No Yoga In Alabama
"No yoga for kids, please, we're Alabama!" Apparently, lawmakers in Alabama are afraid of some odd things. Yoga, for example. Apparently, doing yoga could make you very un-Christian, or at least do un-Christian things, so it has no place in Alabama. At least that's the opinion of a number of Republican state legislators. Last month, a bill that would have allowed yoga (allowed, not mandated) was shot down once again in the Alabama legislature. According to the Associated Press, a bill was introduced to allow yoga in schools. The AP reported: ".....representatives for two conservative groups objected, saying they were worried it could lead to the promotion of Hinduism or guided meditation practices. The Alabama lawmaker sponsoring the bill, a former college athlete, said the bill is about exercise and not religion. 'This whole notion that if you do yoga, you'll become Hindu - I've been doing yoga for 10 years and I go to church and I'm very m...