Many early christian leaders frowned upon hypnotic practices, they believed that hypnosis puts the soul in jeopardy by putting it in a passive receptive state, so that opening the door to unnatural spiritual influences. What made these christian leaders believe that? They believed that hypnosis would remove faith in God. They were concerned they would no longer be religious. Today, hypnosis is neither anti-religious nor pro religious. Most religious groups accept the proper and et...