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	Give alternative version of yoga, says Perlis Mufti

walski69

11-24-2008 9:20 PM

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islam, yoga, malaysia, national fatwa council, fatwa, edict

walski69 says:

Finally, a voice or reason in the wilderness of blind orthodoxy...

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12-26-2008 12:43 PM

brightlight4

I hope there a more like him, fanatics ALWAYS impose their rules, thus converting religions into control tools. That is why I prefer MY faith and MY beliefs to those of any organised faith.

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