Baptist theologian: Yoga a threat to Christianity...

[cynatnite]

A leading Baptist theologian says the ancient practice of yoga, bound to Hinduism, is wrong for Christians, and poses like saluting the sun, instead of focusing on the Son, is breathing in trouble.

Albert Mohler, president of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, blogs today about a new book by Stefanie Syman, The Subtle Body: The Story of Yoga in America, calling it "a masterpiece of cultural history" even as he decries her findings.

http://www.clarionledger.com/article/20100920/NEWS03/100920025/1263/RSS

[ibegurpard]

1. excellent...we need more of it then

[RagAss]

2. Another slapdick cretin !

[bluestateguy]

3. The Washington state GOP platform in 1992 actually denounced the practice of yoga

nt

[mmonk]

4. And all this time, I was thinking it was reason.

[rrneck]

5. He needs a ladder

so he can climb up on it and kiss my ass.

[Orrex]

6. For a minute there, I thought that he was worried about his pic-a-nic basket

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Plh0BlUtnTI/SiV-ezAD2wI/AAAAAAAABJ4/-cupbBHDUn8/s320/Cartoons_Yogi+Bear.jpg

[pinboy3niner]

14. LOL!

I laughed so hard I think I got a Boo Boo.

[Yeshuah Ben Joseph]

7. Only one response I can really give to this

[Lint Head]

8. The Baptist church was born out of racism and bigotry. I was raised a Methodist.

[leftofcool]

9. Then I am happily a threat

Been practicing Yoga for over 30 years.

[RainDog]

10. They have been saying this for decades

with the intertubes - more people get to see what totally idiotic, sick, xenophobic, backasswards doctrine this sect really puts forth.

The BEST thing that ever happened to me was getting away from this cult.

[Dappleganger]

11. Fundies have been saying that for years.

All a part of the anti-"new age" campaign.

Somebody must've gotten their panties into a bunch when they saw someone do downward dog.

[EstimatedProphet]

12. The leading newspaper in Mississippi

I rest my case.

[BolivarianHero]

13. lol....Who writes his reviews? Reverend Lovejoy?

"saluting the sun, instead of focusing on the Son, is breathing in trouble."

[RainDog]

15. it's pathetic.

and it's sad that children have to hear this b.s.

[SpiralHawk]

16. The real threat to Christianity comes from misbegotten goobers like this

who just don't get it about the message of Christ, and instead make up fear-based nonsense shit, just like the republicons do.

[pinboy3niner]

17. What about all the Christian yoga people like Janine Turner?

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