A questionnaire survey was conducted on the children of religious believers, the so-called second generation, of various religions, including the former Unification Church. I understand.
This survey was conducted by a group that investigates social issues in September this year via the Internet, and 1131 second-generation people of various religions such as Buddhism, Christianity, and Shinto responded.
Among these, when asked about what they were asked to do by their families with multiple answers, 90% answered "attendance at ceremonies, etc." and 40% answered "affiliation with related organizations."
In addition, 34%, or one in three, answered that they would make a donation to a religious organization.
In addition, 63% said that they were told by their families that they should not go against the doctrine, 63% said that they were successful because of their faith, and 30% said that they were prohibited from participating in school events. And so on.
As for the problems faced by those who left the group, 58% said that "family relationships deteriorated," and 45% said that "it was difficult to create a new worldview and social norms."
Regarding the support they seek from society, 73% of the respondents said that they would "develop a system that allows them to safely leave their parents or religious groups", and 72% said that they would "order the dissolution of religious groups that have caused social problems or cancel their corporate status." .
Chiki Ogiue, the representative of the group that conducted the survey, said, "It has become clear that the claims of second-generation religious people who are now raising their voices are not a special case. There is freedom to pass on the faith to children, but children have the freedom to do so. It is necessary to set a line in society that depriving someone of their will and forcing it on them is abuse, and we need a system that allows us to intervene in situations such as breaking away from faith."