Editorials

It might appear that there are many ways to alleviate disease, according to human belief. Medicine, psychotherapy, hypnotism, biofeedback, diet and exercise, even voodoo—any one of these may offer temporary relief from physical and psychological distress if the human mind concedes power and validity to that particular system of treatment.

The rights and equality of women have received a powerful impetus in the past hundred years. Society has moved a long way from the time when women nearly everywhere lacked even the right to vote, though it is still far from eradicating the tendency to subordinate and abuse women.

Some Christian churches are divided into lay members and clergy—part-time and full-time. But our Church takes a different approach.

Comprehending the fulfillment of prophecy is as individual as comprehending prophecy itself. Christ Jesus' ministry fulfilled Old Testament prophecies of a coming Messiah.

Most Christian Scientists know the happiness they feel when they are able to give something of their spiritual understanding of God to someone who is in need. "Happiness is spiritual, born of Truth and Love.

To become comfortable with the belief that an imperfect ego which we call "I" or "me" living along in matter will someday become perfect is actually to believe in something other than Christian Science. The one I, or Ego, is God and is already perfect.

If one believes in the existence of God, there is a fundamental point he should be certain of. Do we accept without question that the God we believe in is truly good—infinite good, all good? Trusting radically in the fact and law of God's absolute goodness is essential to the successful practice of Christian healing.

It's easy to see how thought moves the hand. But what about the so-called involuntary functions such as the action of the eye, the heart, or the digestive system? Christian Science shows that what is miscalled involuntary action is the result of thought as certainly as is the action considered to be voluntary.

The Bible expresses our spiritual conviction: "As for God, his way is perfect. " Ps.

Some religions offer a course of instruction to introduce their doctrines. Christian Science provides class instruction for individuals who are settled enough in Science to have a proven record.