I have known a few Christians to secretly believe in this concept. But because of certain emperors, like Justinian, and Popes, like Pope Innocent the 3rd who killed over a half of a million Cathars for their belief in reincarnation, most of this previously believed doctrince has been wiped out. If you have a hard time believing many Christians believed in this concept go to this web site
http://reluctant-messenger.com/reincarnation.htm
From what I hear there are more Christians that believe in this than most people know because they do not want flak from their churches and or peers by professing so.
I believe present day versions of Christianity are still heavily influenced by the effects of the Roman Empire that used the once peaceful religion to control the masses. Without fear, stemming from the doctrine of everlasting hell, it would have been to difficult control the masses. If you can control the peoples thoughts you can control the peoples actions.
2006-08-04
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