Empowering the Heavenly Parent Holy Community
... “In effect, Japan’s democratic government would be impeding an international church with thousands of adherents from operating in its territory. Doing so also would create a legal weapon for use against other churches, especially ones disdained…
... Masubuchi recalls attending the Tochigi Prefectural Convention of IFVOC around 1976, where its chairman Osami Kuboki (1931-1998) delivered a speech titled “A Cry for the Salvation of the Country”. He addressed the threat of…
... Surprisingly, Japan’s religious community has remained largely silent in response to these developments. Allowing the government to continue unchecked in this regard will inevitably lead to the deterioration of the religious landscape. If religion…
... The Family Federation for World Peace and Unification calls on Japan to rethink the dissolution of the religious movement in the country The first hearing is taking place of the Japanese governments request for a dissolution order against the Family Federation…
... The hounding of the Unification Church was both political and social activism. It is undeniable that the media also participated in this activism. The evidence for hounding the Unification Church was weak. Testimonies were accepted only from those involved who could…
... The potential for these criteria to be applied indiscriminately, especially during periods of heightened public emotion or media influence, can undermine the fundamental principles of freedom of religion or belief. Such actions may lead to unfair…
... As a result of a minority’s interests and fervor creating an illusion of overwhelming consensus, society has been perceived as shrouded in anxiety, leading to the dissolution order, violations of believers’ human rights, and social division. As is…
... As a result of the assumption that the religious organisation and its members are evil, there have been – as pointed out in the report by the U.S. Department of State – instances of public opinion polls in…
... Here are the top 200 repeatedly used words out of the 4,246 cases, represented using a method called Word Cloud. Please understand that the larger the font, the more frequent its appearance. Among the…
... The human rights violations against the followers were carried out under the premise that “a good society is the victim” and “let’s exclude the evil church and its followers because they are the perpetrators.” It was…