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| March 19, 2010 | Tai Chi martial art banned from church hall for being unchristian | |
London: Members of a Tai Chi class claim they have been banned from the use of a church hall because their martial
art was not deemed to be unchristian. About 20 regulars at the weekly class had
been meeting at the All Saints' Church Hall in Totley, Sheffield, for nearly five
months. According to vicar, the Rev David Rhodes, Tai Chi was drew upon the
Taoist
faith and the church had no knowledge what the class was about when the booking
was first taken. ''Our understanding is that the basis of Tai Chi is an Eastern
religion and from the church's point of view that isn't something that we want
to be involved in,'' the Telegraph quoted him as telling the Sheffield Telegraph.
He added that the decision was taken by the church leadership team. However, the
group, comprising mainly older women, said they only took up Tai Chi - which
involves
slow movements and controlled breathing - to stay healthy. ''Some of the older
people were very upset about it. They say they're just doing exercises and being
healthy, it's got nothing to do with religion,'' Jennie Street, from the Totley
Residents Association, said. |
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