03 September 2007

Genetic fallacy again: yoga for toddlers

Another example of the genetic fallacy in relation to things tarred with the new age brush.
“Any alternative philosophies or beliefs are offering a sham - and at St James’s Church we want people to have the real thing. Yoga has its roots in Hinduism, and attempts to use exercises and relaxation techniques to put a person into a calm frame of mind - in touch with some kind of impersonal spiritual reality."

I've actually blogged about this kind of thing before. In relation explicitly to yoga (do read the comments too), and this one in raising an oft-related issue, and in relation to acupuncture, it's a shame that it is hindering mission.
Vicars ban ‘un-Christian’ yoga for toddlers:

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