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In reply to the discussion: Yoga is secular, does not violate religious freedoms; rules US court [View all]bananas
(27,509 posts)40. The original 2013 ruling: "Yoga is a religious practice, but not the way that it is taught by..."
http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2013/07/01/judge-to-rule-on-whether-yoga-tied-to-religion/
Judge Rules Yoga Not Tied To Religion, Allowed To Remain In Public Schools
July 1, 2013 12:18 PM
SAN DIEGO (AP) A judge is allowing a San Diego-area school district to teach yoga, rejecting the claims of disgruntled parents who called it an effort to promote Eastern religion.
Yoga is a religious practice, but not the way that it is taught by the Encinitas Union School District at its nine campuses, San Diego Superior Court Judge John S. Meyer said in Mondays ruling.
Meyer said the school district stripped classes of all cultural references including the Sanskrit language. He noted that the lotus position was renamed the crisscross applesauce pose.
The judge said that the opponents of the yoga class were relying on information culled from the Internet and other unreliable sources.
Its almost like a trial by Wikipedia, which isnt what this court does, Meyer said.
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Judge Rules Yoga Not Tied To Religion, Allowed To Remain In Public Schools
July 1, 2013 12:18 PM
SAN DIEGO (AP) A judge is allowing a San Diego-area school district to teach yoga, rejecting the claims of disgruntled parents who called it an effort to promote Eastern religion.
Yoga is a religious practice, but not the way that it is taught by the Encinitas Union School District at its nine campuses, San Diego Superior Court Judge John S. Meyer said in Mondays ruling.
Meyer said the school district stripped classes of all cultural references including the Sanskrit language. He noted that the lotus position was renamed the crisscross applesauce pose.
The judge said that the opponents of the yoga class were relying on information culled from the Internet and other unreliable sources.
Its almost like a trial by Wikipedia, which isnt what this court does, Meyer said.
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Yoga is secular, does not violate religious freedoms; rules US court [View all]
Judi Lynn
Apr 2015
OP
"Religious Freedoms"!!!1111 "I'm not secure enough in my own religion to allow anyone their
Cha
Apr 2015
#3
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
Right. If you had to bet your life on one or the other, which would you choose?
valerief
Apr 2015
#24
There have been a lot of FFRF lawsuits recently, so that is what I would have guessed.
goldent
Apr 2015
#52
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
Its essentially sun salutations, downward dog.. Its used to increase flexablity for the kids.
glowing
Apr 2015
#19
Or that English derives from ancient Indian Sanskrit....of course they will just not believe it.
Fred Sanders
Apr 2015
#11
I'm surprised the RW self-identified christians haven't tried to outlaw soccer in schools yet. nt
Zorra
Apr 2015
#22
well, super- rather than preternatural then! but yes we've seen the fundies running
MisterP
Apr 2015
#26
and a hatha practitioner might well say it's religious--as religious as preparing ghee
MisterP
Apr 2015
#36
oh, the fundies won't be happy until sitting down is banned unless you're married
MisterP
Apr 2015
#39
Christian dominionists/reconstructionists hate everything and everybody.
blkmusclmachine
Apr 2015
#33
The original 2013 ruling: "Yoga is a religious practice, but not the way that it is taught by..."
bananas
Apr 2015
#40
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