The difference between Suri Handoku and the Soka Gakkai

"Please study Pres. Ikeda's guidances more than ever -- especially those that deal with the Gosho and Sutra passages that explain how intellect alone does not lead to understanding." --  SGI leader

The difference is that Suri and Handoku, though they were unlearned laymen, honored the Lotus Sutra and Shakyamuni Buddha while SGI members deprecate the Lotus Sutra and Shakyamuni Buddha.