Why Do Some People think That It Is Against Christianity To Do Martial Arts?

Is it just because people are ignorant/mis-informed or is it some sort of conflict for a Christian to practice martial arts?





Chuck Norris is an example of a Christian who is a martial artist.





Where does this thinking come from?|||Melissa,








I agree.





So much of prejudice


(or any opinion taken without time or care to judge fairly)





has its roots in lack of exposure.





Hope this helps,


Jim|||Well, martial arts tends to make you more independent, self thinking and consider facts put before you. Meditation of the martial arts sort make it possible to look at things outside of the context of a directive religion.





Some would find that to be very threatening to the establishment.





Personally, I think it should be taught in every grade school in the country.|||Where do you get your information? Who told you that fighting is against Christianity? If your source also told you that drinking coffee is a sin, RUN. The fundies are after you.











Also, in the beginning, when God made the heaven and the earth and all that, he said, %26quot;Let there be light.%26quot; Chuck Norris said, %26quot;Say please.%26quot;|||The thinking comes from the Buddhist belief in which Martial Arts is highly associated with.





Here is the thing though, just because you practice Martial Arts, DOES NOT mean you have to practice such things as Zen, etc.





My son is in Martial Arts, and is a Christian. His Sensi is a Buddhist - NICEST GUY YOU COULD EVER MEET!! He does offer training with zen, BUT not required.





So, if a person knows where to draw the line, they will be fine and there is nothing wrong with it.|||They think it%26#039;s religion.


A school in the Deep South, Mississippi, I think, was trying to get a Yoga program going as part of physical education in elementary schools in an attempt to curb the growing obesity problem in the region. All the parents and some board members got it shut down because they think Yoga is some heathen religion.





Sad to see that the South is proved to be full of fat, stupid people.|||I guess that%26#039;s because of ignorance, and they perceive the martial arts to be violent. But it%26#039;s stupid. Martial arts only turn violent when people abuse it.|||No idea. But if they%26#039;re that xenophobic, I guess they don%26#039;t believe in taking antibiotics, either, because those are not in the Bible.