Wow. Talibangelicals, and in California out of all places. Wow.
Re: Christians threatened by yoga for kids
Wow. Talibangelicals, and in California out of all places. Wow.
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"...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.
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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.
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Re: Christians threatened by yoga for kids
More like exorcism class.
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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.Originally Posted by ICantSpellDawg
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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.
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"they’re teaching children how to think and how to make decisions": I am loving it!!!! They are afraid of children able to think...
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The emphasis being on how if you read the rest of the quote - i.e. they are being taught to think like Hindus and not Christians. Actually, there appears to be a thin basis for this, as the class is supported by a charity founded by a religious teacher.
There are different ways to understand mediation, including several specific to Christianity - in order for Yoga to be effective as a meditate technique it does need to retain certain elements of its original religious context - in view of which it isn't appropriate to the American school system.
But then, the American school system appears to be worse than the English one.
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You say that as if California is liberal beyond San Fransisco and LA.
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