Christian Science is often easily confused with
Scientology due to the common use of “science” in both religious titles. After
forming a foundation of knowledge of both religions it is evident that although
they are very different, they do have some similarities. Christian Science is
heavily based o the idea of science in a “mind over matter” perspective,
believing that the spiritual world is the most important and essential world
while anything else such as illness is an illusion. Through these beliefs
Church of Christian Science believes that mental healing is the first step to
healing physical illnesses. Similar to
this belief, Scientology believes that everyone has a thetan or individualized
identity that correlates to the cosmic source/ life force meaning. From this,
one can see that both religions similarly believe that there is a greater
mental and spiritual identity in individuals beyond the normal reality. Even
with its similarities there are major differences that separate the two
religions completely. The Church of Christian Science is more closely related
to any other form of Christianity. Similar to other Christian religions,
Christian Science uses the Bible as its text and fully believes in God and his
teachings. While on the other hand Scientology is not recognized as a Christian
religion because the do not acknowledge the Bible, God, or Jesus within their
practices.
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