Evil babies bending to Satan's will? Not in my church hall you don't!!!!

[whomovedmychocolate]

I am ROFLing at the story of a Somerset church hall that has banned a toddler yoga group for being unchristian

Story is here: www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/display.var.1647089.0.childrens_yoga_classes_banned_by_church.php

Surely they also need to ban the WI - FGS - those folks make cakes and isn't gluttony one of the seven deadly sins?

Don't you be dissin' the WI chocolate. Hey there is nothing sinful about baking whatsoever (or yoga I believe). The WI is full of lovely wholesome goodness.

Oh man if there's ever a thread to make me kick off good and proper it's one that dares to slag off the WI.

\ / (holds up Twit's Kung Fu Arms).

Actually I like the WI (especially the cakes). But I do still think they should be kicked off for encouraging gluttony.

How bizarre. I saw this thread just as there was a question about it on Any Questions?

So I hear. Small world - or maybe it's anti-christian conspiracy

My FIL is a Methodist minister and my MIL has done yoga in the past. Total nonsense banning it.

Perhaps the Mums and babies group I go to will be banned because it has a star of david shape on the climbing frame!

You may have a small point about gluttony. My first RL WI meeting (due week after next...I am beside myself with excitement, and that's not sarcasm), the title of the talk is

'Just desserts'.(clever play on words)

Yes a whole evening on the history and art of pudding making.

God hates yoga

Everyone knows that

I guess if you do yoga, kneeling isn't such a penitance so maybe you are right.

Made me PMSl as well, BUT also a bit sad as many Eastern religions accept Jesus, shame the Christians can't extend the same tolerance in this case

Oh I am so looking forwards to teaching RE in Somerset....

I ROFLed when I read this.

TB fair this is a one of instance and not the majority of churches (quite a few of whom have yoga sessions).

What a strange minister, bet this is going to make him popular

Id just change the name from yum yum yoga to something less yogaish

kitsandbits, then the middle class mummies won't go!

It's not really surprising, a parish down the road from us banned yoga for the same reason. What really annoys me is that this man is claiming to speak for Christians in general whereas he only speaks for his slightly dotty branch of it. Making not only yourself but every other Christian in the country look like an intolerant wally isn't going to save Christianity. No wonder I have had my fill of organised religion.

Kitsandbits - how about 'bend and transcend for toddlers'? Suitably vague.

In that vein perhaps the local devil worshipper's group could hire the halls for their 'down south fiery cooking workshops'

Oh good my yoga class (not in a church hall) starts again on Tuesday - bit of exercise followed by a little devil worship!

it was two churches, actually, not just the one. Lots of us dotty christians about, bwahahahahaha!!!

Anyway, every knows you'll eat cake in heaven..

but yoga is more than a bit of stretching - it is based on a philosophy that this church obviously disagrees with. If the yoga teacher insists she teaches none of the spiritual element, then it is not really yoga, just calisthenetics.

if God had meant for us to do yogo he wouldn't have given me such a large stomach to get in the way of me touching my toes!...

Of that could be the WI fault for making such lovely cakes....

Yogo - a new spiritual exercise in which you jump up and down on the new 'yogo stick' and thereby acheive oneness with the ground of being, and tone your thighs at the same time.

Yogo - I like it