Here is something to mull over. On December 13th, 1997, one of our members, a simple minded, lonely, schizophrenic man who moved to North Hollywood several months ago and who was doing quite nicely, was chanting in the SGI Culture Center located a block from his house. He was hardly capable of realizing the profound differences in our respective faiths and he is extremely trusting. When the person in charge, at the time, Edwin Wooley, started talking to Navin and learned he was a Kempon Hokke believer and Nevin showed him his Omamouri Gohonzon, Mr. Wooley proceeded to open it up despite Navin's protestestations and then tore it to shreds, claiming it was an heretical object. Navin subsequently became quite despondent and ran away to Northern California and is now living in a shelter. We lodged a protest with the SGI.
Can you imagine any of our believers doing such a thing to another human being? It is almost unthinkable. It was an act of depraved indifference to human life. There are too many people like Mr. Wooley in the SGI. .
Can you imagine any of our believers doing such a thing to another human being? It is almost unthinkable. It was an act of depraved indifference to human life. There are too many people like Mr. Wooley in the SGI. .
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