Tag: Hinduism

Hindu Professor Puts It Straight for Christian Women Doing Yoga

This past week, a caller told us that she was shocked when she learned that a large number of women at a BSF (Bible Study Fellowship) meeting admitted they did Yoga. A number of years ago, after finishing as a guest…

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The New Age: “All the world’s great spiritual traditions and paths.”

Note: Ray Yungen’s explanation of what “New Age” shows why Lighthouse Trails says the New Age has infiltrated Christianity. When we realize that mystical meditation is at the heart of the New Age as well as at the heart of contemplative spirituality,…

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The Facts Behind My Departure from Calvary Chapel – by Roger Oakland -Part One

By Roger Oakland While I am sometimes accused of being a “Catholic-basher,” this is not my desire, nor my intention. I have a number of Roman Catholic acquaintances, and I care for them very much. I also have a number…

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Thinking about Thomas Merton – Quotes by the Contemplative, the Mystic, the Panentheist

Thomas Merton and the Dalai Lama Quotes by Thomas Merton: “I’m deeply impregnated with Sufism.” (Merton, The Springs of Contemplation, p. 266) “And I believe that by openness to Buddhism, to Hinduism, and to these great Asian traditions, we stand…

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Wycliffe Bible Translators to “Re-evaluate” Methodology to Removing “Son of God” and “Father” from Bible Translations

In a growing controversy where Wycliffe Bible Translators is removing “familial terms” such as Son of God and Father in their Bible translations in order to accommodate Muslim readers, the organization posted a statement on February 7th, saying: While we…

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Another Reason Why the Daniel Plan is Dangerous – Rick Warren’s Dr. Mark Hyman Points Followers to the Dalai Lama

The following article has been posted on Dr. Mark Hyman’s website. Dr. Hyman is one of the three New Age mysticism promoting doctors who Rick Warren is using to teach Christians about good health. While Rick Warren has defended his…

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Dalai Lama Passes Political Baton on to Another

By The Australian “Dalai Lama hands power to Harvard graduate Lobsang Sangay” LOBSANG Sangay, a 43-year-old Harvard scholar, took office yesterday as the Dalai Lama’s political successor, vowing to free his homeland from Chinese “colonialism”. After being sworn in as…

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Thomas Merton & Henri Nouwen: Sacrificing Truth for Mystical Experiences

by Ray Yungen Contemplative advocates propose that there has been something vital and important missing from the church for centuries. The insinuation is that Christians have been lacking something necessary for their spiritual vitality; but that would mean the Holy…

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Yoga in the Church

More than ever, Yoga has entered the Christian church. Lighthouse Trails receives reports nearly daily of Christians who are practicing Yoga and churches that are allowing Yoga to be practiced at their churches. Yoga is the heartbeat of Hinduism, a…

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A Hindu Yogi Speaks: “There is no Christian Yoga.”

We posted the following article in 2007. It is written by Yogi Baba Prem, who is a Hindu Yogi, a Vedavisharada trained in the traditional gurukural system. Because Yoga is growing in popularity among Christians today, we decided to post this…

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Cambridge, Mass. Hindu Yoga Accepted While Christian Symbols Are Taken Down

Contact: ChristianInvestigator.com, 608-469-7956 MADISON, Wis. /Christian Newswire/ — The city of Cambridge, Massachusetts has pictures of yoga positions on parking ticket envelopes while Christian symbols are being taken down throughout the United States. Forty thousand citations have been issued by Cambridge parking officers…

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Julia Roberts converts to Hinduism after filming ‘Eat, Pray, Love’

LTRP Note: As Lighthouse Trails reported previously, Hollywood darling Julia Roberts played the leading role in the summer release New Age movie, Eat, Pray, Love. Now, this in – Julia Roberts converts to Hinduism after filming the movie. What is…

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