Japan Court Upholds Ban on Same-Sex Marriage, Says Union Should Be Between Men and Women

Japan Court Upholds Ban on Same-Sex Marriage, Says Union Should Be Between Men and Women

Less than a week after Tokyo expanded recognition of LGBTQ couples, a Japanese court ruled it was constitutional to ban same-sex marriage.

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Surprised cause since it's Japan I doubt it's for religious reasons

 

[_Nabil_]

An other country is fucked up !!

 

[REhorror]

Good news!
It's indeed NOT unconstitutional because marriage is defined by both sexs in Japan's constitution.

 

[MH.Yang]

https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-...not-unconstitutional-lgbtq-rights-2022-06-20/

Surprised cause since it's Japan I doubt it's for religious reasons

Japan's native religion is Taoism, which is also China's native religion. According to Chinese tradition, we do not recognize same-sex marriage. Japanese law allows same-sex marriage to come from western culture rather than East Asian culture.

 

[REhorror]

Japan's native religion is Taoism, which is also China's native religion. According to Chinese tradition, we do not recognize same-sex marriage. Japanese law allows same-sex marriage to come from western culture rather than East Asian culture.

It's Shintoism actually, not Taoism.
Taoism is imported from China.

Also, Japan laws do NOT allow same-sex marriage, it seems some of the posters here don't understand the article.

 

[Indos]

 

[MH.Yang]

It's Shintoism actually, not Taoism.
Taoism is imported from China.

In fact, it is the same, except that the Japanese have added some local gods to Taoism. The core thought of Taoism "道法自然" has not changed. Taoism is a religion that does not attach importance to gods. Every branch of Taoism has countless different gods. Thought is the core of Taoism.
When Taoism came to Vietnam, did it not turn into 母道教(Đạo Mẫu)? It comes from the branch "五斗米道" of Taoism. You Vietnamese also put a bunch of local gods into Taoism. However, Taoism never cares about "heresy", and any God can join Taoism.

 

[REhorror]

In fact, it is the same, except that the Japanese have added some local gods to Taoism. The core thought of Taoism "道法自然" has not changed. Taoism is a religion that does not attach importance to gods. Every branch of Taoism has countless different gods. Thought is the core of Taoism.

You might seem to be mistaken there, Shintoism worships the Emperor as divine god, as well as Sun goddess like Amaterasu. For them, worship is important.
There's no philosophy like Taoism, in fact, the actual Taoist exists in Japan as well.

This is very evident in the Touhou video games where Shintoism battles with Taoism and Buddhism.

EDIT: Also, you might be mistaken between chinese native faith (i.e. Shenism) with Taoism.
Chinese gods like Nu Wa and Shen Nong come first, Taoism comes from Laozhi and much, much later.
Vietnamese religion has its own local gods (Lac Long Vuong) as well, and we don't consider ourselves Taoist.

 

[Maula Jatt]

Japan Court Upholds Ban on Same-Sex Marriage, Says Union Should Be Between Men and Women

Less than a week after Tokyo expanded recognition of LGBTQ couples, a Japanese court ruled it was constitutional to ban same-sex marriage.

www.vice.com

Surprised cause since it's Japan I doubt it's for religious reasons

alright this is what happened today- they criminalized it afaik
previous article was an old one

 

[REhorror]

alright this is what happened today- they criminalized it afaik
previous article was an old one

Previous article was the same, just the wording is weird.

It's meant to say "IT'S LEGAL TO BAN SAME-SEX MARRIAGE" because Japan's constitution defines marriage as union between two sexes.

 

[Indos]

The main reason :

Japan Fertility Rate (2021) : 1.38 %

 

[MH.Yang]

You might seem to be mistaken there, Shintoism worships the Emperor as divine god, as well as Sun goddess like Amaterasu. For them, worship is important.
There's no philosophy like Taoism, in fact, the actual Taoist exists in Japan as well.

This is very evident in the Touhou video games where Shintoism battles with Taoism and Buddhism.

EDIT: Also, you might be mistaken between chinese native faith (i.e. Shenism) with Taoism.
Chinese gods like Nu Wa and Shen Nong come first, Taoism comes from Laozhi and much, much later.
Vietnamese religion has its own local gods (Lac Long Vuong) as well, and we don't consider ourselves Taoist.

Because we also put Pangu and other ancient legends into Taoism. In fact, the original Taoism had no gods, only the philosophy of "道法自然". It means "I don't care about anything. Don't bother me." Or "Nothing is true, everything is permitted."

 

[Dalit]

A quad member who is not aligned with the rest. Interesting.

 

[大汉奸柳传志]

Anti-wokeism is unacceptable and a crime for Japan if it considers itself part of the west

 

[vi-va]

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Same-sex marriage is unethical for the greater good.