^ c \ e M \ e . ■ & * , i P \ 1Q ' 0\L CULTS CRITIQUE by Betty Bruechert W hen E rnest H olmes died in April, 1960, at the age of 72, ligious Science which he founded in 1932 was said to comprise about 100 churches w ith 100,000 members. Doubtless it has grown since then. The cult is strictly a California product, although Holmes was a na tive of Maine. His 667-page volume, Science of Mind, together with the monthly magazine which he origi nated, also entitled Science of Mind, contain the basic teachings of the sect. Its terminology so closely re sembles that of Christian Science and Unity that as one plows through Holmes’ huge and dreary volume, he receives the impression that he is reading a slightly recast version of the writings of Mrs. Eddy or the Fillmores. For example: “There is something Divine about us . . . Man, the real Man, is birthless, deathless, changeless; and God, as man, in man, is Man. The highest God and the innermost God is One and the same God” ( Science of Mind, p. 388); “ The true idea of money is not material, it is spiritual . . . Daily give thanks for a perfect supply. Feel it to be yours, that you have entered into full possession of it. See money coming to you from every direction” (p: 44, Science of Mind mag. June 1957). Indeed, Holmes claim an affinity with such cults: “This teaching [Oneness of God and man] . . . is the mainspring of the teaching of modern philosophies, such as Unity Teaching, the New Thought Movement, the Occult Teachings, the Esoteric or Inner Teachings, of our own Religious Science . . .” ( Science of Mind, p. 640). Although like Unity, the Church of Religious Science is built on high- sounding affirmations, it is never theless filled with blasphemous de nials of the teachings of God’s Word. In the July 1955 Science of Mind magazine, Holmes stated: “You believe there is a God and a devil. Well, I don’t believe that. Jesus did not believe in good or bad, God and the devil, heaven and hell” ; “ The only sin is lack of intelli gence. There is no sin but a mistake and no punishment but a conse quence” ; “ All the teachings of hell and damnation and devils is so much nonsense.” In the M e taph y sica l Glossary in his book, Holmes lists
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