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Yoga still banned in Alabama public schools, for now, as conservatives cite Hinduism ties Brian Lyman, Montgomery Advertiser
The Senate Judiciary Committee Wednesday deadlocked on legislation from Rep. Jeremy Gray, a Democrat, that would lift the prohibition after testimony from Christian conservatives, who claimed it would lead to proselytizing in public schools by followers of Hinduism. Yoga is a very big part of practicing Hindu religion, said Becky Gerritson, a longtime conservative activist. If this bill passes, then instructors will be able to come into classrooms as young as kindergarten and bring these children through guided imagery, which is a spiritual exercise, and it s outside their parents view, and we just believe that this is not appropriate.
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The Senate Judiciary Committee Wednesday deadlocked on legislation from Rep. Jeremy Gray, a Democrat
, that would lift the prohibition after testimony from Christian conservatives, who claimed it would lead to proselytizing in public schools by followers of Hinduism. Yoga is a very big part of practicing Hindu religion, said Becky Gerritson, a longtime conservative activist. If this bill passes, then instructors will be able to come into classrooms as young as kindergarten and bring these children through guided imagery, which is a spiritual exercise, and it s outside their parents view, and we just believe that this is not appropriate.