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YOUR QUESTIONS & ANSWERS

Following the example set by the question-and-answer columns in the early Journal, 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. You"ll find information at the end of the column about how to submit questions.

YOUR QUESTIONS & ANSWERS

By HEATHER M. HAYWARD, MARTIN SIROTA, MARIAN ENGLISH

From the June 2009 issue of The Christian Science Journal

QUESTIONS: Many people pray specifically for their country's leader, or for other officeholders around the world. Some Christian Scientists say they pray for the "office" and not the person occupying it.