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Down with Downward Dog!
E.W. Jackson is the Republican candidate for Virginia lieutenant governor, and he's a pretty interesting guy with a lot of opinions. Some of these opinions especially on gays, like that they are "ikky" have made him more famous than most candidates for lieutenant governor. On Wednesday, we learned that Jackson has some interesting ideas on a new topic: yoga. As The National Review's Betsy Woodruff reports, Jackson warns that yoga can put you at risk for satanic possession in his 2008 book, Ten Commandments to an Extraordinary Life: Making Your Dreams Come True.
When one hears the word meditation, it conjures an image of Maharishi Yoga talking about finding a mantra and striving for nirvana... The purpose of such meditation is to empty oneself... [Satan] is happy to invade the empty vacuum of your soul and possess it. That is why people serve Satan without ever knowing it or deciding to, but no one can be a child of God without making a decision to surrender to him. Beware of systems of spirituality which tell you to empty yourself. You will end up filled with something you probably do not want.
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In her longer profile of Jackson, Woodruff notes his interesting take on charitable giving. In his book, Jackson says, "While giving to the poor is important, the most powerful giving for wealth building is upward giving." What's upward giving? Giving money to E.W. Jackson.
For example, as you read this book, you may feel a deep spiritual affinity for the things I am teaching and therefore a profound spiritual kinship with me. We may never meet in person, but you can draw on the anointing which God has placed on my life by sowing into my ministry. That opens a spiritual door for you to partake at a deeper level and for me to impart to you as one in Covenant with me. That is how I have come to support other ministries. Wherever you are moved to give, do it consistently and generously. This will start a flow of prosperity in your life which will enhance all the other principles you have learned.
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http://www.theatlanticwire.com/politics/2013/06/virginia-gop-candidate-ew-jackson-yoga-satan/65925/
hobbit709
(41,694 posts)Aerows
(39,961 posts)got filled up with bullshit.
Buns_of_Fire
(17,188 posts)The more he opens his mouth, the less chance Virginia will be saddled with The Kooch as governor.
LeftofObama
(4,243 posts)pinboy3niner
(53,339 posts)greiner3
(5,214 posts)What happened to her.
tanyev
(42,596 posts)ellie
(6,929 posts)Douglas Carpenter
(20,226 posts)Last edited Thu Jun 6, 2013, 02:06 PM - Edit history (1)
fundamentalist Evangelical Protestants. They are not the beliefs of some tiny fringe of these groups. They are mainstream beliefs in the world of fundamentalist Evangelical Protestants.
Berlum
(7,044 posts)brooklynite
(94,683 posts)kentauros
(29,414 posts)"Yen -- Om" before reversing it.
Kennah
(14,299 posts)Cirque du So-What
(25,965 posts)Especially kundalini yoga.
cali
(114,904 posts)Cirque du So-What
(25,965 posts)However, we've seen other tenets of fundamentalism espoused by even national candidates already, so it's hardly surprising to see religious opposition to yoga from a teahadist.
kentauros
(29,414 posts)is that you gotta be in great physical condition to do it! I have a DVD of it, and couldn't even make it through half the session.
Cirque du So-What
(25,965 posts)They believe it summons the power of satan himself - the red guy with horns, cloven hooves, a pointy tail & pitchfork - yeah, that guy.
kentauros
(29,414 posts)That's why I said "unspoken" complaint. It's hard, physically, to accomplish a session of kundalini yoga
Cirque du So-What
(25,965 posts)I'm way too ossified to attempt anything that requires physical contortion to that extent.
kentauros
(29,414 posts)It's a grueling exercise regimen. From what friends have told me of some of those "extreme" workout programs, kundalini yoga is easily on par with them.
Maybe see if there are any demonstration vids on YouTube to get a better idea
ThomThom
(1,486 posts)why would they fear all others
the ignorance is astounding
Burma Jones
(11,760 posts)You can get it from Lululemon........
hue
(4,949 posts)"For example, as you read this book, you may feel a deep spiritual affinity for the things I am teaching and therefore a profound spiritual kinship with me."---->I feel nothing but a deep repulsion w/accompanying nausea from him.
sibelian
(7,804 posts)...stated openly.
I think it's time to start considering a push to treat these people as con-men, straight up. With laws and stuff.
mwooldri
(10,303 posts)For some, meditation == prayer. It is the invitation for God to come into your life. Obviously E.W. Jackson is not a mainstream Christian.
Puzzledtraveller
(5,937 posts)woodsprite
(11,923 posts)Kennah
(14,299 posts)Javaman
(62,532 posts)when her back starts killing her, she will change her tune.
IdaBriggs
(10,559 posts)RKP5637
(67,112 posts)emptied himself of his brains!
Arkana
(24,347 posts)Keep talking about how yoga is a tool of Satan and about how homosexuality is equivalent to devil worship and about how you should only give your money to rich people. I hope he drags Cooch down like an anchor. Couldn't happen to a nicer guy.
Paladin
(28,269 posts)Encore, Mr. Jackson.
Kennah
(14,299 posts)I remember last year, after President Obama won re-election, I said, "Well, the GOP will now start to move back towards normal because they cannot get any crazier." It happened during Yoga class, so I guess Satan took his cue and ...
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