spatulahunter
Green Belt
Alot of dojos have shrines with system founders/masters and sometimes shinto shrines.Bowing to a shrine such as this could cause a christian to feel that they were paying homage to a false idol. It made me wonder if this is enough to keep christians out of certain martial arts classes?
At our daito ryu school there are actually christian symbols because the leaders of our branch of daito ryu were christian.
I am catholic (although im not exactly practicing) and i would take no offense to bowing to a shinto shrine because i would feel that i was paying homage to a great master and respecting his wishes (and i am not condemning of other religions).
What do you guys think?
At our daito ryu school there are actually christian symbols because the leaders of our branch of daito ryu were christian.
I am catholic (although im not exactly practicing) and i would take no offense to bowing to a shinto shrine because i would feel that i was paying homage to a great master and respecting his wishes (and i am not condemning of other religions).
What do you guys think?