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Crossing FaithsSam Nagasaka: The Unification Church in JapanAn interview from the IRF Summit with Sam Nagasaka, Secretary General of the Public Relations Committee for the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification. Sam shares his poignent personal story of the efforts his family in Japan made to deprogram him from association with the Unification Church and how this ultimately reinforced his connection to the organization. Afterward, John examines Sam's story through the lense of his experience with the highly traditional Shinto traditions of Japan.
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Crossing Faiths #22 with Shino Yokotsuka: https://www.crossingfaiths.com/22Support...2024-02-1442 min
Crossing Faiths34: Is irresponsible polling dividing us?Support this podcast via Patreon.
Matt and John discuss troubling religion surveys and conclude bad religion polling does more harm than good.Support Crossing FaithsLinks:Half of Americans say Bible should influence U.S. laws, including 28% who favor it over the will of the people | Pew Research CenterIn U.S., Decline of Christianity Continues at Rapid Pace | Pew Research CenterMajority of Danish Muslims Wish to Make Criticising Islam Illegal, Minister Says Integrate or Leave - Sputnik InternationalMajority of Danish Muslims wish to make criticising Islam illegal, Minister says integrate or leave...2020-05-131h 07Crossing Faiths22: Prayer in schools: Japan vs. U.S.A. | Special Guest: Shino YokotsukaShino Yokotsuka, a Tokyo native and a PhD student in Boston, joins Matt and John to compare school prayer practices in United States and Japan.
Did you know Japanese school children must dye their hair black if their hair isn't naturally black?
Can western-style religious freedom be exported verbatim into collective cultures?
Whose deity is referred to by "under God" in the U.S.A.'s Pledge of Allegiance?
Also, is it really religious freedom if you must bow to an emperor?
Special Guest: Shino Yokotsuka.Support Crossing FaithsLinks:Embracing Religious...2020-01-3143 min