Empowering the Heavenly Parent Holy Community
... With this ruling, our country’s freedom of religion has been significantly restricted. It is terrifying that a religious group, which for decades has been legally recognized and operating under religious corporation status, can suddenly…
... We believe that dissolving a religious corporation based on such vague civil infractions should never be permitted. The series of actions by the government – from the exercise of the “right to question” to…
... The social discrimination, persecution, and human rights violations against Japanese Family Federation members have reached an serious level. Since the shooting of former Prime Minister Abe, and following the filing of the dissolution order…
... the decision will likely be overturned by the Supreme Court on the grounds of unconstitutionality.” He made these remarks at an event primarily attended by Family Federation believers in Niihama City, Ehime Prefecture.
... I was extremely shocked by the court’s decision. Under these criteria, even my religious group could be affected. Within our community, we are already feeling a sense of crisis. In today’s Japan, it has…
... The excessive backlash seized upon the motive of the suspect who killed the former prime minister out of hatred toward a religious organization. This, coupled with an overnight change in legal interpretation, led to…
... Despite the absence of any concrete legal violations or criminal acts, the Tokyo District Court ordered the dissolution of the religious corporation on grounds of “deviation from social norms” and “harm to public welfare”.…
Tanaka expressed his strong dissatisfaction with the court’s ruling, stating, “It is extremely regrettable that our claims were not recognized.” He reiterated his belief that there is no valid reason for the dissolution of the…
... The court proceedings regarding dissolution orders fall under non-contentious cases meaning they are a form of administrative action by the court rather than a public trial. Consequently, non-contentious cases are not held in open…
... a resident of Osaka, compared the situation to losing something irreplaceable, saying, “Losing our places of faith feels like losing something fundamental to our lives. It’s like telling a singer to sing alone on…