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Post by NJtoTX on Mar 3, 2023 0:23:44 GMT
Japan Draws Up Guidelines on Child Abuse Linked to Religion. Forced participation in religious activities to be classified as child abuse.
Tokyo, Dec. 26 (Jiji Press)--Using threats to force children to engage in religious activity, or preventing them from marriage or study on the basis of religious doctrine, amounts to child abuse, according to new guidelines drawn up by Japan's welfare ministry.
The guidelines' points to keep in mind when receiving consultations about suspected abuse of children by parents who are members of religious groups are set to be distributed to child consultation centers nationwide, sources familiar with the matter said Monday.
Written in a question-and-answer format, the guidelines were created on the basis of hearings with children of religious group members.
The guidelines say that using phrases such as "You will go to hell" and other threats to force children to participate in religious activity amounts to abuse.
They also say that not offering adequate food to children due to the lack of living expenses caused by massive religious donations can be abuse, as can preventing children from interacting with friends who do not believe in the same religion.
Japan will classify as abuse any acts by members of religious groups who threaten or force their children to participate in religious activities, or that hinder a child’s career path based on religious doctrine.
According to unnamed sources cited by Japanese daily Yomiuri Shimbun, the Health, Labour and Welfare Ministry is preparing its first draft in connection with religious groups such as the Unification Church, officially known as the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification. The Unification Church came to attention in 2022 after former prime minister Shinzo Abe was fatally shot by a man with longstanding grudges against the religious group.
Children of religious groups’ followers have criticised the authorities’ handling of this issue in the past.
They have said child consultation centres and the police did not respond to their complaints of abuse, telling the children there was nothing they could do because freedom of religion is protected under the Constitution.
In October, the ministry had told local governments not to make perfunctory responses simply because a problem is religious in nature.
The guidelines will specify what faith-based acts against children fall under the categories of abuse as stipulated in the Child Abuse Prevention Law.
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Post by gadreel on Mar 3, 2023 0:29:49 GMT
Ironic in some ways, given they forced POWs to recite prayers.
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Post by NJtoTX on Mar 3, 2023 1:05:00 GMT
Ironic in some ways, given they forced POWs to recite prayers. I guess they've evolved.
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Post by gadreel on Mar 3, 2023 1:06:14 GMT
Ironic in some ways, given they forced POWs to recite prayers. I guess they've evolved. Which is even more ironic as they refuse to teach what happened in WW2, so it's hard to see how they could have learned from it.
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Post by clusium on Mar 3, 2023 1:18:55 GMT
Ironic in some ways, given they forced POWs to recite prayers. What kind of prayers? Shinto prayers? Buddhist prayers?
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Post by gadreel on Mar 3, 2023 5:42:23 GMT
Ironic in some ways, given they forced POWs to recite prayers. What kind of prayers? Shinto prayers? Buddhist prayers? not 100% sure, most likely prayers to the emperor. It is mentioned in to end all wars
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Post by clusium on Mar 3, 2023 5:49:49 GMT
What kind of prayers? Shinto prayers? Buddhist prayers? not 100% sure, most likely prayers to the emperor. It is mentioned in to end all wars Interesting. Must be why he renounced his divinity after the war (he obviously never heard a single prayer).
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Post by gadreel on Mar 3, 2023 5:58:34 GMT
not 100% sure, most likely prayers to the emperor. It is mentioned in to end all wars Interesting. Must be why he renounced his divinity after the war (he obviously never heard a single prayer). General consensus is that he did it to unify the nation, becoming a leader for the people. EDIT
apparently he personally started questioning his divinity at the age of 14, and MacArthur's testimony is that, although it is exactly what MacArthur wanted, Hirohito did it of his own accord
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Post by paulslaugh on Mar 3, 2023 6:20:47 GMT
Ironic in some ways, given they forced POWs to recite prayers. It’s a very interesting culture to study because they purposely isolated themselves from the world remaining in a medieval-like warrior culture, then played catch-up to West in the 19th century ending up attempting a Western-style empire.
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Post by gadreel on Mar 3, 2023 6:23:56 GMT
Ironic in some ways, given they forced POWs to recite prayers. It’s a very interesting culture to study because they purposely isolated themselves from the world remaining in a medieval-like warrior culture, then played catch-up to West in the 19th century ending up attempting a Western-style empire. Yeah, I mean aside from the last samurai, I don't really know anything about Japan prior to ww2, except of course that the re-introduction and promotion of the Bushido code was exactly that, not some continuation of 1000's of years of history as some apologists would have one believe.
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Post by paulslaugh on Mar 3, 2023 6:25:02 GMT
Ironic in some ways, given they forced POWs to recite prayers. What kind of prayers? Shinto prayers? Buddhist prayers? The Samurai class that dominated their society were Zen/Chan and Shinto practicing. However, the religions have melded a lot. It’s not uncommon to be Buddhist and Shinto since that’s considered the “original“ religious faith of the Japanese people.
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Post by gadreel on Mar 3, 2023 6:30:26 GMT
What kind of prayers? Shinto prayers? Buddhist prayers? The Samurai class that dominated their society were Zen/Chan and Shinto practicing. However, the religions have melded a lot. It’s not uncommon to be Buddhist and Shinto since that’s considered the “original“ religious faith of the Japanese people. yeah, pretty certain they would be praying to the emperor in ww2 though. To be fair Europe is my preferred theatre, so I am not 100% sure
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Post by clusium on Mar 3, 2023 6:32:31 GMT
What kind of prayers? Shinto prayers? Buddhist prayers? The Samurai class that dominated their society were Zen/Chan and Shinto practicing. However, the religions have melded a lot. It’s not uncommon to be Buddhist and Shinto since that’s considered the “original“ religious faith of the Japanese people. Yeah in Asia, it is very common for people to practice more than 1 religion.
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Post by paulslaugh on Mar 3, 2023 6:38:07 GMT
The Samurai class that dominated their society were Zen/Chan and Shinto practicing. However, the religions have melded a lot. It’s not uncommon to be Buddhist and Shinto since that’s considered the “original“ religious faith of the Japanese people. yeah, pretty certain they would be praying to the emperor in ww2 though. To be fair Europe is my preferred theatre, so I am not 100% sure
You are right. The Mikado was considered a living God and elevating kings and such as gods or claiming descent from a god is nearly ubiquitous in emerging civilizations. Part of Japan’s total surrender to the Allies was Hirohito had formerly renounce his and his descendants God-head.
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Post by The Herald Erjen on Mar 3, 2023 6:44:55 GMT
Ironic in some ways, given they forced POWs to recite prayers. It’s a very interesting culture to study because they purposely isolated themselves from the world remaining in a medieval-like warrior culture, then played catch-up to West in the 19th century ending up attempting a Western-style empire. You can thank British and American Freemasons for that. They needed a villain in the Far East, and they helped to make one out of Japan.
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Post by paulslaugh on Mar 3, 2023 6:49:57 GMT
It’s a very interesting culture to study because they purposely isolated themselves from the world remaining in a medieval-like warrior culture, then played catch-up to West in the 19th century ending up attempting a Western-style empire. You can thank British and American Freemasons for that. They needed a villain in the Far East, and they helped to make one out of Japan. Thank you, Herald for adding this.
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Post by gadreel on Mar 3, 2023 6:52:00 GMT
yeah, pretty certain they would be praying to the emperor in ww2 though. To be fair Europe is my preferred theatre, so I am not 100% sure
You are right. The Mikado was considered a living God and elevating kings and such as gods or claiming descent from a god is nearly ubiquitous in emerging civilizations. Part of Japan’s total surrender to the Allies was Hirohito had formerly renounce his and his descendants God-head. According to MacArthur it wasn't
Apparently it WAS part of the initial surrender request (can't remember where I read that), which was rejected.
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Post by gadreel on Mar 3, 2023 6:52:29 GMT
It’s a very interesting culture to study because they purposely isolated themselves from the world remaining in a medieval-like warrior culture, then played catch-up to West in the 19th century ending up attempting a Western-style empire. You can thank British and American Freemasons for that. They needed a villain in the Far East, and they helped to make one out of Japan. Fuck I wish there was a laugh icon.
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Post by The Herald Erjen on Mar 3, 2023 6:55:36 GMT
You can thank British and American Freemasons for that. They needed a villain in the Far East, and they helped to make one out of Japan. Fuck I wish there was a laugh icon. You and three or four of your sodomite friends can still have a good laugh about it.
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Post by gadreel on Mar 3, 2023 6:56:22 GMT
Fuck I wish there was a laugh icon. You and three or four of your sodomite friends can still have a good laugh about it. You don't even know what a biblical sodomite is you sad little man.
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How stink does it feel to be so totally devoted to your religion and still not have a clue what it is about? I kinda pity you.
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