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: Dispatches from the Culture WarsChristian Scientists and Health Insurance
By Ed Brayton
The Ft. Worth Star Telegram has a story about the Christian Science church and health insurance. The Christian Science church rejects the germ theory of disease and believes that all illness is spiritual in nature rather than physical and thus should be treated with prayer and counseling rather than medical intervention. It seems the church is concerned that changes in our healthcare system will undermine the use of insurance to pay for people to pray for them.
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