29th Street Ballroom
Worried About Christian Persecution
RECEIVED Thu., Dec. 15, 2005
Dear Chronicle,
If there is to be no religion or spiritual practices in public schools, why are some teachers being permitted to teach children, including kindergartners, yoga and meditation techniques such as the lotus/chi position, and even chanting "om”? Surely if Christian symbols and prayer have no place in the schools, then neither do these Eastern and new age practices. Parents need to know just what is going on their children's classrooms here in Austin.
If there is to be no religion or spiritual practices in public schools, why are some teachers being permitted to teach children, including kindergartners, yoga and meditation techniques such as the lotus/chi position, and even chanting "om”? Surely if Christian symbols and prayer have no place in the schools, then neither do these Eastern and new age practices. Parents need to know just what is going on their children's classrooms here in Austin.
Russell Kirkman