Christian what?

[Iceman]

http://religion.blogs.cnn.com/2011/03/22/pole-dancing-for-jesus/?hpt=T2 (http://religion.blogs.cnn.com/2011/03/22/pole-dancing-for-jesus/?hpt=T2)

In the quaint turn-of-the-century community called Old Town Spring, Texas, where Victorian style shops line the streets, one business stands out - pole fitness for Jesus. There's no preaching, just teaching.
Set to Christian music, church-going women spin and slither around poles. But the instructor and the students say it's not about sex.
"This is my second class," student Tiffany Booth said.
For them, this is about getting closer to God.
"God gives us these bodies and they are suppose to be our temples and we are suppose to take care of them and that's what we are doing," instructor Crystal Dean said
Booth was raised in church. Now, the pole is her temple.

Read the full story about the Christian pole dancing class at KTRK.com (http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/story?section=news/local&id=8026078)

[Magus]

Allahu akbar! in the name of Allah, the most gracious and the most merciful. I shall support this act.

[music is my soul]

they have got a few scripture readings screwed up. yes i am a christian and i know that isnt what God means when He says we should respect our bodies.

[Continuum]

Goddamn, someone needs to call a crusade.

[embers]

Allahu akbar! in the name of Allah, the most gracious and the most merciful. I shall support this act.

Where has your self-restraint and Wahhabism gone, brother!? These are disgraceful Christians!

[Perseus]

Goddamn, someone needs to call a crusade.

God wills it.

[deadpie]

Only in Texas. Well, Jesus sure had a plan for them. Probably something like, "Pole dance for me because I want to fap to you". I don't know. He's a lonely guy I've heard, so it's understanding. I'd do the same.

[Sage]

i know that isnt what God means when He says we should respect our bodies.

How do you know? It's good exercise.

[Iceman]

How do you know? It's good exercise.

He walked on water with him hand in hand.

[Sogeking]

*sigh*

I hate it when people misinterpret the Bible to fit their personal agenda.

[Iceman]

*sigh*

I hate it when people misinterpret the Bible to fit their personal agenda.

Or you misinterpreted it. Just because you read something one day doesn't mean it's right. *sigh*

[deadpie]

How do you know? It's good exercise.

He's telling the truth. Pole Dancing can help increase self esteem and confidence in one's self being. It also strengthens your abs, shoulders, thighs, and arms. Do you realize how many calories you burn for pole dancing in just thirty minutes?

[Sage]

He's telling the truth. Pole Dancing can help increase self esteem and confidence in one's self being. It also strengthens your abs, shoulders, thighs, and arms. Do you realize how many calories you burn for pole dancing in just thirty minutes?

Exactly. As long as they aren't doing it before an audience to get them off, I really can't see how this possibly goes against any sort of scripture. It's a women's course with a female instructor.

[Sogeking]

There is a "right" way of interpreting it even though I myself don't know it yet.

But this is one of the things that gets me questioning my faith, the bible shouldn't be this vague as to get it susceptible to many interpretations/misinterpretations.

[Iceman]

Exactly. As long as they aren't doing it before an audience to get them off, I really can't see how this possibly goes against any sort of scripture. It's a women's course with a female instructor.

And they're wearing clothes.

[Sogeking]

Exactly. As long as they aren't doing it before an audience to get them off, I really can't see how this possibly goes against any sort of scripture. It's a women's course with a female instructor.

Try telling that to the fundies. They are sure to think different.

[deadpie]

Try telling that to the fundies. They are sure to think different.

OH MY ATHEIST GOD! Can you not take a few jokes? Seriously!

[Kahn]

The pole will now be my temple.

[Origami]

OH MY ATHEIST GOD! Can you not take a few jokes? Seriously!

Agreed.
What about pole dancing is sinful? Anything can be done to the glory of God, as the Bible states. You're generalizing pole dancing to strip clubs or college dorm activities. As was previously stated, it's a female instructor with clothed women.

[Sugaree]

The pole will now be my temple.

I've got a raging temple right now.

[Sage]

My body is a temple. of doom.

[Sith Lord 13]

I thought Texas was where dancing was illegal.

[Sugaree]

I thought Texas was where dancing was illegal.

Only if you dance to that Rock n' Roll music that's so popular with the kids these days.