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I think it would look better in a Quote Box, but I always screw up the code when I try to do those, if someone else with more knowledge of the Wiki code would like to change it, please do '''[[user:JDavidson|<font color="#000085" >JDavidson</font>]]'''[[User_talk:JDavidson|<font color="#660099"><sup>'''Leave a message ::BEEP::'''</sup></font>]] 17:22, 27 June 2008 (EDT)
I think it would look better in a Quote Box, but I always screw up the code when I try to do those, if someone else with more knowledge of the Wiki code would like to change it, please do '''[[user:JDavidson|<font color="#000085" >JDavidson</font>]]'''[[User_talk:JDavidson|<font color="#660099"><sup>'''Leave a message ::BEEP::'''</sup></font>]] 17:22, 27 June 2008 (EDT)
This is a fascinating article. But I noted that the parenthetical comparison in the following sentence reflects a mistaken popular impression: “Positive thinking was a prevalent trend in this period, and Baum was involved with the Theosophy Movement (similar to Christian Science) that emphasized the power of pure thoughts over material evils.” As scholar Stephen Gottschalk has observed, “in spirit and teaching Christian Science and Theosophy were wholly irreconcilable, as their respective founders both noted” (The Emergence of Christian Science in American Religious Life, University of California Press, 1973). Removing the parenthetical observation makes the article more accurate.
--[[User:NewRiver|NewRiver]] ([[User talk:NewRiver|talk]]) 16:55, 2 April 2020 (EDT)