Tai Chi class banned - because of C of E bias. Is that wierd?

I tried to open a Tai Chi class in a church hall - that offers Yoga classes and the Vicar said no on religious grounds!!!

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Nah. That's normal

Christianity is against anything that is different.

Tai Chi has roots in Taoism. Christians see that as some sort of mysticism and work of that Satan fellow.

Is this the same Church of England that is calling for the imposition of Sharia Law?

Let's see 'em come to MY dojo.

You should go all Jackie Chan on his butt.

Sounds like the Vicar has ulterior motives and doesn't see the hypocrisy of his decision. Maybe you should tell him about yoga. My yoga teacher keeps on about "it's a philosophy, NOT a religion!" She has obviously come up against this sort of thing. But Tai Chi...I would think that would come up for even less of this sort of thing. I always heard it was a martial art, not a religion! Oh well, I guess the vicar just doesn't want a Tai Chi class, for whatever reason.

it's an internal form of exercise and can also be a soft martial art and a spiritual connection with the divine. it's just a foreign non-western form of exercise but christianity sees this stuff as satanic for some reason cuz asians are mostly not christian, they automatically deem it descending from the dark lord ha!

This satanic bull gets pretty old after awhile doesn't it?

well yoga is a part of hindu practices, but if it was just Tai Chi their shouldnt of been a problem as it is not a religiouse practice