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Theological seminary warns against yoga

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The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary is warning Christians against practicing yoga. Seminary president AlbertMohler called the current U.S. fascination with the ancient Eastern mind-body practice “a symptom of our postmodern spiritual confusion,” saying, “Yoga begins and ends with an understanding of the human body that is, to say the least, at odds with the Christian understanding.”