Religions > Atheism > Save us from Yoga, or when the right loves separation of Church and State
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"Ben Kaufman" |
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12 Feb 2007 07:19:37 AM |
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Save us from Yoga, or when the right loves separation of Church and State |
From People For The American Way:
When Does The Right Love Separation of Church and State?
According to OneNewsNow, the news service produced by the American Family
Association, some on the Right are suddenly concerned about Establishment Clause
violations regarding the nefarious religious indoctrination that has begun
infiltrating public schools via yoga:
An ex-yoga teacher turned Christian evangelist says he is disturbed by the
growing popularity of yoga programs in schools. He feels adding Hindu-influenced
yoga regimens to public school curriculums is not only dangerous but also
violates the Constitution’s Establishment Clause.
More than 100 public and private schools across the U.S. are reportedly teaching
yoga to young people using a secular curriculum developed by a California woman
named Tara Guber. The program she developed for school kids uses terms like
"bunny breathing" for yogic panting and "time-in" for meditation. But innocuous
as the program may sound, one former yoga instructor says Guber’s curriculum and
others like it are a bad idea.
Mike Shreve was a teacher of yoga and meditation at four universities before he
was "saved" out of Eastern religions and went on to found a Christian ministry
called The True Light Project. He sees some definite dangers in introducing such
programs to young people in U.S. schools.
"First of all I believe it is a violation of the commitment this nation has made
to the separation of church and state,” Shreve says. “And secondly,” he notes,
“I'm surprised that so many schools have started using this in their curriculum
-- apparently without it being challenged by those who understand the religious
roots of yoga."
http://www.rightwingwatch.org/2007/02/when_does_the_r.html?tr=y&auid=2355063
Ben
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| User: "David Schwartz" |
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| Title: Re: Save us from Yoga, or when the right loves separation of Church and State |
12 Feb 2007 08:44:16 AM |
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On Feb 12, 5:19 am, Ben Kaufman <spaXm-mXe-anXd-paXy-5000-
doll...@pobox.com> wrote:
When Does The Right Love Separation of Church and State?
According to OneNewsNow, the news service produced by the American Family
Association, some on the Right are suddenly concerned about Establishment Clause
violations regarding the nefarious religious indoctrination that has begun
infiltrating public schools via yoga:
This is one of the great areas of hypocrisy on the right. You don't
see them defending prayer in schools when the football team wants to
have a Wiccan ritual before the game, do you?
DS
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| User: "Christopher A.Lee" |
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| Title: Re: Save us from Yoga, or when the right loves separation of Church and State |
12 Feb 2007 09:11:20 AM |
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On 12 Feb 2007 06:44:16 -0800, "David Schwartz" <davids@webmaster.com>
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On Feb 12, 5:19 am, Ben Kaufman <spaXm-mXe-anXd-paXy-5000-
doll...@pobox.com> wrote:
When Does The Right Love Separation of Church and State?
According to OneNewsNow, the news service produced by the American Family
Association, some on the Right are suddenly concerned about Establishment Clause
violations regarding the nefarious religious indoctrination that has begun
infiltrating public schools via yoga:
This is one of the great areas of hypocrisy on the right. You don't
see them defending prayer in schools when the football team wants to
have a Wiccan ritual before the game, do you?
And yoga isn't even being taught as a religion.
They're not just hypocrites, but dishonest liars as well.
DS
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| User: "Al Klein" |
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| Title: Re: Save us from Yoga, or when the right loves separation of Church and State |
12 Feb 2007 07:54:45 AM |
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On Mon, 12 Feb 2007 08:19:37 -0500, Ben Kaufman
<spaXm-mXe-anXd-paXy-5000-dollars@pobox.com> wrote:
"First of all I believe it is a violation of the commitment this nation has made
to the separation of church and state,” Shreve says. “And secondly,” he notes,
“I'm surprised that so many schools have started using this in their curriculum
-- apparently without it being challenged by those who understand the religious
roots of yoga."
Well, of course. I mean, after all. Teaching Yoga in the schools
would be teaching the Hindu religion to Christian children.
Preaching Christianity to them isn't religion ... EVERYONE is
Christian.
There's got to be a better name for that than "moron".
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| User: "Christopher A.Lee" |
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| Title: Re: Save us from Yoga, or when the right loves separation of Church and State |
12 Feb 2007 08:26:57 AM |
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On Mon, 12 Feb 2007 08:54:45 -0500, Al Klein <rukbat@pern.invalid>
wrote:
On Mon, 12 Feb 2007 08:19:37 -0500, Ben Kaufman
<spaXm-mXe-anXd-paXy-5000-dollars@pobox.com> wrote:
"First of all I believe it is a violation of the commitment this nation has made
to the separation of church and state,” Shreve says. “And secondly,” he notes,
“I'm surprised that so many schools have started using this in their curriculum
-- apparently without it being challenged by those who understand the religious
roots of yoga."
Well, of course. I mean, after all. Teaching Yoga in the schools
would be teaching the Hindu religion to Christian children.
Preaching Christianity to them isn't religion ... EVERYONE is
Christian.
There's got to be a better name for that than "moron".
Cretin originally meant Christian - but this shows jusf why it came to
mean moron.
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| User: "Mark K. Bilbo" |
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| Title: Re: Save us from Yoga, or when the right loves separation of Churchand State |
12 Feb 2007 01:53:30 PM |
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On Mon, 12 Feb 2007 08:19:37 -0500, Ben Kaufman wrote:
From People For The American Way:
When Does The Right Love Separation of Church and State?
According to OneNewsNow, the news service produced by the American Family
Association, some on the Right are suddenly concerned about Establishment Clause
violations regarding the nefarious religious indoctrination that has begun
infiltrating public schools via yoga:
An ex-yoga teacher turned Christian evangelist says he is disturbed by the
growing popularity of yoga programs in schools. He feels adding Hindu-influenced
yoga regimens to public school curriculums is not only dangerous but also
violates the ConstitutionÂ’s Establishment Clause.
More than 100 public and private schools across the U.S. are reportedly teaching
yoga to young people using a secular curriculum developed by a California woman
named Tara Guber. The program she developed for school kids uses terms like
"bunny breathing" for yogic panting and "time-in" for meditation. But innocuous
as the program may sound, one former yoga instructor says GuberÂ’s curriculum and
others like it are a bad idea.
Mike Shreve was a teacher of yoga and meditation at four universities before he
was "saved" out of Eastern religions and went on to found a Christian ministry
called The True Light Project. He sees some definite dangers in introducing such
programs to young people in U.S. schools.
"First of all I believe it is a violation of the commitment this nation has made
to the separation of church and state,” Shreve says. “And secondly,” he notes,
“I'm surprised that so many schools have started using this in their curriculum
-- apparently without it being challenged by those who understand the religious
roots of yoga."
http://www.rightwingwatch.org/2007/02/when_does_the_r.html?tr=y&auid=2355063
Ben
Oh, *now they're concerned...
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Mark K. Bilbo a.a. #1423
EAC Department of Linguistic Subversion
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"For men become civilized, not in proportion to their
willingness to believe, but in proportion to their
readiness to doubt." - H.L. Mencken
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