Template:Did you know nominations/State Shinto


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The result was: promoted by  Jolly  Ω   Janner  06:33, 12 February 2016 (UTC)

State Shinto

 * * ... that the Empire of Japan considered Shinto to be "suprareligious"?


 * ALT1:* ... the U.S. government created the term State Shinto to describe the Japanese Empire's ideology?
 * ALT2:* ... the term of State Shinto was first used only after the defeat of the Japanese Empire?
 * ALT3:* ... that Imperial Japan denied that Shinto was a religion?
 * ALT4:* ... that during the period of state control known as State Shinto, Japan actually lost 80,000 Shinto shrines?
 * Reviewed: Template:Did_you_know_nominations/Kashf-e_hijab
 * Comment: I'd like to describe this fact in a way that doesn't seem controversial, so please help choose the most neutral phrasing!

5x expanded by Owlsmcgee (talk). Self-nominated at 01:52, 13 January 2016 (UTC).


 * Thanks User:3family6. I've added two hooks, what do you think? Maybe a bit more compelling? Also, thanks for the comments on the article. There's widespread academic consensus on the term "State Shinto," but it is controversial among nationalists in Japan; the rest of the article references what we see in most academic literature available in English in the topic. I've adapted the language to reflect that the minority viewpoint is being included, but not overemphasized. Thanks again! Owlsmcgee (talk) 05:17, 12 February 2016 (UTC)


 * Symbol voting keep.svg The article looks a lot better, nice job! And both of those hooks are interesting. Approved for both, I'll let the prep builder decide.-- 3family6 ( Talk to me   &#124;  See what I have done  ) 04:07, 12 February 2016 (UTC)
 * Thanks for taking the time to review! ---Owlsmcgee (talk) 05:17, 12 February 2016 (UTC)