Read about It. Рахимбергенова М.Х. - 19 стр.

       Within the legal community, there is considerable debate over          brought up as a Congregationalist. She was frequently ill as a young
whether that is an adequate defense when a child dies. Harvard law pro-       woman. After a brief first marriage, she was married a second time, in
fessor Alan Dershowitz says that such trials revolve around two impor-        1853, to Daniel Patterson. In the 1860s she tried all kinds of medication,
tant constitutional rights: parents» freedom of religion, and children’s      but turned to faith-healing and in 1862 came under the influence of Phi-
right to grow up healthy.                                                     neas T Quimby (1802-66). While recovering from a severe fall in 1866
       In cases where one right must take priority, Dershowitz says, the      she turned to the Bible, and went on to develop a spiritual and meta-
choice is clear: «It’s not a difficult question. Children have a right to     physical system she called Christian Science, explaining her beliefs in
live and be brought up to make their own religious decision.»                 Science and Health with Key to the Scripture, which proclaimed the
       Hillier, the Christian Science spokesman, said that church mem-        illusory nature of disease. She married Asa G Eddy in 1877, and in
bers view prayer as the best way to make sick children well. «We don’t        1879 founded at Boston the Church of Christ, Scientists. Her church
want the right to do harm to children,» he said, «we only want the right      attracted great numbers of followers.
to do what is good for children.»
_________________________                                                            1. Find in the text words defined below. Translate the sentences
       * third-degree murder: murder without intention                        they are used in.
       ** felony chid abuse: a serious crime involving hurting a child               1. one of the large number of complicated and unexpected result
physically or psychologically                                                 that follow an action or a decision;
       *** material: related                                                         2. not following what is done or considered normal or acceptable
                                                                              by most people;
                           Christian Science                                         3. the state of being able to do what you want, without anything
                                                                              stopping you;
       A movement, founded by Mary Baker Eddy* in the 19th century,
                                                                                     4. waiting to be decided or settled;
which seeks to reinstate the original Christian message of salvation
                                                                                     5. a person who speaks on behalf of a group or an organization;
from all evil, including sickness and disease as well as sin. The first
                                                                                     6. a person who regularly does a particular activity, especially
church of Christ, Scientist, was established in 1879 in Boston, USA,
                                                                              one that requires skill;
followed in 1892 by the present worldwide organisation, with its head-
                                                                                     7. to be not successful in achieving something;
quarters in Boston. The Bible and Eddy’s Science and Health with Key
                                                                                     8. to care for somebody, especially somebody who is sick or old,
to the Scripture (1875) are the principle texts of the movement. God,
                                                                              and make sure that they have everything they need;
who is seen as both maternal and paternal, is believed to be spirit and
                                                                                     9. the process of becoming or making somebody healthy again;
the good creator; accordingly, sin, sickness, death, and matter itself only
                                                                                     10. to be unhappy or disappointed because something unpleasant
seem real to mistaken human belief. Health is restored, not by recourse
                                                                              has happened to you.
to medical treatment, but by applying to all aspects of life practices in
keeping with the principle of divine harmony. Members must not turn
                                                                                    2. Look through the text and give the Russian equivalents to the
to orthodox medical practitioners, but are to seek help from special
                                                                              following phrases:
Christian Science healers, whose training is based on the Bible and Sci-
                                                                                    1. go away;
ence and Health. In recent years, mainly because of recourse to outside
                                                                                    2. listless manner;
medical help, the number of followers has declined.
                                                                                    3. to receive medical attention;
       *Eddy, Mary (Morse), nee Baker (1821–1910). American foun-
                                                                                    4. to heal with prayer;
der of the Christian Science Church, born in Bow, New Hampshire and

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