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such a same all those innocent people where brutally killed by those deranged atheists [[User:AnitaPalmer|AnitaPalmer]] 10:53, 3 February 2015 (EST)

such a same all those innocent people where brutally killed by those deranged atheists [[User:AnitaPalmer|AnitaPalmer]] 10:53, 3 February 2015 (EST)

== Shintos in WW2 ==

== Shintos in WW2 ==

WW2 Japan was not an atheist state but a Shinto state.  The Emperor was revered as divine because he was supposed to be a descendant of the Sun Goddess, (Amaterasu) The ''Kojiki'' and ''Nihon Shoki'' of Japanese mythology make the emperor's status as a divine descendant of Amaterasu clear (Son of Heaven).  As the son of heaven, the emperor's power was absolute unlike emperors in China under the mandate of heaven.  During WW2 the state strongly controlled Shinto teachings as pushed such narrative in order to support nationalism through Shinto religion.<ref> name="Shibata" /><ref> <ref> name="Zhong" />{{rp|59}}<ref> <ref> name="Keene" />{{rp|120}}<ref> <ref>{{sfn|Beasley|1999|p=29}}<ref> <ref> name="Earhart" />{{rp|8}}<ref>

WW2 Japan was not an atheist state but a Shinto state.  The Emperor was revered as divine because he was supposed to be a descendant of the Sun Goddess, (Amaterasu) The ''Kojiki'' and ''Nihon Shoki'' of Japanese mythology make the emperor's status as a divine descendant of Amaterasu clear (Son of Heaven).  As the son of heaven, the emperor's power was absolute unlike emperors in China under the mandate of heaven.  During WW2 the state strongly controlled Shinto teachings as pushed such narrative in order to support nationalism through Shinto religion.<ref> name="Shibata" /><ref> <ref> name="Zhong" />{{rp|59}}<ref> <ref> name="Keene" />{{rp|120}}<ref> <ref>{{sfn|Beasley|1999|p=29}}<ref> <ref> name="Earhart" />{{rp|8}}<ref>

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