[DOC] [TLE] Directive for the Disestablishment of State Shinto [PAR] Directive for the Disestablishment of State Shinto. Orders from the Supreme 
Commander for the Allied Powers to the Japanese Government. 15 December 
1945. [DOC] [TLE] Occupation of Japan - Wikipedia [PAR] The Allied occupation of Japan at the end of World War II was led by General 
Douglas MacArthur, the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers, with support 
from the British ..... After the surrender of Japan in 1945, the Supreme 
Commander of the Allied Powers abolished all forms of censorship and controls 
on Freedom of... [DOC] [TLE] Shinto Directive - Wikipedia [PAR] The Shinto Directive was an order issued in 1945 to the Japanese government 
by Occupation authorities to abolish state support for the Shinto religion. This 
unofficial "State Shinto" was thought by Allies to have been a major contributor to 
Japan's ... Author, Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers. Country, United 
States. [DOC] [TLE] BBC - Religions - Shinto: Shinto and nationalism [PAR] Directive for the Disestablishment of State Shinto. Orders from the Supreme 
Commander for the Allied Powers to the Japanese Government: 15 December 
1945. [DOC] [TLE] MacArthur orders end of Shinto as Japanese state religion - Dec 15 ... [PAR] On this day in History, MacArthur orders end of Shinto as Japanese state religion 
on Dec 15, 1945. ... MacArthur orders end of Shinto as Japanese state religion ... 
in his capacity as Supreme Commander of Allied Powers in the Pacific, brings ... 
Allied powers believed that serious democratic reforms, and a constitutional form
... [DOC] [TLE] Directive for the Disestablishment of the State ... - Religion in Japan [PAR] Dec 3, 2014 ... Orders from the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers to the Japanese 
Government: 15 December 1945 MEMORANDUM FOR: Imperial... [DOC] [TLE] general headquarters supreme commander for the allied powers [PAR] SUBJECT : Religion in Relation to the Public Schools of Japan. I. THE PROBLEM 
... was issued on 15 December 1945 to eliminate governmental sponsorship ... to 
separate religion and State by providing for the disestablishment of Shinto. [DOC] [TLE] What effect did the Japanese loss of World War II have on Shinto ... [PAR] The Handy Religion Answer Book. ... On December 15, 1945, the Supreme 
Commander of Allied Powers, General Douglas ... Shinto and Japanese 
nationalism, the decree disestablished all shrines and declared them private 
institutions. [DOC] [TLE] Douglas MacArthur - New World Encyclopedia [PAR] Aug 25, 2014 ... MacArthur became Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces in the ... In 
September 1945, MacArthur received the formal Japanese ... MacArthur 
disestablished Shinto as the state religion, thus severely reducing its income. .... 
December 1906: Serves as aide-de-camp to President Theodore Roosevelt. [DOC] [TLE] Religions Policies during the Allied Occupation of Japan, 19451952 [PAR] Religion played a prominent role in the Allied Occupation of Japan ... While the 
Occupation was technically a joint effort on the part of the Allied Powers, it was ... 
Other scholars have questioned whether the 15 December 1945 Shint .... 
Occupation personnelmost prominently Supreme Commander Douglas A. 
MacArthur. [DOC] [TLE] Religious Reforms in Occupied Japan -   ... [PAR] During the occupation, from September 1945 to April 1952, Japan ... Japanese 
government, testified that General Headquarters of the Supreme Commander for 
the Allied Powers (GHQ/SCAP) treated both Christianity and Shinto unfairly. .... 
The so-called Shinto Directive of December 15, 1945 was especially issued for. [DOC] [TLE] Is There Religious Freedom for Japanese Politicians? - Cesnur [PAR] Jun 5, 2005 ... The current prime minister of Japan, Koizumi Jun'ichir, began his .... and the 
Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers (SCAP) worked to ... for the 
Disestablishment of State Shinto from the Supreme Commander .... Immediately 
after the issue of the Shinto Directive, on 28 December 1945, the Religious... [DOC] [TLE] Religion in Public Education - JStor [PAR] SUPREME COMMANDER FOR THE ALLIED POWERS. 9 September 1949. 
MEMORANDUM FOR THE CHIEF OF STAFF. SUBJECT: Religion in Relation to 
the Public Schools of Japan ... was issued on 15 December 1945 to eliminate 
governmenta sponsorship ... and State by providing for the disestablishment of 
Shinto

Question: In Dec. 1945 the supreme commander of the Allied Powers in Japan disestablished this religion
Answer: Shinto