cargopilot:
On first glance, it seems like a very effectictive way to ‘get rid’ of those who have ‘undesirable’ genetic traits. But it appears your explanation would allow a diabetic to get their insulin, eventually. Or would it?
Do their kids have to get the shots required to attend school, or are they exempt? Can they seek dental care? If so, does it allow for the use of pain killers, or do they just tough it out?
It’s difficult for me to understand why anyone would not avail themselves, or their loved ones to basic medical care.
In general, Christian Scientists who feel their faith is not strong enough to heal them can and do seek medical care, including dental care. At last report, Christian Scientists are among the most prosperous and well-educated members of most societies, so I don’t know that they could be deemed to have ‘undesirable’ genetic traits. I’m not a big fan of euthanasia even if it is self-induced by one’s religious faith, in any case.
In most US states, I do believe that CS children are exempted from imunizations (there were some heated court battles over this). In other countries this varies: in some countries there is no latitude for conscientious objection to immunizations. You understand that if a sufficient percentage of the population of an area is immunized, the risk of an epidemic breaking out among the non-immunized is vastly reduced.
What you are missing from the tone of your questions is the idea that Christian Scientists are seeking to be healed by means other than traditional medicine. And, to judge from the testmonies of the
Christian Science Sentinal, at least some adherents ARE healed. (The
Sentinal, a religious periodical which always includes testmonials of those who have been healed, is one of two periodical publications of the *Church of Christ, Scientist. *The other is the
Christian Science Monitor, a newspaper well-known for the quality of its’ journalism. Christian Scientists operate Reading Rooms–a sort of combination of free private library and bookstore–in most metropolitan areas. They give away outdated editions of their publications upon request). Of course, Christian Scientists rarely if ever subject themselves to rigorous scientific scrutiny to verify that, yes, a serious malady WAS originally detected, and yes this malady does indeed appear to have been resolved by some means other than normal healing processed or the intervention of medical care.
See the following link:
tfccs.com/index.jhtml;jsessionid=BEKMTNEOP5U5HKGL4L2SFEQ
