Naga Church Council Restrains Students From Practicing Yoga

The council believes that this move will protect their “religious sentiments” from the “spiritual practice.”

The Chakhesang Baptist Church Council (CBCC), a constituent of the Nagaland Baptist Church Council, has directed its associate churches in Nagaland to refrain from practicing yoga owing to it being deeply “spiritual discipline rooted in Hinduism,” News18 reported.

The call to enforce the move was made at the 67th general council of the CBCC hosted by the Baptist Theological College recently. A total of 514 delegates of the CBCC churches were present at the meet.

The council called to bar Naga students from continuing with this practice so as to protect the religious sentiments of Christians, since the practice is “not compatible with Christianity.”