In 1974 I joined a Buddhist organization called NSA. Thousands of others including Super Star Tina Turner joined this then wonderful Buddhist sect. NSA later changed its name to SGI. In 1991 I noticed that there were no Black men on its paid staff nor any African/Americans males on its executive boards. In 1991 Barack Obama could not have been a staff member because he was Black. I left the organization for this reason and soon learned that they had been excommunicated from the parent sect of Nichiren Shoshu. The SGI moved on and started its own Buddhist sect. Over the years I got into battles and wars with the sect and I documented many of the challenges. I remained with the Parent organization Nichiren Shoshu. Albert Einstein wrote; “ Science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind.” Anthony Elmore writes Nichiren Shoshu without the SGI is lame and the SGI without Nichiren Shoshu is blind. SGI and Nichiren Shoshu members should find the courage to re-unite.
