I was reading an article in Outside Magazine about the author's belief that humanitarian groups could benefit by applying the persuasive techniques of Madison Ave. (Even refering to it as 'the dark side' or something to that effect). If SGI admitted to using expert selling and persuasion techniques for the 'greater good', to what extent if any would members of this forum
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Don't know the Four 'No Bull' Truths? Aren't they something like this: 1. SGI reigns Supreme. 2. Ikeda, or corporate entity thereof, reigns supreme over SGI. 3. Ikeda is your Mentor in Life. 4. The mentor/Disciple relationship is to be your primary goal in life.
Forum: Former Cult Members and Affected Families

In '90 or '91, I drove a number of members nearly 3 hours to NYC to the Community Center in order to 'discuss' what we think of President Ikeda. The method of opening the floor to dialog about possible concerns was breaking us into separate groups sitting in a circle. My group's brief initial chatter was cut short and taken over by one woman's experience meeting �
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Yes, watch out for room mates. And look out for 'fortune babies' who may or may not practice. they are the children of followers. I let one convince me to let him stay with me after finding out from other members that we were going to help him relocate to our area. He actually moved in after my housemate at the time was so angry about this plan that he moved out the next day. 'Fort
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In my attempt to change my email I have: Email verification: Verification of the new email address:(the new address I typed in is printed) but then the request for 'the verification code I got' for the next empty rectangle. The verification code which I Did NOT get. I did not get one as far as I know. I tried typing the new email address in as verification. I have been to
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