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What are the four affirmations of Shinto?

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By Rabbi Marc Gellman, Monsignor Thomas Hartman. Part of Religion For Dummies Cheat Sheet. Shinto, the indigenous religion of Japan, emphasizes living with sincerity and virtue, possible only by an awareness of the divine. read more

The term "Four Affirmations of Shinto" was first used on the infamous disinformation website Ontario Consultants on Religious Tolerance around 1997. This website is mostly written by a single Canadian man with a B.A. in engineering and no background in religious studies. read more

The four affirmations are these: 1 Tradition and family. The family is at the centre of Shinto and is seen as the main means of carrying on tradition, so most festivals etc are to do with family life. read more

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