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Alabama's decades-old ban on yoga in public schools could stay in place a little longer following push-back from conservative groups.

Opponents claimed that the bill could lead to proselytizing by followers of Hinduism, a claim the sponsor called "asinine."

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...

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...

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