Christians threatened by yoga for kids

**Goofball** · 12-18-2012, 23:00

I love this. They want yoga banned from school because (in their own words): “They’re not just teaching physical poses, they’re teaching children how to think and how to make decisions,” Ms. Eady said. “They’re teaching children how to meditate and how to look within for peace and for comfort.” How Horrible! Sounds like child abuse to me. We can't have children developing self-reliance and the ability to make decisions. Everybody knows you need a gun for the former and Jesus for the latter.

Priceless...

Here is the full story.

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/16/us/school-yoga-class-draws-religious-protest-from-christians.html?_r=1&

**rvg** · 12-19-2012, 01:04

Wow. Talibangelicals, and in California out of all places. Wow.

**HopAlongBunny** · 12-19-2012, 05:12

"...teaching children how to think and how to make decisions." Clearly this has gone too far! Everyone knows education is actually a national babysitting service whose only goal is to send their charges back as maladjusted as they arrived.

Option to opt out => 'nuff said.

**ICantSpellDawg** · 12-19-2012, 05:37

Yoga is yoga. Why don't they call it exercising or stretching class? Listen, I don't think teaching creationism in a science class is within bounds. I'm fine with kids praying or doing yoga in groups on school property even during school hours, but not as a state-sanctioned or supported class. I don't think this is inconsistent.

**Hax** · 12-19-2012, 09:30

More like exorcism class.

**Idaho** · 12-19-2012, 10:19

Originally Posted by ICantSpellDawg

Yoga is yoga. Why don't they call it exercising or stretching class? Listen, I don't think teaching creationism in a science class is within bounds. I'm fine with kids praying or doing yoga in groups on school property even during school hours, but not as a state-sanctioned or supported class. I don't think this is inconsistent.

You should have state mandated religion in schools, like in England. The long term effect seems to be endemic atheism and record low church attendance.

**rory_20_uk** · 12-19-2012, 11:01

That could be down to the appalling teaching, rather like dreadful science lessons has cleaned us out of engineers and scientists.

Any system that could teach my son inner peace and tranquility would be welcomed. I am against those that try to teach dogma and intolerance, which rules out a fair amount of Christianity and Islam.