Sorry for the slow response. Don't you hate it when work gets in the way of good spiritual chats :P I've seen the phrase "SGI Priesthood" a few times in this forum. I have run into SGI who do get preachy and treat members poorly if they don't do activities. I've also run into members and leaders who think they know everything and tell me about how things were i
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Thank you all so much for your responses. I'm going to do my best to write detailed responses to each of your thoughtful posts. Perhapse I should have clarified my position. I'm a current member with a lot of the same doubts mentioned here in this forum. I'm hoping to create value by having dialogs with those who are outside or on their way out. I'm not sure if what I b
Forum: Former Cult Members and Affected Families

Hi Everybody, I am a current SGI member who would like to have a sincere dialog with ex-members and even Nichiren Soshu members (I keep trying, can't find them). I don't want to unearth bad feelings or cause anyone hurt. The hope here is to engage on a human level, and create as much value as possible. I wanted to ask about a few key points: 1) a few posts back I saw somethin
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