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I never joined SGI, but I was friends with him and he taught me some things. I called SGI a cult because I have (since those years) met other members- (not Tina Turner) who were just downright scary; I had been relieved to find a religion (Buddhism) that seemed to lack crazy evangelicals- but then, I met some.
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SGI came to widespread public attention in the West during the 1970s and 1980s, a time of growing concern about cults. For example, it was in 1978 that 900 members of the Peoples Temple cult committed suicide in Guyana. SGI, a rapidly growi...
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The Cult Awareness and Information Centre ... TAWDRY FORMER SGI-USA LEADER DENOUNCES MONEY COLLECTING STYLE OF AMERICAN SOKA GAKKAI ... "The Soka Gakkai is the world's largest cult." Scathing flames of denunciation blaze up from a former leader who engaged in activities in the U.S. for 20 years. Until three years ago, Mr.
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Greetings, I've heard that SGI is considered a cult to the average Japanese person. Is that true to anyone's personal experience? If so, why is this the case? Thanks. ... Truth27, If you look up in the Dictionary the definition of 'cult' then not only is SGI guilty, but he whole spectrum of Buddhism itself should also...
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Keeping this in mind, I'm not sure if it qualifies as a cult 100%. That is, with the exception of its insistence that SGI is the only true Buddhist organization and Daisaku Ikeda is the only person truly dedicated to spreading Buddhism.
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www.rickross.com/reference/gakkai/gakkai19.html
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SGI(Soka Gakkai international) budhdist cult?? General ... that is a cult. i can see how ... Nichiren Daishonin Buddhism (SGI) has a big worldwide following and here in the UK I've attended many meetings over about 2 years. As a long-standing seeker of 'truth' I found it had many merits but overall it didn't quite do it for me.
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www.davidicke.com/forum/showthread.php?t=20891
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Ikeda elementary school(Osaka, Japan)indiscriminate murder case; The Osaka District Court demands a death penalty for the defendant Soka Gakkai member MamoruTakuma. It is the death penalty statement of ... Around 10:10 a.m. 15 persons in whom eight children of 1 and a second grader contain death and two teachers got injured.
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However, Johnson is actually a member of a very controversial fringe group of that religion called Soka Gakkai International (SGI), which has often been called a “cult.” ... A news perspective with analysis from cult expert Rick Ross...
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