Empowering the Heavenly Parent Holy Community
... Religion encompasses transcendent doctrines, faith objects, and religious leaders, making religious freedom essential. However, when a state wields excessive power to intervene, it distorts the essence of religious teachings. The arbitrary detention of people…
... adhering to religious teachings and making donations, as well as participating in religious rituals, are acts based on faith. Labeling this as being “under the psychological influence of the Family Federation” denies the individual’s…
... The Prime Minister’s phrase “refrain from associating with organizations that are socially problematic” has been replaced in these resolutions with the term “anti-social organizations”, branding the religious organization and related groups as anti-social forces such as organized…
... A certain Council member selected from the religious community revealed to those around him in September of this year, when the investigation by Agency for Cultural Affairs was in its final stages, ‘I still…
... “The biggest issue in requesting a dissolution order against the Family Federation is the lack of fairness. Changing the interpretation and application of the law hastily within a day, and then requesting a dissolution order, is going to…
... it is a complete inconsistency for the Prime Minister to announce the use of the right to question the same religious organization just three days after the Cabinet decided that the organization does not qualify for dissolution.
... Regarding the actual “harm” caused by spiritual sales (霊感商法), which forms the basis of the discussion, the Family Federation claims that since their 2009 compliance declaration, there have been no legal claims seeking damages specifically related to…
... As a national political party, the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) has been backed by members and supporters from a wide variety of religious and ideological backgrounds. The diversity of those backgrounds has been one of the…
... It has been two years since former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was assassinated while on the campaign trail 8th July 2022. The incident triggered increased criticism and attacks on the Family Federation for World Peace and…
... Religious freedom is fundamentally an issue of human rights, established first and foremost alongside freedom of speech, freedom of association, and individual rights. This is being neglected in Japan. Religious freedom is essentially about…