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To: apoxonu
A bit silly IMHO. Doing Yoga exerices, stretching, breathing and even meditation do not have to be the exclusive domain of Hinduism nor are such actions the practice of religion no matter what some folks in India think.

Then I suppose the prayer, "Hail Mary Full of Grace, the Lord is with thee, Blessed art Thou among women and blessed is the fruit of Thy womb, Jesus..." is not exclusively Christian.

9 posted on 11/29/2010 11:17:09 AM PST by Tamar1973 (Germans in 1932 thought they were voting for change too.)
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To: Tamar1973

“Hail Mary” is Christian, but other religions use prayer beads and repetition.

I think it’s like Christmas trees. They started out as a pagan thing but have been re-purposed with a Christian message and nobody thinks they are doing something pagan by putting up a tree, even if there are no Christmas trees in the Bible. People now either find some Christian meaning in the practice, or look upon it as seasonal decor.

I’d say go ahead and exercise, but if you are Christian, put Christian thoughts in your head instead of Hindu ones and repurpose the moves to Christian images and teachings.


13 posted on 11/29/2010 11:48:37 AM PST by married21 (As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.)
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To: Tamar1973

???


15 posted on 11/29/2010 12:00:53 PM PST by stuartcr (When politicians politicize issues, aren't they just doing their job?)
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