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[[File:Urim and Thummim.png|400px|thumb|The [[Urim and Thummim]] stones used by early Jewish priests]] | [[File:Urim and Thummim.png|400px|thumb|The [[Urim and Thummim]] stones used by early Jewish priests]] | ||
The divination method of casting lots ([[Cleromancy]]) was used by the remaining eleven disciples of Jesus in Acts 1:23-26 to select a replacement for Judas Iscariot. Therefore, divination was arguably an accepted practice in the early church. However, divination became viewed as a [[pagan]] practice by Christian emperors during ancient Rome. | The divination method of casting lots ([[Cleromancy]]) was used by the remaining eleven disciples of [[Jesus Christ]] in Acts 1:23-26 to select a replacement for Judas Iscariot. Therefore, divination was arguably an accepted practice in the early church. However, divination became viewed as a [[pagan]] practice by Christian emperors during ancient Rome. | ||
In 692 the Quinisext Council, also known as the "Council in Trullo" in the Eastern Orthodox Church, passed canons to eliminate pagan and divination practices. Fortune-telling and other forms of divination were widespread through the Middle Ages. In the constitution of 1572 and public regulations of 1661 of Kur-Saxony, capital punishment was used on those predicting the future. Laws forbidding divination practice continue to this day. | In 692 the Quinisext Council, also known as the "Council in Trullo" in the Eastern Orthodox Church, passed canons to eliminate pagan and divination practices. Fortune-telling and other forms of divination were widespread through the Middle Ages. In the constitution of 1572 and public regulations of 1661 of Kur-Saxony, capital punishment was used on those predicting the future. Laws forbidding divination practice continue to this day. | ||