June 12, 2004

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    Church warns of risks from 'New Age' therapies












      From:The Irish Independent
    Friday, 11th June, 2004

     
     
     

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    CHRISTIANS have been warned about the dangers of using a whole range of increasingly popular 'New Age' therapies.


    The Presbyterian Church issued the warning in a report that was approved yesterday at its annual General Assembly in Belfast.


    The report says that 'alternative therapies' can lead believers away from God and Jesus because they "have their roots in either Eastern religion (Taoism or Hinduism) or vital life force or energy", which implies the existence of "an impersonal god".


    The specific therapies which the Presbyterian report warned against yesterday were: reflexology; acupuncture; yoga and transcendental meditation; reiki; aromatherapy; homoeopathy; and charms and cures.


    "We need to be careful before, as Christians, we take part in any of these therapies and their belief in 'other gods'."


    "We need to be clear that not all spirituality is good."


    From QuidProQuo


     

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