China Bans Reincarnation
According to the U.S. Constitution, the federal government has limited powers. Those same limits do not apply to the Chinese government, which apparently wields more power than I was aware of. Take this news story, for example:
In one of history’s more absurd acts of totalitarianism, China has banned Buddhist monks in Tibet from reincarnating without government permission. According to a statement issued by the State Administration for Religious Affairs, the law, which goes into effect next month and strictly stipulates the procedures by which one is to reincarnate, is “an important move to institutionalize management of reincarnation.”1
While this seems absurd, the article goes on to explain that the motive behind the move is to give China control over selecting the next Dalai Lama.
- Quote taken from the Newsweek website. [back]
