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Sat Apr 4, 2015, 06:17 PM

Apr 2015

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Yoga is secular, does not violate religious freedoms; rules US court [View all] Judi Lynn Apr 2015 OP

OMG, they're teaching the kids empathy! LuvNewcastle Apr 2015 #1

"Religious Freedoms"!!!1111 "I'm not secure enough in my own religion to allow anyone their Cha Apr 2015 #3

That's pretty much 2naSalit Apr 2015 #51

and how to calm oneself, exercise and improve balance/posture! Terrible! wordpix Apr 2015 #25

They need to be good Capitalists like Jesus was. Oneironaut Apr 2015 #62

Well that's good.. I tried to tell a couple of my friend something like that who dropped out Cha Apr 2015 #2

Having it suggested to you to say "Hamaste" a couple of times in a yoga class you can leave at any time is scary Satanic stuff. Fred Sanders Apr 2015 #8

It does beat all.. Yoga is actually helping the kids but these guys want it over because.. "freedom" Cha Apr 2015 #10

Namaste is not religious cosmicone Apr 2015 #20

Wasn't clear to me whether the parents who sued were religious or atheist goldent Apr 2015 #16

Right. If you had to bet your life on one or the other, which would you choose? valerief Apr 2015 #24

Might I suggest a yoga class for them so they justhanginon Apr 2015 #28

Yes, but had they that much sense, they'd never have sued to begin with. valerief Apr 2015 #46

Is there a specifically Christian sport or physical activity that could mahina Apr 2015 #42

I'm all for letting the lions loose in the coliseum. valerief Apr 2015 #47

There have been a lot of FFRF lawsuits recently, so that is what I would have guessed. goldent Apr 2015 #52

I thought FFR was written into the Constitution's First Amendment. valerief Apr 2015 #53

Yeah, I think that is what FFRF lawsuits are based upon goldent Apr 2015 #54

They're probably scared of the fire... Blue_Tires Apr 2015 #65

I don't think you understand where this is coming from... glowing Apr 2015 #4

I think they just see yoga pants as the work of the Devil....offends their Puritan morals. Fred Sanders Apr 2015 #12

No, I'm telling you there is this long crazy town link to Hinduism thru Yoga poses/ glowing Apr 2015 #13

Which is strange because Hinduism's worship of craven idols is the closest thing there is to Catholicism. Fred Sanders Apr 2015 #14

I actually work for a couple who is Hindu...AND yes, their ceremonies remind me a lot of the glowing Apr 2015 #18

what type of closed minded hatred are you preaching????? monkeyofstick Apr 2015 #66

It's a thin line elias7 Apr 2015 #5

Its essentially sun salutations, downward dog.. Its used to increase flexablity for the kids. glowing Apr 2015 #19

Yoga predates Sikhism by thousands of years. cosmicone Apr 2015 #21

That it does, elias7 Apr 2015 #60

Unfortunately, the yoga taught in the West focuses on the poses cosmicone Apr 2015 #61

WHAT ABOUT THOSE EAST ASIAN SELF DEFENSE SCHOOLS? cynzke Apr 2015 #6

Well, about that... Bradical79 Apr 2015 #17

Well, that went down hill fast Telcontar Apr 2015 #43

May The Force Be With You, LOL! cynzke Apr 2015 #44

Yay San Diego! nt bananas Apr 2015 #7

Wait until they find out the Hindus gave us zero jberryhill Apr 2015 #9

Or that English derives from ancient Indian Sanskrit....of course they will just not believe it. Fred Sanders Apr 2015 #11

A friend of mine got into yoga TlalocW Apr 2015 #15

I'm surprised the RW self-identified christians haven't tried to outlaw soccer in schools yet. nt Zorra Apr 2015 #22

The suing fuckheads probably LOVE brain-damaging football, though. valerief Apr 2015 #23

and WWE porn fake wrestling wordpix Apr 2015 #27

Sidenote on soccer and brain damage: Arugula Latte Apr 2015 #49

Soccer, football--it's all football to me. nt valerief Apr 2015 #50

Any sport where head contact (to other players or to the ground) is possible goldent Apr 2015 #56

well, super- rather than preternatural then! but yes we've seen the fundies running MisterP Apr 2015 #26

Thanks for sharing the link. Would have missed it altogether. n/t Judi Lynn Apr 2015 #35

Torquemada Syndrome orpupilofnature57 Apr 2015 #29

Some knucklehead actually brought this suit? onecaliberal Apr 2015 #30

P.E is just as good as Yoga. Quasimodem Apr 2015 #31

They are talking about hatha yoga, right? Larry Engels Apr 2015 #32

and a hatha practitioner might well say it's religious--as religious as preparing ghee MisterP Apr 2015 #36

Yes. Larry Engels Apr 2015 #38

oh, the fundies won't be happy until sitting down is banned unless you're married MisterP Apr 2015 #39

Don't give them ideas. n/t Chan790 Apr 2015 #48

It's not even hatha yoga, just some stretching exercises from hatha yoga bananas Apr 2015 #41

They were really careful to secularize it. Larry Engels Apr 2015 #45

Christian dominionists/reconstructionists hate everything and everybody. blkmusclmachine Apr 2015 #33

oh no! next they will be teaching our little angels how to hopemountain Apr 2015 #34

Dinner forks should be outlawed immediately nolabels Apr 2015 #63

like this dembotoz Apr 2015 #37

The original 2013 ruling: "Yoga is a religious practice, but not the way that it is taught by..." bananas Apr 2015 #40

I think the courts just have to use some common sense on these cases goldent Apr 2015 #55

Yoga - the little green guy? I thought he believed in the force. 24601 Apr 2015 #57

"gateway to Hinduism" - who says stuff like that? Matariki Apr 2015 #58

"Gateway" has a nasty connotation because of "gateway drugs." Larry Engels Apr 2015 #64

It is and it isn't - can be part of a spiritual practice but doesnt have to be - like meditation can Kashkakat v.2.0 Apr 2015 #59