Faith leaders, academics, and rights activists are raising concerns about potential legislation and restrictions targeting religious organizations in Japan following the assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. They warn that such measures could threaten religious freedom for all.
Members of the Unification Church attend a rally in Seoul on August 18, 2022, to protest against the media coverage the group received in Japan following the assassination in early July of former Japan ese prime minister Shinzo Abe .
“We believe that the strong emotions generated by the Abe assassination, understandable though they may be, should not lead to legislation, administrative, or legal actions that violate human rights in Japan,” the signatories said. They also pointed out that Tetsuya was never a member of the Unification Church and “had in fact signed a statement accepting the settlement.”
The signatories said that the sale of articles at exorbitant prices — called “Spiritual Sales — was carried out by a company whose members were part of the Unification Church and had ceased by the time of Abe’s assassination. The signatories said three legal measures that threaten all religions, “not the alone, and not new religious movements alone,” were enacted inThe first measure includes provisions for the dissolution of a religious corporation, which the signatories said was revised to enable the disbanding of religious groups if they “lost some civil cases.”
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