Christianity doesn’t have sacred places, unlike islam and others. When “the church” leaves the church building, it is just a building.
And yoga has many facets, one of which is cultural stuff. It’s neutral regarding Christianity in the same way that what store you buy your groceries at is neutral.
However, if you get into the spiritual trappings, that is where you can get into trouble.
Same thing with Feng shui. I’ve seen it used in interior decorating effectively, and I’ve seen people use it to perform chants regarding “bad spirits.”The former is spiritually neutral (cultural). The latter is not.
RE: Christianity doesn’t have sacred places, unlike islam and others. When “the church” leaves the church building, it is just a building.
So, in so many words, the answer is it’s OK then?
By that logic a Church should allow its sanctuary and fellowship hall to be used for LGBT events and Planned Parenthood meetings.
Christianity has lots of sacred places, in every inhabited continent. Many of them are quite beautiful, with priceless treasures of sacred art and architecture as settings for worship. And there are some, perhaps more modest but still venerable, in the town where you live.
I do think you can tell what is really important in a culture by its most eminent buildings. In some places, cathedrals. In others, casinos. In others, airports. In still others, banks.
For some people, yes. For others, a church is not just a building WHERE we worship, it is a building WITH WHICH we worship.
An analogy: to a good man, his wife is not just a woman.
“The former is spiritually neutral (cultural”
“I would rather that you be hot or cold, not lukewarm(neutral), for now I will spew you out of my mouth” Christ’s thought regarding spiritual neutrality
Coming at this discussion from a non-denominational Christian perspective, this is what I believe. The church isn't the building, the church is the people.
Guessing my Catholic friends would feel much differently on this topic and after having visited some of the oldest Catholic churches in Germany some years ago I imagine I would too..