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loppyd2/27/2009 6:23:53 am PST

Mornin’ Lizard Nation….

The yoga fatwa


RECENTLY I read that Indonesia’s top Islamic body has banned yoga for the country’s Muslims, claiming that the ancient Hindu practice could corrupt the purity of the faith. Similar rulings were handed down in Malaysia and Egypt last year. As strict religious edicts go, banning yoga isn’t up there with honor killings or acid attacks. But it sure is another reason to love America