dissipating with the passing of that generation, forcing the hierarchy into difficult positions--and decision
*That's a now-dated derogatory term we used for conventional medicine.
On a lighter note:
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