Church fear over alternative cures

williamgrogan

The Irish Health web site has started a new thread.......

Some alternative therapies have ‘spiritual overtones’ and may take people away from Christian beliefs, it has been claimed.

“A number of commonly practiced alternative therapies have their roots in either Eastern religion (Taoism or Hinduism) or in the concept of vital life force or energy”, the report to the Presbyterian Church general assembly in Belfast says.

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The report says that with herbal remedies ...... they can be part of a huge industry which in some cases may be more interested in making a profit than healing.

In its assessment of some common therapies, the report says that with yoga and transcendental meditation, Hindu teachers believe that its purpose is to unite the spirit with the Hindu gods. As communication with spirits is an integral part of Reiki ‘it is clearly wrong in the eyes of Scripture’.

for the full statement see here