Apparently Religious Freedom Means Christianity Only to the Right

Hilariously, Alabama banned yoga because of the "inability to separate the Hindu religion" from it's practice.

https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/10/us/alabama-lift-yoga-ban-public-schools-trnd/index.html

This makes perfect sense. After all, the US Constitution bans endorsement of religion. And since practicing yoga, even though it's usually, if not always, offered as a separate class outside of school hours that parents pay for out of their own pocket, is an endorsement of religion, here's another list of endorsements Alabama should have banned a long time ago.

Prayer at school sporting events
The use of school buildings for church meetings after hours (see above)
School clubs that discuss and endorse Christianity or any other religion such as Judaism and Islam.

If this bill allowing yoga doesn't pass, I expect Alabama to do the right thing, though they probably will do the right thing in an ironic sense, and ban any and all forms of religion in schools...

 

Yoga in schools, ya that important in Alabama! I would think it be a positive to replace yoga with something far more important, like reading, writing and arithmetic..

Lemme know when the leftist get behind religious prayer and pledge of allegiance in schools across American once again ¯\_(º¸º)_/¯

 

Hmm, yeah, that's what happens. Yoga has replaced reading, writing, and arithmetic...Nope! That's never happened. As I pointed out, yoga is offered in schools as an after thought, as in, it's after school time and doesn't replace anything in the curriculum you stated. Good try though!

And it's proven that being healthy physically improves your mental abilities. That's called science, but I didn't see it on your list above, so you must have gone to one of those fancy schools that only teaches reading (learned in kindergarten), writing, (mastered by first grade), and arithmetic (which is defined as addition, subtraction, multiplication and division, very different than mathematics, which is the study and explanation of nature via concepts, and is mastered in 2nd and 3rd grade) so based on that you dropped out in third grade...? Maybe you should try yoga and see if that helps reading comprehension...¯\_(º¸º)_/¯

And you're right, praying and pledging allegiance to a piece of cloth really makes everyone a better person...I mean words over actions is the mantra of the right. How is that working in your bastions of red states? I mean Alabama just tops the charts in...so many important metrics...like...um...Forrest Gump references??

 

Well yoga has it's roots in spiritualism condemn one condemn all or face being intolerant, hypocritical and bigoted ¯\_(º¸º)_/¯

Carry on with your hit piece

 

I will carry on! You keep calm!

I agree. Ban yoga. Also, ban all prayer at school events. I gave you the list in my original post? I'm sure it's not complete, but you're free to contribute. I take it you support both banning yoga AND any prayer at say a school football game? I mean, you are the voice of consistent reason. Apparently.

 

Hell I'm good bro, you the one behind the thread

 

OK then, I'm good too! I mean, it's an internet thread. I'm not getting paid to make it good or anything.

 

First time in my life I hear about Christians having a problem with Hinduism. I'm pretty skeptical here. Not to mention yoga has hardly anything to do with gods, and should obviously be allowed in schools.

Have you considered that it could be a move to troll liberals, like the guys who want to marry their toaster?

 

If you're in school and can't play football you're nobody in Alabama. That's just how it is.

 

Obviously

 

Except the courts have already ruled that if the schools rent their facilities to any non government organization they must rent to all of them...

 

And I don't have a problem with that, but I bet Alabama does. I mean, if they think yoga is too strong a religious endorsement, I wonder what they would think about a pro-Islam Quran study group meeting in the morning at school before classes.

The answer is simple. Christian Americans have often pushed for their religion under the guise of religious liberty while attempting to push out other religions, ironically. And the yoga ban is nothing more than a ridiculous manifestation of that. Especially since most who do yoga don't even make the religious connection at all. They just like how it makes them feel to stretch and build core muscles, which is without doubt proven to be good for one's health and in turn one's mind.

 

Oh well then, it must be right.

Note, I don't care about football one way or the other. It too promotes healthy activity and teamwork so it should be part of the school. Praying to Jesus before the game should NOT be. And yet, I suspect it has and probably still happens without any of the same concern as saying "Namaste."

 

Well I know my audience...and none of you like good from what I can see, so you're welcome.

 

Well if it's the first time you have heard about it...

I linked the article. I don't buy into the fact that CNN looks to troll people anymore than I buy into the fact that the news division of any major broadcaster does, and I'm including Fox news when I say that. I suspect this is exactly what it is, some over active Christian legislators and activists saw one more way to ensure only their religion is allowed to be promoted in Alabama public schools. And now, someone is trying to correct that constitutional wrong.

 

LMAO, OBVIOUSLY! No argument here, yer a natural

 

Sorry ninety percent of successful religious freedom cases before the court have been about issues of conscience. Do you have the right to force some one to attend your party?

 

I'm pro Yoga, the views are generally awesome.

this should be mandatory

 

I wouldn't guarantee that it's coming strictly from Christians either.

 

And I would agree with that, every religion thinks they are the right one and pushes to get their way. America has seen Christianity with the most success in this regard, but it's certainly not limited to just Christians.

 

Given this was concerning a k-12 program, your post is...well concerning...

 

That's key to any great performer, know your audience!

 

I'm sure the K-12 kids understand what I'm talking about lol
especially the high school boys, I assume once one boy attended the class and word got out, he'd have 5 buddies the next day joining him.
Although a smart kid would say absolutely nothing.

 

Well atheist over the last fifty eyars have done more than their fair share of pushing too.

 

Sure, everyone thinks they are right. Why would one be more right than another? Especially since it's impossible to prove "rightness" especially when it comes to beliefs? Believe in everything from anything to nothing. And they all think the world should 100% agree with them. But that's not what America was founded on. We were founded as a plural society, one where no religion was banned by the government and none endorsed by the government.