To remind Jerry and Katie of what Nichiren teaches which they completely ignore (a response to their dozens of comments).

One may chant the Daimoku and still be a slanderer of the Law, according to Nichiren Daishonin:

"Many such examples of slander are also found among Nichiren’s disciples and lay believers.” - Nichiren

YES, they who chant the Daimoku can slander. Nichiren teaches:

"When a person’s offense is minor, admonishment is sometimes called for, but at other times it may be unnecessary, for there are those who may correct themselves without being told. Reprove a person for slander when necessary, so that you can forestall for both of you the consequences of an offense. Then, you should forgive that person. The point is that even minor slanders may lead to serious ones, and then the effects one must suffer would be far worse. This is [what Chang-an means when he writes], “One who rids the offender of evil is acting as his parent.”

and

"There are many degrees of slander: shallow and profound, slight and heavy. Even among those who embrace the Lotus Sutra, very few uphold it steadfastly both in mind and in deed. Few are the practitioners who are able to uphold this sutra. But those who do will not suffer serious retribution even if they have committed minor offenses against the sutra. Their strong faith expiates their offenses as surely as a flood extinguishes tiny fires.

SGI's, NST's, and Nichiren Shu's slanders are not slight, especially their leaders and priests. Go ahead and promote interfaith. Not Nichiren's disciples and believers. You want to worship Guru Ikeda. Go ahead but not the disciples and believers in Nichiren. Worship Nichiren as True Original Eternal Buddha as you wish, the disciples and believers will worship gohonzon as the life and land of Lord Shakya of the Original Doctrine, as did Nichiren. Maybe you are jealous of the top Japanese senior LAY leaders who accept donations to the tune of mid six figures and Nichinyo's gold rim glasses, twenty five thousand dollar robes and three thousand dollar slippers. Desire little? HARDLY.

Besides, you take my writings out of context. I don't criticize new believers in SGI, NST, or Nichiren Shu. I criticize their leaders and priests who should know better. Without a good friend steering them to the Lotus Sutra and the teachings of Nichiren, the neophytes will become lost. They will lose their faith as demonstrated by the 5% retention rate in the Soka Gakkai.

"The Nirvana Sutra states: “If even a good monk sees someone destroying the teaching and disregards him, failing to reproach him, to oust him, or to punish him for his offense, then you should realize that that monk is betraying the Buddha’s teaching. But if he ousts the destroyer of the Law, reproaches him, or punishes him, then he is my disciple and a true voice-hearer.”

You and Jerry are complicit in their slander.

"Slander can be either minor or serious, however, and sometimes we should overlook it rather than attack it. The True Word and Tendai schools slander the Lotus Sutra and should be severely rebuked. But without great wisdom it is hard to differentiate correctly between their doctrines and the teachings that Nichiren spreads. Therefore, at times we refrain from attacking them, just as I did in Establishing the Correct Teaching for the Peace of the Land

"However, there is a difference if one chants the daimoku while acting against the intent of this sutra. There are various stages in the practice of this sutra [and various forms of slander exist accordingly]. Let me sum them up by quoting from volume five of The Annotations on “The Words and Phrases of the Lotus Sutra”: “In defining the types of evil, The Words and Phrases of the Lotus Sutra states briefly, ‘Expound among the wise but not among the foolish.’ One scholar enumerates the types of evil as follows: ‘I will first list the evil causes and then their effects. There are fourteen evil causes: (1) arrogance, (2) negligence, (3) wrong views of the self, (4) shallow understanding, (5) attachment to earthly desires, (6) not understanding, (7) not believing, (8) scowling with knitted brows, (9) harboring doubts, (10) slandering, (11) despising, (12) hating, (13) envying, and (14) bearing grudges.’” Since these fourteen slanders apply equally to priesthood and laity, you must be on guard against them." - The Fourteen Slanders

SGI and Nichiren Shoshu leaders and priests are by far the biggest slanderers in the world today. Do you think they accept your doctrine that all who chant the Daimoku are worthy of the greatest respect? WAKE UP. They slander each other on a daily basis, the Nichiren Shu, the Shoshinkai, the Honmon Butsuryu Shu. And they slander the neophytes as well as the leaders and priests. It is the very basis  of their doctrines that only their way is the correct faith and practice of the Lotus Sutra. If you don't see this, you are blind.