Meishu-Sama’s desire, which was approved by the entire board of our Church at that time. Thus, the Izunome Association USA has in Yoichi Okada, grandson of Meishu-Sama, as the legitimate and true spiritual leader, KYOSHU-SAMA. It happened that a group of members who disregarded this legacy of Meishu-Sama, chose to dismember from our institution and created the Miroku Association USA. Kobayashi who
, in Japan, supports the illegitimate directors of the Sekai Kyusei kyo (World Messianic Church, Mother Church). Nobuyuki Watase as the fifth Spiritual Leader of the World Messianic Church, giving him the title of GODAI-KYOSHU (which in Japanese means Fifth leader). The illegitimate directors claim that the KYOSHU (Spiritual Leader) should be symbolic, just as it is the Japanese emperor. This in itself is already a thesis based on the importance of consanguinity in the process of choosing the Spiritual Leaders. However, it is more than clear that Mr. Nobuyuki Watase has no connection, either family or in**ed, with the founder. This proves that he was not chosen to take office as per the statutes of the Mother Church, thus contradicting the teachings and guidance left by Meishu-Sama. Through the reports we have received, we believe that the faith of each member in God and Meishu-Sama is being strengthened through the practices of the Kyoshu-Sama guidelines. This is clearly being demonstrated at Johrei Centers in the United States and also by numerous reports from thousands of members following Kyoshu-Sama's guidelines around the world. The principle by which our church was founded is being threatened at this very moment by parts that do not want to recognize Yoichi Okada as the legitimate Kyoshu. Until all legal disputes concerning this purification in Japan are resolved, Izunome Association USA will not recognize any directives or documents of the Sekai Kyusei kyo (World Messianic Church, Mother Church) or Sekai Kyusei Kyo Izunome Kyodan that influence our directors, employees or imposing members forcing their views on the Izunome Association USA.
