Empowering the Heavenly Parent Holy Community
... 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.
... Understanding that human ideals and happiness rely on the ability of free individuals to maximize their potential within society, I, as a Buddhist monk, feel deeply the need to reconcile the enormous gap between…
... considering that the church‘s founder, Reverend Sun Myung Moon, was a frontrunner in the fight against communism. He praised the Family Federation as “the only religious organization that has stood squarely against a demonic…