I admit that just because something has Eastern or mystic roots does not make it evil and yes a lot depends on teachers of such arts. However. So much of them like yoga is actually Eastern mystical practice and worship. the importance of understanding where such items are based is important because of the dangers to suffocating ones first love which should be Christ. It is not coincidence that individuals involved in such practices often have an extra amount of messed up in their lives. Satan is a counterfeiter and if he can't dominate our senses through something like lust or more obvious addiction why not through hidden sensuality or even hidden homage to pagan deities?
I don't think I've ever associated yoga, martial arts, dancing, or healthcare with evil. Some of those things definitely have their roots in Eastern culture, but I don't know that I believe that equates to something being evil. Although I suppose, like with most things, evil is more about the intention behind its use rather than the thing itself...
I saw a story today that Senator Tim Kaine thought rights coming from God rather than government was equivalent to Theocratic Iranian thinking. This commonsense acknowledgement of course is the total opposite. If our rights come from the Creator of life, then government has no business taking these away. Just as we are told in scripture to uphold government should not infringe on what has been given to the people.
It was nice to see some politicians still are educated in this nations birth as Senator Ted Cruz who cited the Declaration of Independence which read, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights.
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