In February 1911, House of Representatives member Kanichi ODA said in a speech to the Imperial Diet, "It was clearly understood what was meant by State Shinto...the Bureau of Shinto Shrines treats State Shinto and the Bureau of Religions manages Christianity, Buddhism and the various sects of Shinto, that is, religious Shinto."
1911年（明治44年）2月、小田貫一衆議院議員「国家神道ト云フモノハ明カニ分ツテ居タ」「神社局ニ於テハ国家神道ナルモノヲ扱ヒ、宗教局ニ於テハ耶蘇、仏法及神道ノ各派ニ属スルトコロノ、即チ宗教神道ヲ支配スル」（帝国議会における発言）