• Starting today August 7th, 2024, in order to post in the Married Couples, Courting Couples, or Singles forums, you will not be allowed to post if you have your Marital status designated as private. Announcements will be made in the respective forums as well but please note that if yours is currently listed as Private, you will need to submit a ticket in the Support Area to have yours changed.

  • CF has always been a site that welcomes people from different backgrounds and beliefs to participate in discussion and even debate. That is the nature of its ministry. In view of recent events emotions are running very high. We need to remind people of some basic principles in debating on this site. We need to be civil when we express differences in opinion. No personal attacks. Avoid you, your statements. Don't characterize an entire political party with comparisons to Fascism or Communism or other extreme movements that committed atrocities. CF is not the place for broad brush or blanket statements about groups and political parties. Put the broad brushes and blankets away when you come to CF, better yet, put them in the incinerator. Debate had no place for them. We need to remember that people that commit acts of violence represent themselves or a small extreme faction.
  • We hope the site problems here are now solved, however, if you still have any issues, please start a ticket in Contact Us

yoga

  1. Richard.20.12

    How do you represent Christianity to new age "spiritual" people (Yoga, meditation, etc)

    I'm really shocked at how pervasive "spiritual" thinking is today. Even in many churches they have yoga classes. Now of course there are many degrees of yoga spirituality and hopefully they are doing just the movements. But it used to be that way with almost all yoga classes. Now it seems...
  2. Rebemk80

    What do you guys think about Yoga? Is it truly Satanic or is it harmless?

    I've joined a Yoga class to get my health credit for school. I need the credit to graduate HS. I've only had one class so far and right on that first day we did the child's pose, tried to stimulate our third eye and we "opened our minds" it was pretty alarming to me because I'm going to be stuck...
  3. S

    Buying clothing shops that sell yoga/religious garments

    Dear Christian Forum reader, I am posting this in the ethics/morals section because I had a hard time navigating the site and figuring out where to put a question like this. If the post needs any relocating you are welcome to notify me or have a moderator move it to the proper place. I found...
  4. Yoga, Meditation & Mindfulness - Spiritual Practices

    Yoga, Meditation & Mindfulness - Spiritual Practices

    *This entry can also be found on my WordPress blog. I’m going to start taking a careful look at various secular and non-Christian sources on exactly why we need to be concerned with Eastern/Occult/Mystical/New Age practices such as yoga, meditation, mindfulness, reiki, chakra alignment, energy...
  5. GardenfullofRoses

    Angel Cards

    Hello, I am looking for some clear advice on angel cards. I have tried googling and cannot find any clear answers. Are they very much advised against in the bible? After a traumatic experience in the summer I started meditating while at home recovering which helped with the healing process...
  6. P

    Is Yoga Satanic?

    Sorry if this is the wrong place to ask, one of my Christian friends send me this post about how Yoga is Satanic: Yogic Is Satanic : JoyofSatan666 There are also numerous posts about how Shiva and Dionysus are also Satan, etc etc. I'm afraid because a lot of Christians do Yoga and I wanted to...
  7. S

    Yoga, Qi Gong, Martial Arts?

    I wanted to ask has anyone here done or do yoga, Qi Gong and/or Martial Arts? If so do you have any resources for learning more about it and your own experiences? I'm not sure how these fit into the Christian Faith and what Christianity thinks of yoga, qi gong or martial arts though.
  8. PeaceLoveFaith

    What do you think about yoga?

    I absolutely love taking yoga classes. It helps sweat out toxins in the body, creates a more flexible body, and clears the mind. I guess the only thing that sometimes worries me is how it is a middle eastern practice. I make sure when they talk about the third eye not to join in and I will not...
  9. JM

    Non-duality (Orthodox/Roman)

    [Caution: Much of what will be discussed is unorthodox to Protestantism, Anglican, Lutheran and Calvinism. I'm not interested in debate just interested in tossing some ideas out there for discussion with my Protestant/Calvinistic brothers and sisters.] Ok, here goes, I took a break from my...
  10. Abel Gkiouzelis

    Nilus Stryker, San Francisco: Through the Eastern Gate - From Yoga & Buddhism to Orthodoxy

    Through The Eastern Gate Nilus Stryker, San Francisco, California, USA From Yoga & Buddhism to Orthodoxy Nilus Stryker, San Francisco, California, USA: I had been a Buddhist for ten years. I was ordained after seven years of study with my teacher in a small family line of the Nyingma Lineage...
  11. Abel Gkiouzelis

    Yoga and Eastern Orthodox Christianity: Are They Compatible? - Dr. Christine Mangala, India

    Yoga and Eastern Orthodox Christianity: Are They Compatible? Dr. Christine Mangala, India Dr. Christine Mangala was raised in India and brought up a devout Hindu. Her family was close to one of India’s leading Hindu gurus and teachers. Now an Eastern Orthodox Christian writer and teacher, she...