Alabama upholds a ban on yoga in school citing fears of the practice spreading Hinduism

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"chanting, mantras, mudras, use of mandalas, and 11 namaste greetings shall be expressly prohibited."

I don't have a deeply considered opinion on this, but I think the exercises themselves are beneficial. If you remove the overt and quasi-hindu trappings, I'm not seeing a reason why the exercises couldn't be a Christian exercise practice. It's not like Jesus mandated jumping jacks and pushups.