Lt. Governor Candidate says yoga leads to demonic possession...

[ironbite]

Yeah I have a horse in this race.

E.W. Jackson, Virginia's GOP lieutenant governor candidate, is no stranger to controversy. A conservative pastor, Jackson has previously come under fire for comparing Planned Parenthood to the Ku Klux Klan, calling gay rights "ikky" and saying President Barack Obama has a "Muslim perspective."

This week, Jackson is being skewered yet again -- this time for saying that doing yoga may leave unsuspecting people vulnerable to satanic possession.

In a post for the National Review on Wednesday, Betsy Woodruff highlighted some quotes from Jackson's 2008 book Ten Commandments to an Extraordinary Life: Making Your Dreams Come True. Among them was one about the hazards of yoga.

"When one hears the word meditation, it conjures an image of Maharishi Yoga talking about finding a mantra and striving for nirvana," Jackson wrote in his book, according to Woodruff. "The purpose of such meditation is to empty oneself. [Satan] is happy to invade the empty vacuum of your soul and possess it. Beware of systems of spirituality which tell you to empty yourself. You will end up filled with something you probably do not want."

I'm not exactly sure what era this idiot thinks he's running in but come November, I will cast my ballot for Ronald McDonald before him.

Ironbite-this is the best the GOP can give us?

[R. U. Sirius]

[sarcasm]Funny guy...doesn't Christianity have a similar teaching? "Dying to yourself" or something like that? Surely Satan would be more than happy to possess a walking corpse. [/sarcasm]

Honestly, though, I'm not much surprised. For such an advanced country, we have an awful lot of superstitious nutjobs.

[wrightway]

Well, someone's had their daily dose of vitamin crazy.

[erictheblue]

Every time he makes the news, I feel like the gif someone uses here of Michael Jackson eating popcorn. This election is a HOOT!

[Shane for Wax]

Vote Harold Saxon, everyone.

This guy on the other hand needs to keep talking but have no say in anything more important than condiment choices.

[Witchyjoshy]

Funny, I wasn't aware Satan was into possessing people.  I thought he was more interested in acting as God's left-hand man to test people to make sure they're worthy of him.

[mythbuster43]

I think Coochie boy chose this clown as his running mate so that he'd look sane in comparison.

[mellenORL]

And yoga meditation classes around the world today were disrupted when teachers and students were suddenly possessed by hysterical, demonic laughter.

[niam2023]

Ah, so he's Rick Santorum Parte Deuce.

[chitoryu12]

I think Coochie boy chose this clown as his running mate so that he'd look sane in comparison.

Which, as we've seen with Sarah Palin, isn't the best idea.

[chiheisen]

I guess that means I get possessed four or five times a week.  Sweet.  Bring on the demons, baby!

[QueenofHearts]

I guess that means I get possessed four or five times a week.  Sweet.  Bring on the demons, baby!

I got possessed for the first time last Sunday. Man, you don't know it, but yoga will kick your ass.

[chitoryu12]

I always knew there was a reason I hated the mandatory yoga back when I did those Shakespeare plays.

Turns out the pain in my thighs was actually Satan himself prodding me with his scorching fingers!

[chiheisen]

I got possessed for the first time last Sunday. Man, you don't know it, but yoga will kick your ass.

Oh, it most definitely will.  Maternity yoga isn't any kinder, either.

[chitoryu12]

I got possessed for the first time last Sunday. Man, you don't know it, but yoga will kick your ass.

Oh, it most definitely will.  Maternity yoga isn't any kinder, either.

And this is why I will never get pregnant.