Is this woman going too far in protesting? I read in a local paper : Her son and his grade 5 school mates were taught a yoga position at school. She began to protest the teaching of religious practice at school due to the fact that yoga is apparently a religious Hindu methood of relaxation and meditation.
Do you think she was going too far in protesting this? Or is she right on the ball?
Personally I dont think there is an issue with teaching the yoga..as long as it is used as an exercise to promote strength and ability not religion. ...although I dont condone prayer and the teachings of the "christian, Catholic..etc..god(s)" in school. Being pagan myself I dont believe that should be taught in schools either.
Religion I believe should be taught at home.
Back to the question..
Do you think this woman is going too far?
2007-01-13 11:08:42 · 3 answers · asked by timberleigh 4 in Education & Reference ➔ Other - Education
I believe the woman has the right to protest about it but she must keep it in prespective. I believe everybody's rights must be respected but the line must be drawn somewhere.If it keeps up, the government will get more involved and censorship is getting closer and closer to reality.
2007-01-13 11:17:14 · answer #1 · answered by Dave aka Spider Monkey 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, not at all! She is well within her rights to demand that it not be taught. If a teacher was going to teach yoga in a class I would protest too and don't care if they flunked me! I feel very strongly about what I believe, and that includes staying away from other religious practices.
2007-01-13 11:15:43 · answer #2 · answered by tselea 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
She is most likely the stereotypical hateful Bible hugging mother who will kill everyone in the school if something slightly religious that isn't Christian comes up, or will kill anyone who protests forcing Christianity on everyone.
2007-01-13 11:18:07 · answer #3 · answered by scooter 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋