Word: sects
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...disagreed with Kishi's foreign policy, used a 5-in. dagger to disembowel himself in ceremonial hara-kiri in front of the Premier's official residence. And there was also something decidedly un-Western about the election of all six candidates nominated by the Soka Gakkai sect...
Freshened Minds. Founded in 1930 by a crusty, quick-tempered high school principal, the sect seeks to annihilate all other religions and to establish Soka Gakkai (literal translation: the value-creating study group) as the national religion of Japan. New to politics, this flamboyant sect first made its mark in the April municipal elections when 337 of its 362 candidates were elected to office. Founder Tsunesaburo Makiguchi believed that mankind's salvation lay in the teachings of the Buddhist saint Nichiren* By merely chanting the magic formula, "Namu My oho Rengekyo [I devote myself to the Scripture...
...sect has collided with labor unions as well as police. Three years ago thousands of Soka Gakkai coal miners refused to join a strike because it would mean a violation of Nichiren's teaching that work is a blessing. The issue was compromised: union leaders promised not to interfere with the conversion of workers and Soka Gakkai agreed to recognize strikes aimed at "bettering the workers...
...Tillich, then, a University must by its very nature transcend mere secular considerations; it is an institution dedicated to matters of ultimate concern. For teachers with less of the Tillichian "vision," however, the questions of religion in education appear more controversial, for they are bound to earthly considerations of sect and creed...
Angelus Temple and the Foursquare Gospel did not pass away with Aimee. Today the movement flourishes, with 113,-ooo members, 720 U.S. churches and 800 missionary stations round the world. In charge of the sect: Aimee's quiet, unassuming son, Rolf McPherson, 46, who shuns publicity...