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New-religion group offers advice on cults, faith from fall
Kyodo (Japan), Aug. 10, 2001http://home.kyodo.co.jp/  [Story no longer online? Read this]
A federation of new religions in Japan will on Nov. 1 start providing telephone advice on questions and troubles relating to new religions in an attempt to dispel negative images associated with them, the federation said Friday.
The Federation of New Religious Organizations of Japan (Shinshuren), based in Tokyo, comprises 68 religious organizations founded mostly in the 20th century, including Ennokyo, the Church of Perfect Liberty and Rissho Koseikai.The telephone advice project was conceived after the federation received inquiries and request for advice from people who experienced troubles, the federation said. Several phone calls were from people interested in learning more about religious groups that invited them to join. Others called to complain about being harassed by members of a cult they had left. The federation is concerned about negative images generated particularly after a series of incidents involving the AUM Shinrikyo cult, also a new religious group, particularly by its 1995 sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway system. AUM Shinrikyo has renamed itself Aleph. The federation, which also plans the project to commemorate its 50th anniversary, is also hoping to transform the images the public has about new religions, such as ''terrifying,'' ''untrustworthy,'' and ''money hungry.'' The federation says it will accept any inquiries but will not offer judgments on individual religious groups. [...more...] [Need the full story? Read this] 
Shinshuren was founded in October of 1951 to contribute to world peace and the welfare of mankind through deepening relationships among new religious organizations of Japan
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