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39-562: The association has five major activities, in addition to numerous others: It currently has an administrative structure including a main office and branches. Its headquarters in Yoyogi , Shibuya , Tokyo , adjacent to Meiji Shrine . Its leadership includes the Sosai ( 総裁 ) , the head priestess of the Ise Shrine, presently Sayako Kuroda . The tōri ( 統理 ) is Kuniaki Kuni  [ ja ] , and

78-489: A Lutheran church has been fully or partially established as a state recognized religion include the Nordic States . Jurisdictions that give various degrees of recognition in their constitutions to Lutheranism without establishing it as the state religion: Many Muslim-majority countries have constitutionally established Islam, or a specific form of it, as a state religion. Proselytism (converting people away from Islam)

117-466: A state religion , the church is ruled by an exterior body; for example, in the case of Catholicism, the Vatican has control over the church. Disestablishment is the process of repealing a church's status as an organ of the state. In a state where an established church is in place, opposition to such a move may be described as antidisestablishmentarianism . This word is, however, most usually associated with

156-577: A few notable exceptions, as a form of state religion from this time until the collapse of the Chinese monarchy in 1912. Note, however, there is a debate over whether Confucianism (including Neo-Confucianism ) is a religion or purely a philosophical system. During the Mongol-led Yuan dynasty of China (1271–1368 CE), Tibetan Buddhism was established as the de facto state religion by the Kublai Khan ,

195-659: A law allowing religious freedom to everyone within the Roman Empire. Furthermore, the Edict of Milan cited that Christians may openly practice their religion unmolested and unrestricted, and provided that properties taken from Christians be returned to them unconditionally. Although the Edict of Milan allowed religious freedom throughout the Empire, it did not abolish nor disestablish the Roman state cult (Roman polytheistic paganism). The Edict of Milan

234-563: A set of religious denominations; such is the case in Alsace-Moselle in France under its local law , following the pre-1905 French concordatory legal system and patterns in Germany . A state church (or "established church") is a state religion established by a state for use exclusively by that state. In the case of a state church , the state has absolute control over the church, but in the case of

273-827: A shrine office . It is the successor to the Institute of Divinities , which was an external agency of the Home Ministry , and is a comprehensive religious corporation based on the Religious Corporation Law. In Article 3 of the "Regulations of the Religious Corporation 'Jinja Honcho' Agency," the regulations of the Agency as a religious corporation, the purpose of the Agency is to manage and guide shrines under its jurisdiction, promote Shinto, perform shrine rituals, educate and foster believers ( Ujiko ), support Ise Shrine ,

312-531: A specific modern national branch of Christianity. Closely related to state churches are ecclesiae , which are similar but carry a more minor connotation. In the Middle East , the majority of states with a predominantly Muslim population have Islam as their official religion, though the degree of religious restrictions on citizens' everyday lives varies by country. Rulers of Saudi Arabia use religious power, while Iran 's secular presidents are supposed to follow

351-615: Is subsidized by the Russian government. The position of Islam as a major Russian religion, alongside Orthodox Christianity , dates from the time of Catherine the Great , who sponsored Islamic clerics and scholarship through the Orenburg Assembly . In addition, the Treaty of Lausanne explicitly guarantees the security and protection of both Greek and Armenian Orthodox Christian minorities and

390-433: Is a religion or creed officially endorsed by a sovereign state . A state with an official religion (also known as confessional state ), while not a secular state , is not necessarily a theocracy . State religions are official or government-sanctioned establishments of a religion, but the state does not need to be under the control of the clergy (as in a theocracy), nor is the state-sanctioned religion necessarily under

429-467: Is behind some actions by conservative politicians , like visits to Yasukuni Shrine by Junichirō Koizumi , then Prime Minister of Japan . Yoyogi Yoyogi ( 代々木 ) is a neighbourhood in the northern part of Shibuya , Tokyo, Japan. The area encompassed by Yoyogi is typically defined two ways: This larger definition of Yoyogi is generally used by residents and government to deliver services such as police, fire, and postal delivery. Yoyogi

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468-519: Is composed of ten districts. Yoyogi Park is one of the largest parks in Tokyo, located in the centre of Shibuya directly south of Meiji Shrine. In the years preceding its designation as a public park, Yoyogi Park's site was used as the location of the first successful powered aircraft flight in Japan, an army parade ground, a post-World War II US military installation, and the location for the opening ceremonies of

507-435: Is not recognized as a state religion, but holds special status: The following states recognize some form of Christianity as their state or official religion or recognize a special status for it (by denomination): Jurisdictions where Catholicism has been established as a state or official religion: Jurisdictions that give various degrees of recognition in their constitutions to Roman Catholicism without establishing it as

546-477: Is often illegal in such states. In some countries, Islam is not recognized as a state religion, but holds special status: In some countries, there is a political ideology sponsored by the government that may be called political religion . Islam in Russia is recognized under the law and by Russian political leaders as one of Russia's traditional religions, Islam is a part of Russian historical heritage , and

585-820: The 1964 Summer Olympics . Yoyogi Station ( 代々木駅 , -eki ) is located in the easternmost part of Yoyogi only 700 meters south of Shinjuku Station. JR Yoyogi Station has two platforms for the Chūō-Sōbu and Yamanote lines. Platforms for the Toei Ōedo Line subway line are located underneath Tokyo Metropolitan Route 414 west of the JR station. Shinjuku Station ( 新宿駅 , -eki ) and Harajuku Station ( 原宿駅 , -eki ) also extend into or are located adjacent to Yoyogi. Rail lines include: East Japan Railway Company has its headquarters in Yoyogi. Square Enix and subsidiary Taito share

624-506: The Han dynasty (206 BCE – 220 CE) advocated Confucianism as the de facto state religion, establishing tests based on Confucian texts as an entrance requirement into government service—although, in fact, the "Confucianism" advocated by the Han emperors may be more properly termed a sort of Confucian Legalism or "State Confucianism". This sort of Confucianism continued to be regarded by the emperors, with

663-642: The Jingūkyō , took the lead to establish the Jinja Honcho. The Association has many contacts within the Liberal Democratic Party and is a successful lobbyist ; its influence can be seen in recent conservative legislation, like the legal recognition of the National Flag ( Hinomaru ) and National Anthem ( Kimigayo ), their use for official school events, or the revision of Fundamental Education Law , and it

702-505: The Turkish-Jews . Their religious institutions are recognized officially by the state. In Rome, the office of Pontifex Maximus came to be reserved for the Emperor, who was occasionally declared a god posthumously, or sometimes during his reign. Failure to worship the Emperor as a god was at times punishable by death, as the Roman government sought to link emperor worship with loyalty to

741-747: The "Association of Shinto Shrines" and the "Platform of Respectful Life". The Association was established following the Surrender of Japan at the end of World War II . On 15 December 1945, the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers (SCAP) issued the Shinto Directive , ordering the Disestablishment of Shinto as a state religion . On February 2, 1946, to comply with the SCAP order, three organizations –

780-675: The 16th century evolved the principle Cuius regio, eius religio (states follow the religion of the ruler) embodied in the text of the treaty that marked the Peace of Augsburg in 1555. In England , Henry VIII broke with Rome in 1534, being declared the Supreme Head of the Church of England , the official religion of England continued to be "Catholicism without the Pope" until after his death in 1547. In some cases, an administrative region may sponsor and fund

819-481: The Empire. Many Christians and Jews were subject to persecution, torture and death in the Roman Empire because it was against their beliefs to worship the Emperor. In 311, Emperor Galerius , on his deathbed, declared a religious indulgence to Christians throughout the Roman Empire, focusing on the ending of anti-Christian persecution. Constantine I and Licinius , the two Augusti , by the Edict of Milan of 313, enacted

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858-561: The Kōten Kōkyūjo ( 皇典講究所 ) , Dainippon Jingikai ( 大日本神祇会 ) , and Jingū Hōsaikai ( 神宮奉斎会 ) – established the nongovernmental Association, assuming the functions of the Institute of Divinities , a branch of the Home Ministry . In accordance with the Shinto Directive , 1946 ( Showa 21) January 23 , National Association of Shinto Priests , the Office of Japanese Classics Research , and

897-515: The Sakya sect had held the post of Imperial Preceptor (Dishi), thereby enjoying special power. The Mongol rulers Ghazan of Ilkhanate and Uzbeg of Golden Horde converted to Islam in 1295 CE because of the Muslim Mongol emir Nawruz and in 1313 CE because of Sufi Bukharan sayyid and sheikh Ibn Abdul Hamid respectively. Their official favoring of Islam as the state religion coincided with

936-1359: The Shinjuku Bunka Quint Building in Yoyogi. Square Enix is no longer headquartered here, but at the Higashi-Shinjuku Station . Shibuya Board of Education  [ ja ] operates public elementary and junior high schools. Much of Yoyogi is zoned to Yoyogi Sanya Elementary School ( 代々木山谷小学校 ). This includes 1-3 chōme , 4-chōme 1-31, 34, 35, 40, and 47-50 ban, and 5-chōme 42, 48, 54-60 ban. However, 4-chōme 32, 33, 36-39, 41-46, and 51-62 ban, and 5-chōme 13-36, 43-47, and 49-53 ban are instead zoned to Hatashiro Elementary School ( 幡代小学校 ). 5-chōme 1-12, 37-41, and 61-67-ban are zoned to Tomigaya Elementary School ( 渋谷区立富谷小学校 ). Yoyogi 4-chōme, 1-chōme 5-11 ban, 3-chōme 1-17 and 21-59 ban, and 5-chōme 13-26 and 42-60 ban are zoned to Yoyogi Junior High School ( 代々木中学校 ). Yoyogi 2-chōme, 1-chōme 1-4 and 12-61 ban, and 3-chōme 18-20 ban are zoned to Harajuku Gaien Junior High School ( 原宿外苑中学校 ). Yoyogi 5-chome 1-12, 37-41, and 61-67 ban are zoned to Uehara Junior High School ( 渋谷区立上原中学校 ). 35°40′26″N 139°41′12″E  /  35.67389°N 139.68667°E  / 35.67389; 139.68667 State religion A state religion (also called official religion )

975-580: The State religion: The jurisdictions below give various degrees of recognition in their constitutions to Eastern Orthodoxy , but without establishing it as the state religion: The following states recognize some form of Protestantism as their state or official religion: The Anglican Church of England is the established church in England as well as all three of the Crown Dependencies : Jurisdictions where

1014-488: The control of the state. Official religions have been known throughout human history in almost all types of cultures, reaching into the Ancient Near East and prehistory . The relation of religious cult and the state was discussed by the ancient Latin scholar Marcus Terentius Varro , under the term of theologia civilis ( lit.   ' civic theology ' ). The first state-sponsored Christian denomination

1053-677: The debate on the position of the Anglican Communion in the British Isles : the Church of Ireland (disestablished in 1871 ), the Church in Wales (disestablished in 1920 ), and the Church of England itself (which remains established in England). Governments where Buddhism , either a specific form of it, or Buddhism as a whole, has been established as an official religion: In some countries, Buddhism

1092-784: The decisions of religious authorities since the 1979 Islamic Revolution . Turkey , which also has Muslim-majority population, became a secular country after Atatürk's Reforms , although unlike the Russian Revolution of the same time period, it did not result in the adoption of state atheism . The degree to which an official national religion is imposed upon citizens by the state in contemporary society varies considerably; from high as in Saudi Arabia and Iran , to none at all as in Greenland , Denmark , England , Iceland , and Greece (in Europe,

1131-600: The founder of the Yuan dynasty. The top-level department and government agency known as the Bureau of Buddhist and Tibetan Affairs (Xuanzheng Yuan) was set up in Khanbaliq (modern Beijing ) to supervise Buddhist monks throughout the empire. Since Kublai Khan only esteemed the Sakya sect of Tibetan Buddhism, other religions became less important. Before the end of the Yuan dynasty, 14 leaders of

1170-488: The head shrine, train priests, and conduct public relations through the publication and distribution of pamphlets, among other activities. The shrine is also involved in public relations activities through the publication and distribution of pamphlets. The Association of Shinto Shrines is a comprehensive religious corporation of about 80,000 companies nationwide. Each shrine has its own history, and there are various religious beliefs such as Yawata belief and Inari belief, and it

1209-401: The mission to be afraid of the gods, to follow the ancestral lessons, to finally demonstrate the essence of the road, and to promote the welfare of humankind. It is hoped that this code will be put up here to clarify the direction and to put it into practice and proclaim the road. To thank God for the grace and grace of our ancestors, to attend rituals with a clear and clean spirit, to serve for

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1248-522: The post of sōchō ( 総長 ) or Secretary-General is currently held by Masami Yatabe , the chief priest of the Mishima Shrine . The association maintains regional offices in every prefecture . They handle financial and personnel matters for member shrines. The Association of Shinto Shrines is the largest Shinto religious group in Japan, and more than 79,000 of the approximately 80,000 Japanese shrines, including major ones, are members. Each prefecture has

1287-514: The prosperity of the great lord, and contributes to the peace of the four seas." Prior to the "Association of Shinto Shrine Charter", the "Platform of Respectful Life" was enacted in 1956 to show the practical spirit of the Association of Shinto Shrines. Shinto is an eternal road of heaven and earth, and is the basis for cultivating a noble spirit and opening the Taihei. It is the reason for achieving

1326-453: The sake of the world, and to create and solidify the world as the will of God. We pray for the coexistence and co-prosperity of the country and the world. There is no codified doctrine in the Association of Shinto Shrines, but according to the "Commentary on the Charter of the Association of Shinto Shrines", the Association of Shinto Shrines is the spirit of its establishment and activities with

1365-554: The state religion might be called in English, the established church ). The degree and nature of state backing for denomination or creed designated as a state religion can vary. It can range from mere endorsement (with or without financial support) with freedom for other faiths to practice , to prohibiting any competing religious body from operating and to persecuting the followers of other sects. In Europe, competition between Catholic and Protestant denominations for state sponsorship in

1404-460: Was restored for a time by the Emperor Julian from 361 to 363. Julian does not appear to have reinstated the persecutions of the earlier Roman emperors . Catholic Christianity, as opposed to Arianism and other ideologies deemed heretical , was declared to be the state religion of the Roman Empire on 27 February 380 by the decree De fide catolica of Emperor Theodosius I . In China,

1443-491: Was the Armenian Apostolic Church , established in 301 CE. In Christianity , as the term church is typically applied to a place of worship for Christians or organizations incorporating such ones, the term state church is associated with Christianity as sanctioned by the government, historically the state church of the Roman Empire in the last centuries of the Empire's existence, and is sometimes used to denote

1482-683: Was very difficult to establish one doctrine. Therefore, on May 21, 1980 (Showa 55), the "Association of Shinto Shrine Charter" was established by a decision of the Councilors. The background and position of this is stated in the preamble, "The important concern to date has been to establish and maintain basic norms as a tie for spiritual integration." At the time of enforcement of this Charter, the agency rules and previous rules, etc. shall be deemed to have been established based on this Charter." Article 1 states, "The Association of Shinto Shrines respects tradition, promotes rituals and promotes morality, prays for

1521-536: Was written in such a way as to implore the blessings of the deity. Constantine called up the First Council of Nicaea in 325, although he was not a baptized Christian until years later. Despite enjoying considerable popular support, Christianity was still not the official state religion in Rome, although it was in some neighboring states such as Armenia , Iberia , and Aksum . Roman religion ( Neoplatonic Hellenism )

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