Question

A critique of this denomination begins with the narrator walking off a seventy-five foot cliff in a series of Cosmo essays by Mark Twain. In the “next friends” suit, the New York World claimed that this denomination’s founder was incapacitated. A text used by this denomination asserts that “God is All-in-all”and that Genesis 2 is a false creation narrative. This denomination’s governance is established by the Manual of (15[1])the (*) Mother Church located in (-5[1])Boston. Members of this denomination use ‘absent treatment’ relying on prayer from afar instead of accepting medical care. This denomination’s “Key to the Scriptures” was written by (-5[1])its founder, Mary Baker Eddy. For 10 points, name this denomination whose ■END■

ANSWER: Christian Science [or Church of Christ, Scientist; accept The Christian Science Monitor]
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Micah ColmanWaterloo BustWaterloo Cali6915
Maude-Sophie LockmanOttawaToronto Pilk74-5
Cole FranklinToronto Tony Jingyu Chen eats quizbowlToronto Penguin World War101-5
Athan JuritschToronto PilkOttawa12010
Sky LiToronto Penguin World WarToronto Tony Jingyu Chen eats quizbowl12010

Summary

2024 Booster Shot (Columbia)02/23/2024Y5100%0%0%74.80
2024 Booster Shot (Waterloo)02/23/2024Y3100%33%67%103.00