Talk:List of Christian Scientists (religious denomination)

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I'm working on justifying. I think at the moment it is certainly as justified as List of Scientologists, but then again I'm biased:) --T. Anthony 09:39, 19 November 2005 (UTC)

Well I think it's going to die. Although as it stands now I feel fairly good about it. Except that I think elements of the notes would need to neutralized to avoid POV. I intended to keep working on that, but there's likely no point now. Otherwise it's become very well sourced for a list I think. Plus I learned some things of use. Here's the main thing about the deletion that still bothers me.

I didn't get any warning. I know you don't have to warn people, but I wish the problem had been noted earlier with a "Merge to Church of Christ, Scientist, "verify", or "cleanup." At the very least put something on the talk page about how it should be deleted. Instead I just open my watchlist and I see it got a new edit. Then I see the edit is deletion.

A smaller thing is inaccuracy on the delete page. This is not a list linking religions to a profession in the way List of Christian scientists was. I divided into occupations because that's common in these List of people by belief. Although admittedly it's a bit linking to professions now, that's so it can be justified.--T. Anthony 23:07, 19 November 2005 (UTC)

Hold the phone this might actually survive. Although it'll likely be given a new, and hopefully better, name.--T. Anthony 02:34, 21 November 2005 (UTC)

I found some evidence Doris Day is not interested in any organized religions these days. However most things on her mention her as CS, so should I keep as part of her story? Delete? Quit wasting my time as this may soon be deleted?--T. Anthony 08:08, 21 November 2005 (UTC)

Contents 1 Articles for Deletion debate 2 Recent stuff 3 From the main article's notable list 4 Evan David Pedley 5 False Rumors 6 Call-back 7 Merging

[edit] Articles for Deletion debate

This article survived an Articles for Deletion debate. The discussion can be found here. -Splash^talk 18:00, 27 November 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Recent stuff

Eek, sorry about initially using only the white people figure on the 1936 census. It was totally an honest mistake. I looked for the largest "total" it listed and thought I had the one that was a total for everyone. It turned out I missed it by mistake. I fixed it as soon as I could.

Outside of that I decided to put Joan Crawford and Alfre Woodard back on. I'm not sure the AFI list information is very meaningful, but in least it's something. I calculated their percentage in 1936 on my own, it's not listed anywhere I found, based on the data given. I hope I'm correct in assuming though that putting the numbers in a calculator isn't original research.--T. Anthony 09:08, 3 December 2005 (UTC)

To my surprise I have maybe found a scientist who is a member of this religious denomination. There's a Dr. Laurance Doyle of the SETI Institute who has an article in their website and I guess writes on the religion as well as on science.--T. Anthony 12:25, 3 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] From the main article's notable list

These had been in earlier versions of this list, but I took them out due to discussions on the AfD. However a few of these, like the athletes, seem fairly legitimate. I'm just not sure how to fit them into the list as it's currently focussed solely on entertainment and politics.

• Cornelius Bumpus, Alto saxophone player

I have put most back. I'm leaving Bumpus out for now as I never really found solid evidence that he was. All I found was that he played at some event for them.--T. Anthony 17:48, 27 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Evan David Pedley

Should Evan David Pedley be on this list?

Due to the past AfD attempt additions have to be sourced. If you can find a valid source saying he's CS feel free to add him. I'm just not sure where you'd put him, maybe the "other" section or whatever it was I added. Now I really must be going.--T. Anthony 09:34, 24 December 2005 (UTC)

Dear Anthony, Thank you for answering. Would the Melchizedek Bible which is published be a good source? However, I think we would have to mention that he may have converted to Melchizedekianity from Christian Science, or that Christian Science influenced him in writing the Melchizedek Bible. In that case could he be put in the section of those that may have been influenced by Christian Science? Or because he is considered a founder of the government of the Dominion of Melchizedek, in the political section? Sincerely, Johnski 19:24, 24 December 2005 (UTC)

Personally I'd err on the "don't add" side then. In least that's my position. Alas this list has largely been dominated by me, but User:HistoricalPisces has worked a bit on it. User:Dpbsmith is kind of aware of it. You can maybe ask them how they'd feel. Although if you have sufficient sourcing just go with it I guess. I'd rather be cautious though as this has been AfD'd. If we start adding to many debatable examples it could be endangered again.--T. Anthony 23:36, 26 December 2005 (UTC)

Thanks again Anthony. I'll just leave it alone for now based on what you have written above, and because there are those out there that attack anything I do just because I'm the one that did it. Sincerely Johnski 23:50, 26 December 2005 (UTC)

Yeah. It's not a criticism of your choice as much as nervousness about how stable this lists fate will be. The delete vote went "no concensus" not keep. I think it's on stabler ground now, but I'm just gunshy. If better sourcing is found to justify adding him then he can be added later.--T. Anthony 01:07, 27 December 2005 (UTC)

I wouldn't want to see it deleted either, because I found it a cool idea. If there is a vote again, I'll vote to keep. Johnski 05:56, 27 December 2005 (UTC)

I might be overcautious. I haven't even put Hank Paulson back in, but on reflection I think I will.--T. Anthony 17:18, 27 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] False Rumors

We only know those are rumors, we don't know if they are true or false, because only the individual listed knew whether or not he was of the Christian Science faith. Johnski 06:58, 23 January 2006 (UTC)

True enough. And as Jim Henson was one for many years it was a tad misleading, apologies.--T. Anthony 13:23, 23 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Call-back

There seems to be some interest in "people of a CS background" so I brought that section back. I'm going to look for sources for it in a moment.--T. Anthony 03:54, 7 May 2006 (UTC)

In the interview Duvall says that Christian Science is "still his belief", but that he's not churchgoing. Should he be moved to the generalized actors section? How important in CS is churchgoing to deciding whether one is a practicing member? Likewise Howard Hawks sounds like he might fit in the main section.--T. Anthony 04:20, 7 May 2006 (UTC)

I'd say chuch attendance is not required to be a Christian Scientist. WilliamKF 02:39, 3 August 2006 (UTC)

I did not know the faith well enough to say. If you are correct than Robert Duvall should be moved from the "raised in" list to the "Entertainment figures" section.--T. Anthony 11:35, 4 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Merging

I've merged the other two Lists of Prominent/Famous Christian Scientists into this list. I've left some people out because I either can't find out who they are or I can't find any documentation on them. (Incidentally Christian Science Fiction can be ambiguously interpreted as Fiction for Christian Scientists or Science Fiction for Christians.) At any rate I'm looking for documentation on Frank Capra, Dalton Trumbo, Danielle Steele, Theodore Dreiser, Frank Clements, and Meredith Stechbart. Digitalican 20:51, 5 October 2006 (UTC)

Danielle Steele is said to have mentioned being raised in it on Good Morning America. I'm not willing to call GMA for a transcript from two years ago, but the source I had mentioned this. Dalton Trumbo's mother was a Christian Scientist, see Time Magazine. You can add that as a source on him. I don't know if he was practicing later or not. There seems to be many people in Hollywood history called CSers simply because they had some interest in it and a friend who was of it. What I find on Capra is mostly that he was going to convert for a fiance, I don't know if he did. I tried to leave out the real iffy rumor-mongered cases.--T. Anthony 03:53, 24 November 2006 (UTC)