Tuesday, November 23, 2010

Rally to Stop Abductions & Allow Religious Freedom in Japan

"Clergy, civil rights leaders and Japanese victims of religious freedom violations protest the Japanese government’s failure to protect the rights of minority religious believers." Photo taken from religousfreedom.com.
On Friday, demonstrators in Boston were invited to speak with the Deputy Consul General after protesting in ten cities across the U.S. The demonstrators want the Japanese government "to stop the abuse and discrimination of minority believers in that country." People who choose to practice minority religions have been abducted and abused in an attempt to force them to leave their religions, and this has been going on since 1966.

It's interesting to see how these demonstrators are using the United States as their marching ground for help in Japan and to freely communicate their religious needs. You can follow this issue at stopjapanabductions.org, and hopefully see how the Japanese Government will react to this cry for help.
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2 comments:

  1. AnonymousNovember 26, 2010 at 7:28 PM

    I think we often think of Japan as a very developed country and sometimes forget that maybe they are behind on some social issues but I'm glad they are making strides in improving religious freedom.

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  2. Ashley TrottNovember 26, 2010 at 7:45 PM

    When I think of countries that don't allow freedom for their people to practice religions of their choice, I don't necessarily think of Japan. But in a way it makes sense because I know Japan isn't a country that has a lot of religious diversity. I hope awareness of the situation brings about change.

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