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• Overall, we rate Christianscience.com as biased and a quackery level pseudoscience based on the practice of spiritual healing over traditional science-based medicine.

Detailed Report

Bias Rating: RIGHT-PSEUDOSCIENCE
Factual Reporting: LOW
Country: USA
MBFC’s Country Freedom Rank: MOSTLY FREE
Media Type: Organization/Foundation
Traffic/Popularity: Medium Traffic
MBFC Credibility Rating: LOW CREDIBILITY

History

Christianscience.com is a website dedicated to news about Christian Science. Christian Science is a pseudoscientific and overtly religious belief system founded by Mary Baker Eddy in 1866, based on the idea that Christianity is a verifiable set of beliefs. The central texts of Christian Science are the Bible and the Christian Science textbook, Science & Health With Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy. There is irony in the term Christian Science as Christianity is a set of dogmatic beliefs, which is opposed to Science which is a method that strictly avoids dogma.

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Funded by / Ownership

Christainscience.com is a nonprofit that is funded through donations.

Analysis / Bias

In short, Christian Science advocates spiritual healing for medical conditions rather than proper medical treatment from a doctor. Sadly, people have died due to not seeking proper medical attention due to this pseudoscientific belief.

Christian Science is considered pseudoscience primarily because it integrates spiritual beliefs with health practices, emphasizing spiritual healing over traditional, science-based medicine. One of the central tenets of Christian Science is the healing of diseases through prayer and a deep understanding of the spiritual nature of individuals, as per the teachings of its foundational texts like “Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures” by Mary Baker Eddy. This approach contradicts the scientific method, which relies on empirical evidence and rigorous testing. The reliance on prayer and spiritual practices over medical science has led to cases where individuals, including children, have suffered or died due to lack of proper medical care, making it potentially dangerous.

Failed Fact Checks

• None by a third-party fact checker.

Overall, we rate Christianscience.com as biased and a quackery level pseudoscience based on the practice of spiritual healing over traditional science-based medicine. (D. Van Zandt 8/17/2017) Updated (01/19/2024)

Source: https://www.christianscience.com/