Yoga for Christians?

In a recent CNN interview, Doug Pagitt (an emergent church yoga-lover) and John MacArthur (a non-yoga lover) were asked what they thought about Christians practicing yoga.

I wasn't too impressed by Pagitt, but I thought MacArthur hit it right on the head. "Holistic" Christianity isn't about numbing your mind and getting your body relaxed. It's about filling your mind with the truth. Here is his summary:

MacArthur: "The idea of Christianity is to fill your mind with biblical truth and focus on the God who is above you. That’s Christian worship. The idea of yoga is to fill your mind with nothing except to focus on yourself and try to find the god that is inside of you. From a Christian viewpoint, that’s a false religion. Exercise is a different issue."

You can read the whole excerpt here (and see the video here).