Empowering the Heavenly Parent Holy Community
... the mass media, driven by ideologies or profit motives, often stimulate public sentiments with biased or fabricated information. He noted, “This frequently gives rise to negative sentiments, which, in turn, create waves of public…
... This hesitation is particularly notable in light of recent international criticism of Japan’s treatment of religious minorities, especially the Jehovah’s Witnesses and the Unification Church (now known as the Family Federation for World Peace…
... While our stance as “anti-communist” has become well-known, the label of “anti-Japanese” has been unfairly applied to us, obscuring the truth of our mission. To address your question directly, we are unequivocally not anti-Japanese.…
... A man who follows the teachings of Ryokan (良寛和尚), a renowned Zen Buddhist monk, expressed deep concern, saying, “It’s abnormal that something like the Holocaust is even being discussed in modern times.”
... Respinti criticized the Japanese government’s request to dissolve the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification (formerly the Unification Church), calling it “a grave violation of human rights, an attack on democracy, and a…
... “We will not tolerate religious oppression!” “Abduction, confinement, and forced renunciation of faith are crimes!” “Withdraw the request for dissolution!” These were the slogans heard on 8th December 2024 at the east exit of…
... However, concern has now been raised by prominent leaders around the world that believe Japan is not upholding its religious freedom commitment as a signer of the UN Human Rights Declaration.
... Rev. Paula White, religious advisor to the incoming U.S. President Donald Trump, sent a video message, expressing that “serious concerns are being raised globally about the state of religious freedom in Japan.”
... violations of religious freedom are “among the gravest issues” and condemned the Japanese government’s dissolution order against the Family Federation as a severe human rights violation and an attack on democracy.
... Through my own research, I became convinced that most of the negative claims about the Family Federation were fabrications.