Yun Sung Bum's Argument

FIRST STEP
1. Moral for religious
  1. Ancestor Rites are not Confucian
    1. Independent Moral Significnance
  2. Ancestor rites aren't Shamanic
    1. Service for spirits versus service for ancestors
2. Idol Identity
  1. Anything can be an idol
SECOND STEP
1. Misunderstanding was the cause of persecution
2. Non-religious Civility
  1. A relation between two individuals
  2. Between parents and children
    1. Recognize the kindness parents showed
THIRD STEP
1. Not religious, but civil
  1. Tablets not idols
  2. Religious Opinions on Shinto
    1. Catholic Koreans
      1. Followed Vatican
      2. "So long as Shinto isn't religious."
    2. Protestant Koreans
      1. Presbyterians strongly disagreed
      2. Methodists weakly disagreed
FOURTH STEP
1. Different Reactions come from differences in interpretation
2. Appeal to St. Paul
  1. Those boasting superior knowledge are wrong
    1. Making an idol out of knowledge
  2. We know there is only one god, therefore idol worship impossible
FIFTH STEP
1. When the question of memorial rituals or Shinto shrine worship is viewed from the standpoint of St. Paul, it certainly does not have any religious contents

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