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Glory! Vicar bans sick satanic practice of Yoga for babies from Church halls! It's worrying enough so many practice this evil, but to force it onto children is nothing short of child abuse! Everyone knows that practicing Yoga can invite demons to possess your soul, so to practice it on babies is just sick! It's about time that this satanic practice was made illegal, and punishable by prison.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/faith/article2358035.ece
Vicars ban `un-Christian' yoga for toddlers
A children's exercise class has been banned from two church halls
because it is teaching yoga. The group has been turned away by
vicars who described yoga as a sham and un-Christian.
Louise Woodcock, 41, who was looking for a new home for her Yum Yum
Yoga class for toddlers was turned away by the Silver Street Baptist
Church and St James's Anglican Church in Taunton, Somerset.
Miss Woodcock says that the ban is ridiculous as the classes simply
involve music and movement with no religious content. She said: "I
couldn't believe it when they suddenly said I couldn't have the hall
any more because yoga is against their Christian ethos. It's crazy
because we're talking about kids pretending to be animals and doing
exercise routines to rhymes.
"I explained to the church that my yoga is a completely nonreligious
activity. Some types of adult yoga are based on Hindu and Buddhist
meditation but it's not a part of the religion and there is no dogma
involved.
"This is a class for mums and children, which has yoga-inspired
moves – but as soon as I mentioned the word yoga the church staff
completely changed their attitude. They have completely
misunderstood and are being narrow minded."
Miss Woodcock, who has a two-year-old daughter, was given permission
originally to use the hall at Silver Street Baptist Church for a
children's activity group. The Rev Simon Farrar withdrew his consent
after discovering it was for yoga.
She was then turned away from St James's Church for the same reason.
Mr Farrar defended the decision yesterday. He said: "We are a
Christian organisation and when we let rooms to people we want them
to understand that they must be fully in line with our Christian
ethos.
"Clearly, yoga impinges on the spiritual life of people in a way
which we as Christians don't believe is the same as our ethos.
"If it was just a group of children singing nursery rhymes, there
wouldn't be a problem but she's called it yoga and therefore there
is a dividing line we're not prepared to cross."
The Rev Tim Jones, vicar of St James's, said: "Any alternative
philosophies or beliefs are offering a sham - and at St James's
Church we want people to have the real thing. Yoga has its roots in
Hinduism, and attempts to use exercises and relaxation techniques to
put a person into a calm frame of mind - in touch with some kind of
impersonal spiritual reality.
"The philosophy of yoga cannot be separated from the practice of it,
and any teacher of yoga, even to toddlers, must subscribe to the
philosophy.
"Yoga may appear harmless or even beneficial, but it is encouraging
people to think that there is a way to wholeness of body and mind
through human techniques - whereas the only true way to wholeness is
by faith in God through Jesus Christ."
Miss Woodcock has now managed to book a village hall for her
classes.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/faith/article2358035.ece
Vicars ban `un-Christian' yoga for toddlers
A children's exercise class has been banned from two church halls
because it is teaching yoga. The group has been turned away by
vicars who described yoga as a sham and un-Christian.
Louise Woodcock, 41, who was looking for a new home for her Yum Yum
Yoga class for toddlers was turned away by the Silver Street Baptist
Church and St James's Anglican Church in Taunton, Somerset.
Miss Woodcock says that the ban is ridiculous as the classes simply
involve music and movement with no religious content. She said: "I
couldn't believe it when they suddenly said I couldn't have the hall
any more because yoga is against their Christian ethos. It's crazy
because we're talking about kids pretending to be animals and doing
exercise routines to rhymes.
"I explained to the church that my yoga is a completely nonreligious
activity. Some types of adult yoga are based on Hindu and Buddhist
meditation but it's not a part of the religion and there is no dogma
involved.
"This is a class for mums and children, which has yoga-inspired
moves – but as soon as I mentioned the word yoga the church staff
completely changed their attitude. They have completely
misunderstood and are being narrow minded."
Miss Woodcock, who has a two-year-old daughter, was given permission
originally to use the hall at Silver Street Baptist Church for a
children's activity group. The Rev Simon Farrar withdrew his consent
after discovering it was for yoga.
She was then turned away from St James's Church for the same reason.
Mr Farrar defended the decision yesterday. He said: "We are a
Christian organisation and when we let rooms to people we want them
to understand that they must be fully in line with our Christian
ethos.
"Clearly, yoga impinges on the spiritual life of people in a way
which we as Christians don't believe is the same as our ethos.
"If it was just a group of children singing nursery rhymes, there
wouldn't be a problem but she's called it yoga and therefore there
is a dividing line we're not prepared to cross."
The Rev Tim Jones, vicar of St James's, said: "Any alternative
philosophies or beliefs are offering a sham - and at St James's
Church we want people to have the real thing. Yoga has its roots in
Hinduism, and attempts to use exercises and relaxation techniques to
put a person into a calm frame of mind - in touch with some kind of
impersonal spiritual reality.
"The philosophy of yoga cannot be separated from the practice of it,
and any teacher of yoga, even to toddlers, must subscribe to the
philosophy.
"Yoga may appear harmless or even beneficial, but it is encouraging
people to think that there is a way to wholeness of body and mind
through human techniques - whereas the only true way to wholeness is
by faith in God through Jesus Christ."
Miss Woodcock has now managed to book a village hall for her
classes.
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