tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2818703174963694504.post5980516157326384855..comments2024-03-09T04:00:18.309-06:00Comments on Know Thyself: Christianity and SyncretismKeith Reichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10679244684706964812noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2818703174963694504.post-4167764035027354132014-11-17T11:51:31.681-06:002014-11-17T11:51:31.681-06:00Another way to consider it may be that study of yo...Another way to consider it may be that study of yoga can bring new insight into Christianity that would edify existing doctrine rather than dismiss real philosophical differences.<br /><br />Nedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15467641796770822820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2818703174963694504.post-62471967874981160452010-10-19T13:35:18.748-05:002010-10-19T13:35:18.748-05:00I'm going to disagree with your premise that C...I'm going to disagree with your premise that Christianity has embraced syncretism. For Solomon, the issue wasn't that he merely married foreign women, it was that those foreign women turned his heart after other gods. I think that generally is the concern, that the assimilation of the practices of other faiths will corrupt the hearts of the poeple and turn them away from God.<br /><br />While there's an argument that the commercialization of Christmas can corrupt the hearts of people and turn them away from God, I'm not sure that's what the druids and the pagans had in mind when they worshiping the sun. Christians don't bow down to the Christmas tree and worship it. Any religious significance placed on the Christmas tree has long since faded away. <br /><br />That being said, I have no idea what's involved with yoga so I can't say if it's corrupting the faith of those that do it. I'm guessing not, though.Popehttp://magnificentvista.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com