Pole Dance for Jesus
Pole Fitness for Jesus, a monthly exercise class led by fitness instructor Crystal Dean, is pushing the boundaries of what it means to be Christian and follow the Bible. "God gives us these bodies, and they are supposed to be our temples and we are supposed to take care of them," Dean told a Houston news station about her class that meets on the Lord's day, naturally, once a month in at a dance studio called the Best Shape of your Life in Old Town Spring, Texas. "On Sundays, when we do the Pole Fitness for Jesus, we do the upbeat contemporary Christian music. Because people have to bring church programs to get into the class -- so we're basically just continuing the whole worship thing," explained Dean, who was a dancer for three years. "It's fitness. I don’t teach women to be strippers," Dean clarified, stating that there is nothing wrong with what she is doing because she is empowering women. "I'm good with God," Dean concluded, saying that if anyone wanted to judge her they could. The YouTube page that hosts the video of Dean being interviewed by the ABC affiliate had plenty who were ready to judge. "Not sure if Jesus was into clear heels," wrote heymissdj, one of the few comments we could quote on this family blog. What's your take? If Christians are to believe that the body is a temple, is there anything wrong with working out on a pole while listening to upbeat Christian music? Share your thoughts below. Photo: Students workout in a Pole Fitness for Jesus class at the Best Shape of your Life in Old Town Spring, Texas. Credit: KTRK / CNNPole Fitness for Jesus -- for women who want to take care of their temples
Jesus loves a lot of things: joyful noises, charity... and pole dancing?
All that is not given, is lost ~ Indian Proverb
