The Creation of the Japanese Government's Religious Regulatory System during the Meiji Period
In the course of Japan's modernization,the Meiji government sought to establish a system of religious regulation under the premise of the separation of church and state,aiming to institutionalize the effective management of religion.The Religion Act of 1899 embodied the principles and methods the government had chosen.The Meiji government's ideal religious regulatory system was based on the principle of"religious u-nity,"with the management of religion centered on the incorporation of religious groups as legal entities.Strict limitations were placed on religious groups and individuals to prevent their interference in government and political affairs.Additionally,the Meiji government sought to assert administrative supremacy in religious governance,deliberately excluding the legislative and judicial branches from involvement in religious matters.Although the Religion Act was strongly criticized by the House of Peers and failed to pass directly,the Meiji government,through stepwise implementation,achieved its legislative aim of establishing a system of religious regulation,which had a profound impact on the evolution of church-state relations in Japan.
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