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Pastor Stephen De Young discusses misconceptions about fertility rituals and their cultural significance in an interview.

Pastor Stephen De Young recently appeared on Tucker Carlson to talk about everything from Giants and Nephilim to Lost civilization and artificial intelligence. At one point in the interview, he incorrectly describes the universal fertility rituals that have been practiced by countless cultures. He asserts that the Japanese today are using these rituals as part of the imperial ascension process, which he says involves the emperor having sex with the sun goddess . However, according to Japanese sources like the Kokugakuin University , the ritual in question is called Daijōsai — the great Thanksgiving. In fact, “the emperor neither touches nor faces the deity’s rest space.” He offers rice and sake, and then has communion. The themes in this triune ritual are like many of the other aspects of Shinto and far eastern religions : they're part of a universal human tradition, rooted in every culture around the world. Further, these facts have been known to scholars for a very long time. Why do modern religious officials then dismiss them and underhandedly make such ignorant comments? https://museum.kokugakuin.ac.jp/files/user/2019_daijosai_english.pdf *The is the FREE archive, which…

People in this episode

Host: Ryan Gable

Guest: Pastor Stephen De Young

Topics covered

• fertility rituals
• Shinto
• Japanese culture
• religious commentary
• Nephilim
• artificial intelligence

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Kokugakuin University

Books & works: Daijōsai

Places: Japan

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