Empowering the Heavenly Parent Holy Community
... The Tokyo High Court’s verdict in the Aum Shinrikyo case also clearly states that statutory regulations refer to laws such as the Penal Code. In other words, to claim that someone has violated a law, we must specify which…
... However, as long as the truth behind the shooting remains uncertain, the government’s push for the dissolution of the Family Federation appears unjustifiable. Religious freedom is a cornerstone of democracy, safeguarding individual beliefs and thoughts. Media…
... In response to this statement, media outlets and viewers swiftly interpreted it as implying that our organization was actually forcing believers into prostitution. Consequently, the internet was flooded with accusations against our organization. However, I want to…
... On 28th February 2024, Bitter Winter published the 2nd of its 3 articles. It was headlined “Spies and Fake News”. There, Masubuchi explains how an initiative by the International Federation for Victory Over Communism (IFVOC), founded by Sun Myung Moon,…
... If instilling the fear of hell is a form of ‘child abuse’ perhaps Dante’s ‘Comedy’, with its graphic depictions of hell, should be forbidden to minors in Japan, and Japanese travel agents should not…
... Soto Zen argues that Japanese law traditionally mandates dissolution of a religious organization only in cases of criminal convictions, not civil disputes. This stance has drawn attention to potential constitutional violations regarding freedom of religion…
... Referring to the case of Toru Goto (後藤徹), who was locked up for 12 years and 5 months and subjected to coercion to leave the church, Satoshi Hamada mentioned that the family and the…
... During parliamentary questioning in 1987, then-Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone, when pressured by Communist Party members to sever ties with IFVOC, stated, “It is a serious infringement on freedom of thought and action,” and emphasized that it was…
... Organizations opposing our church have systematically and persistently engaged in egregious human rights violations, such as abduction, confinement, and forced de-conversion against our believers, with the aim of destroying our church. According to our church‘s records, over 4,300 believers have suffered from such abuses.
... The acceptance of donations is a right recognized for religious corporations, and the claim that receiving donations implies non-religious purposes goes against international law established by the “Declaration on the Elimination of All Forms of Intolerance and Discrimination…