The CSM is not an organ for the Christian Science church. Is there some reason we believe the guy who wrote this post is a Christian Scientist?
You called this piece into question in part because of a past affiliation with the CSM. The CSM is a credible journalism venue; it's not fair to attribute fundamentalist Christian Science beliefs on people who happened to have worked there.
Right; this is a lengthier restatement of what I just said. The CSM isn't L’Osservatore Romano. It's a serious (if lately diminished) news venue.
Anyways, my point is simple: fundamentalist Christian Science devotees might lack credibility in medical debates. But people who have merely at some point in their careers affiliated with the CSM do not.
You called this piece into question in part because of a past affiliation with the CSM. The CSM is a credible journalism venue; it's not fair to attribute fundamentalist Christian Science beliefs on people who happened to have worked there.