Matters of Conscience Website – For members of The Mother Church
PURPOSE OF MATTERS OF CONSCIENCE
Support a full realignment of Church activities with the teachings of genuine Christian Science
The complaint Matters of Conscience supports healing and restoration in our beloved Church.
- It asks Mother Church officers to re-establish Church activities in conformity with the spirit and letter of the Church Manual.
- It encourages individual members of this Church to work together in true Christian unity and to go back to our books to discern the true meaning of their spiritual and moral teachings.
APPEALING TO THE CONSCIENCE OF CHURCH OFFICERS
Matters of Conscience documents serious violations of Church rules by officers of The Mother Church
Christian Science practitioner and teacher, Elaine Natale Davidson, C.S.B., filed the complaint Matters of Conscience in 2002 to document numerous, serious violations of Church rules by officers of The Mother Church. These rules and By-Laws are stated in our Church’s constitution, the Manual of The Mother Church, written by the Discoverer and Founder of Christian Science, Mary Baker Eddy.
The complaint was filed in accord with the requirements of Article I, Section 9, of the Church Manual. It was named Matters of Conscience because it appeals to the conscience of Church officers, reminding them of their sacred responsibility to maintain all activities of The Mother Church in accord with the Church’s genuine teachings and rules.
To date, serious, documented violations have not been acknowledged by Church officers and remain uncorrected.
SUPPORTING THE CHURCH GOVERNMENT MARY BAKER EDDY ESTABLISHED
Matters of Conscience website supports The Mother Church and our Church Manual
The purpose of this website is to provide accurate information about the Matters of Conscience complaint, to enable members of The Mother Church to request their own copies, and thereby to help Christian Scientists work together for a full realignment of our Church’s activities with the teachings of genuine Christian Science.
This site is maintained by members of The Mother Church, The First Church of Christ, Scientist, in Boston MA. We are committed to obeying the Church Manual and supporting the Church government Mary Baker Eddy established. We believe that the complaint Matters of Conscience approaches our Church’s challenges in an honest and constructive way, with the conviction that our Church family is spiritually capable of demonstrating the unity and healing so needed at this time.
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