Thank you for the information and links. I’m not familiar with Unity churches, but from what I understand, religious scientists do not think of themselves as Christians or any other religious group. However, as my original post indicates, they do agree with and incorporate many of the great moral principles of Christianity, Judaism, Buddhism, Hinduism, and so on. However, they do not follow specific doctrines or dogma of any religious group. By the way, I specifically recall a funny example of the science of mind in action that Raymond Barker mentioned in one of his sermons. He described a woman who had come to see him (perhaps of the Christian Science faith, who do not believe in medication), complaining of interminable headaches. She told Dr. Barker that she prayed and prayed but the headache would not lift and asked for his advice. He replied: “Why don’t you take an aspirin?” I also remember Dr. Barker’s talking about what he called “healthy lust,” claiming that life would be so boring without any lust. He was a firm denier of guilt, which he felt exerted a negative influence on the rational mind. And the science of the mind movement does not believe in a Triune G-d. At the same time, it may be the case that individual members carry with them their own religious beliefs and customs (somewhat similar to Unitarians). Thanks again for the links, which I will explore.
