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Should Church Worship Spaces Be Used for Yoga?
Christian Post ^ | 09/19/2017 | Mark D. Tooley

Posted on 09/19/2017 5:25:10 PM PDT by SeekAndFind

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To: sparklite2

Well, I have to agree that it doesn’t have quite the same oomph as a Harry Potter thread.


21 posted on 09/19/2017 5:41:05 PM PDT by Artemis Webb (Maxine Waters for House Minority Leader!!)
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To: Artemis Webb

You are obviously not an actual Christian.

Sad. For you.


22 posted on 09/19/2017 5:41:54 PM PDT by Sontagged (Lord Jesus, please frogmarch Your enemies behind You as You've promised in Your Word)
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To: Artemis Webb

Actually I think people should stop saying the days of the week! You are calling on pagan gods when you say them!


23 posted on 09/19/2017 5:42:33 PM PDT by Reily
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To: Rurudyne

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Yoga is not “stretching exercises!”

Yoga is Transcendental meditation through physical contortion.
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24 posted on 09/19/2017 5:42:40 PM PDT by editor-surveyor (Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
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To: Sontagged

My goodness. I had no idea that The Lord had been replaced by you.


25 posted on 09/19/2017 5:45:21 PM PDT by Artemis Webb (Maxine Waters for House Minority Leader!!)
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To: editor-surveyor

Yogic flying.


26 posted on 09/19/2017 5:46:11 PM PDT by onedoug
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To: Reily
"Actually I think people should stop saying the days of the week! You are calling on pagan gods when you say them!

An excellent point!

27 posted on 09/19/2017 5:46:22 PM PDT by Artemis Webb (Maxine Waters for House Minority Leader!!)
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To: nobody in particular
How stupid! Yoga is evil?

I do yoga cuz I feel good, it's good for me, and it gets me off the couch..

If that's evil, give me more..

28 posted on 09/19/2017 5:46:28 PM PDT by SGCOS
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29 posted on 09/19/2017 5:49:20 PM PDT by Artemis Webb (Maxine Waters for House Minority Leader!!)
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To: SeekAndFind

At least it’s not a Clown Mass.


30 posted on 09/19/2017 5:49:42 PM PDT by kaehurowing
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To: Artemis Webb

My goodness, if you are a Christian you wouldn’t be cavalier about this obvious supernatural and spiritual issue.


31 posted on 09/19/2017 5:50:30 PM PDT by Sontagged (Lord Jesus, please frogmarch Your enemies behind You as You've promised in Your Word)
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To: onedoug

Is that when BooBoo or Ranger Smith by Yogi take Yogi to Hawaii?


32 posted on 09/19/2017 5:52:46 PM PDT by Reily
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To: SeekAndFind

Well, there’s only one way to find out.

Do yoga practitioners weigh as much as a duck?


33 posted on 09/19/2017 5:52:54 PM PDT by PlateOfShrimp
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To: robroys woman

By that logic a Church should allow its sanctuary and fellowship hall to be used for LGBT events and Planned Parenthood meetings.


34 posted on 09/19/2017 5:53:13 PM PDT by LukeL
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To: SeekAndFind

What is the Yoga philosophy? Does that belong in God’s house?


35 posted on 09/19/2017 5:53:19 PM PDT by DocRock (And now is the time to fight! Peter Muhlenberg)
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To: editor-surveyor

I’m aware of that.

But the TM people reel folks in with stretching exercises.

And many folks do resist being brought onto the boat ... but that’s where we get back to the idea of a cesspool I’d mentioned. The culture doesn’t SEEM like filth so much of the time and the demarcation point between where it’s just on the toes and you’ll plunge over your head is hidden beneath muck that is made out to be harmless.

For comparison: Star Wars is also awash in doctrines like TM ... looks glamorous and entertaining ... but can be still thought of as a floater on the surface of the cesspool.


36 posted on 09/19/2017 5:53:32 PM PDT by Rurudyne (Standup Philosopher)
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To: SeekAndFind

Yoga? No because it is basically an entry level to eastern mysticism.

Other stuff I have no problem with. A church is a building, not some sort of sacred ground.

Many churches meet in a room that can be quickly transformed into a gym.

our church has a separate gym. The area where we meet for church meetings is called the auditorium, not the sanctuary or something implying special room.

Last night, I had 60-70 boys and their parents in there for a Trail Life USA meeting. We even led them in a song about swallowing a worm and regurgitating it.


37 posted on 09/19/2017 5:56:18 PM PDT by cyclotic (Trump tweets are the only news source you can trust.)
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To: SeekAndFind
I am a very conservative Catholic.

I do yoga at the club when I'm not playing racquetball or lifting weights. Makes me feel great

There is no religion in yoga

38 posted on 09/19/2017 5:56:53 PM PDT by FatherofFive (Islam is EVIL and needs to be eradicated)
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To: Rurudyne

This is the only Yogi I pay any attention to!

https://www.bing.com/images/search?q=yogi+bear&id=9BC666595151FD1CB75A1264362C9E854B470051&FORM=IARRTH


39 posted on 09/19/2017 5:57:46 PM PDT by Reily
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To: SeekAndFind

Would it be ok to hold church in a yoga studio?


40 posted on 09/19/2017 5:58:28 PM PDT by WeWaWes (When I look in the mirror I see an elephant--a bad ass elephant)
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