--- In [email protected], "Patrick Gillam" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- Vaj posted: > > > > Beware the Yoga Demon! The Christian Right's fear of self- realization > > and spirituality > > By Mel Seesholtz, Ph.D. > > I recall a warning against "Hindu exercises" on KFUO, > the radio station of the conservative Lutheran Church > - MIssouri Synod that I enjoyed listening to when I > lived in St. Louis. They said yoga is bad for you because > it derives from Hindu teachings. > > Have you ever heard the Christians argue against tai > chi or some other martial art? Seems they'd be off > limits, too, to the extent they reflect a taoist worldview. >
I've always liked it when, in response to this Fundamentalist argument, they are reminded that the culture of Western medicine has its roots in the Hypocratic Oath which, of course, invokes several Greek Gods. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Great things are happening at Yahoo! Groups. See the new email design. http://us.click.yahoo.com/TISQkA/hOaOAA/yQLSAA/UlWolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
