Reincarnation and western religion.

From: Subconsciously Speaking | Date: May 1, 2004| Author: Patton, Martin J. | Copyright information

Part I

Reincarnation as a belief system was removed from our Western thinking in 553 CE[i] at the Second Council of Constantinople. The argument was actually against the Doctrine of the Pre-existence of the Soul.

The argument had been set forth that Justinian as the Byzantine Emperor was therefore god and his was a chosen destiny at birth. While some state that we are all god, the truth is more perfectly stated when we say we are all a part of God; that withi...

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