A leading Hindu organisation in Britain is planning to challenge the ban on yoga classes imposed by two churches on the ground that it breaches the country’s Equality Act, 2006.

Last week, priests at the Silver Street Baptist Church and St James’ Church of England in Taunton had banned yoga classes for children. They branded it as a “sham” and “un-Christian.”

Now, the Hindu Council of UK is considering challenging the ban. Lawyers of the organisation are exploring whether the comments by the churches indicate that the priests acted contrary to Britain’s ‘Religion and Belief’ section of the Equality Act, 2006.

The act makes it unlawful to discriminate on the grounds of religion or belief in the provision of goods, facilities and services, the management of premises, education and exercise of public functions. HCUK is  examining the possibility of asking the Commission for Equality and Human Rights to investigate.