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To: montag813

“I like yoga. All most yoga instructors say at the end is “namaste,” which means “I bow to the divine in you.” Hardly threatening to my faith.”
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I suppose it’s not threatening if you don’t mind practicing Hindu religious rituals. Or praying to Allah.


10 posted on 05/20/2017 9:46:19 AM PDT by LouieFisk
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To: LouieFisk

Hindu’s pray to Allah? Every one of your posts should be scrubbed from FR.


11 posted on 05/20/2017 9:51:56 AM PDT by Republic_Venom (It's time for some Republic Venom!)
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To: LouieFisk

I always said, if you can’t take the heat,
get out of Ceredigion.


12 posted on 05/20/2017 9:52:27 AM PDT by sparklite2 (I'm less interested in the rights I have than the liberties I can take.)
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To: LouieFisk
I suppose it’s not threatening if you don’t mind practicing Hindu religious rituals. Or praying to Allah.

Oh please. My American instructors are all Christian who know little about Hindu stuff. One is a recovering drug addict who plays 70s music during the yoga, and sometimes plays his own songs on guitar. He just says "Namaste" at the end. It's basically a workout. No Hindu gods or demons or whatever are even mentioned.

35 posted on 05/20/2017 10:28:24 AM PDT by montag813
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To: LouieFisk

It’s stretching. It’s good for you. It’s only as much of a religious practice as you want it to be. One can kneel without praying, and one can do a hanging forward bend without praying. Only real difference is the hanging forward bend is actually good exercise.


42 posted on 05/20/2017 10:37:27 AM PDT by discostu (You are what you is, and that's all it is, you ain't what you're not, so see what you got.)
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To: LouieFisk

Don’t speak again until you can touch your toes from a standing position.


54 posted on 05/20/2017 10:57:47 AM PDT by Rebelbase (Deportation mayhem is just birthing pains for a new America.)
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To: LouieFisk

you may want to research the meaning of namaste - decade ago when I looked it up it was the light in me acknowledges the light in you. So depending on what each person means by light (whatever they believe their “light” comes from) makes a difference.

I do agree the physical activity is good for people but again it depends on if instructors are explaining it thru believes or theories not in line with Jesus Christ which many, not all christian yoga I’ve been to are twisted up with non biblical stuff. It can lead weak Christians into other belief systems, it’s what happen to some women I know.


195 posted on 05/20/2017 6:21:03 PM PDT by b4me (If Jesus came to set us free, why are so many professed Believers still in chains?)
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