Friday, March 19, 2010

Tai Chi in Church Halls

One of my students mentioned the article in the Mail...


Vicar bans 'anti-Christian' exercise class Tai Chi from church hall

By Chris Brooke
Last updated at 1:16 AM on 19th March 2010

As far as the pensioners were concerned, their weekly Tai Chi classes in the church hall simply helped them to relax and do some gentle exercise. But the vicar and senior members of the church community saw a more sinister side to the popular £2 a time lunchtime sessions. They decided the ancient martial art, with its roots in the Chinese Taoist philosophy, was incompatible with Christianity and should not be tolerated.


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