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YOUR QUESTIONS & ANSWERS

Following the example set by the question-and-answer columns in the early Journals, when Mary Baker Eddy was Editor, this column will respond to general queries from Journal readers—such as the one above—with responses from Journal readers. It will not cover questions about how to interpret statements in Mrs. Eddy's writings. There's more information at the end of the column about how to submit questions.

YOUR QUESTIONS & ANSWERS

By BEVERLY GOLDSMITH, MARK SWINNEY, ROBERT ENNEMOSER

From the April 2005 issue of The Christian Science Journal

QUESTION: I find it confusing that sometimes Christian Scientists suggest having "prayer watches," where two or more people get together to pray about a specific topic. This seems contradictory to the fact that we find it unethical to have more than one practitioner treating a patient.