Todd Epp and I have in the past expressed an interest in Buddhism. I should mention that this was in this life. So I take some pleasure in scooping him on this story, from the London Times:
Tibet’s living Buddhas have been banned from reincarnation without permission from China’s atheist leaders. The ban is included in new rules intended to assert Beijing’s authority over Tibet’s restive and deeply Buddhist people.
“The so-called reincarnated living Buddha without government approval is illegal and invalid,” according to the order, which comes into effect on September 1.
My reaction? Thank God, or Amita Buddha, or someone, that we live in a country where living Buddhas like Todd and myself can reincarnate as anyone we darn well please without permission from the Immigration and Naturalization Service or the Department of Homeland Security. Heck, so far a I know you don't even have pay a tax on it, though I haven't yet consulted my accountant on that. Of course, I wouldn't put it past the Democratic Congress (approval rating negative 18 points) to lay a hazardous waste disposal fee on my next incarnation on account of leaving behind this old body. The price of liberty really is eternal vigilance.
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